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Christs victory over Satan's tyranny Wherein is contained a catalogue of all Christs faithful…Christs victorie ouer Sathans tyrannie Wherin is contained a catalogue of all Christs faithfull…
Christs victory over Satan's tyranny Wherein is contained a catalogue of all Christs faithful soldiers that the Devil either by his grand captains the emperors, or by his most dearly beloved sons and heirs the popes, have most cruelly martyred for the truth. With all the poisoned doctrines wherewith that great read dragon hath made drunken the kings and inhabitants of the earth; with the confutations of them together with all his traitorous practises and designs, against all Christian princes to this day, especially against our late Queen Elizabeth of famous memory, and our most religious Sovereign Lord King James. Faithfully abstracted out of the Book of martyrs, and divers other books. By Thomas Mason preacher of Gods Word.Christs victorie ouer Sathans tyrannie Wherin is contained a catalogue of all Christs faithfull souldiers that the Diuell either by his grand captaines the emperours, or by his most deerly beloued sonnes and heyres the popes, haue most cruelly martyred for the truth. With all the poysoned doctrins wherewith that great redde dragon hath made drunken the kings and inhabitants of the earth; with the confutations of them together with all his trayterous practises and designes, against all Christian princes to this day, especially against our late Queen Elizabeth of famous memorie, and our most religious Soueraigne Lord King Iames. Faithfully abstracted out of the Book of martyrs, and diuers other books. By Thomas Mason preacher of Gods Word.
London: printed by George Eld and Ralph Blower, 1615
Book 4 › ¶The Sentence of the Councell of Brixia against Hildebrand.
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Henry the 5. Emperor, after his fathers death, reigned twenty years, being at Rome,1 could not be crowned, except he would relinquish his claim of making Popes, or any other Bishops: there was such a stir made by the Pope, that if the Emperor had not defended himself with his own hands, he had been slain. But the Emperor having the victory, took Pope Pascalis, led him out of the city, made him agree to crown him, and to allow him his prerogative of election of Popes, and other Bishops; and being crowned, returned with the Pope to Rome. But as soon as the Emperor returned to Germany, the Pope called a Synod, •evoking his agreement, and excommunicated the Emperor, as he had done his Father. The Emperor […] a• it, marched to Rome, and put the Pope to flight, and placed another in his […]. The German Bishops, with all they might, stirred the Saxons against the•r Caesar, it gr•we at length to a pitched Field. The Emperor, seeing no end of his conflicts,2 was fain to forgo his privilege of the Popes election, and other things belonging to the Church, and Churchmen.
Henry the 5. Emperour, after his fathers death, raigned twentie yeares, being at Rome,1 could not be crowned, except he would relinquish his clayme of making Popes, or any other Bishops: there was such a stirre made by the Pope, that if the Emperour had not defended himselfe with his owne handes, hée had béene slaine. But the Emperour hauing the victory, tooke Pope Pascalis, led him out of the city, made him agree to cr•wne him, and to allow him his prerogatiue of election of Popes, and other Bishops; and being crowned, returned with the Pope to Rome. But as soone as the Emperour returned to Germany, the Pope called a Syno•e, •euoking his agréement, and exc•mmunicated the Emperour, as he had done his Father. The Emperour a it, marched to Rome, and put the Pope to flight, and placed another in his . The Germaine Bishops, with all they might, stirred the Saxons against ther Caesar, it grwe at length to a pitched Field. The Emperour, seeing no end of his conflicts,