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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.
Modern spelling is a reading aid: the words are the author’s, only the spelling is modernized. Original shows the page as printed, with the transcription marks.
After Lotharius succeeded in the Imperial Crown, Conradus Nephew of Henry the fifth, he reigned 15. years. There was diverse Popes in his days, as Celestinus the 2. Lucius the 2. E•genius the 3. at which times the Romans endeavoured to recover the old manner of choosing Consuls, and Senators; but the Popes, being in their ruff, would not abide it▪ which caused much civill war; insomuch that Pope Lucius sent […] the Emperor for aid, who thought to have destroyed them in the Senate: but they were ware o• it, and were all in array, the Pope being in the fight was well pelted with stones and blows, that he lived not long after.
After Lotharius succeeded in the Emperiall Crowne, Conradus Nephew of Henry the fift, he raigned 15. yeares. There was diuerse Popes in his dayes, as Celestinus the 2. Lucius the 2. E•genius the 3. at which times the Romaines endeauored to recouer the old manner of chusing Con•uls, and Senators; but the Popes, being in their ruffe, would not abide it▪ which caused much ciuill warre; insomuch that Pope Lucius sent 〈…〉 the Emperour for ayde, who thought to haue dest•oyed them in the Senate: but they were ware o• it, and were all in aray, the Pope being in the fight was well pelted with stones and blowes, that he liued not long after.
Eugenius cursed the Romans for that matter with excommunication,1 which when he saw would not serve, came upon them with his Host, and compelled them to abolish their Consuls▪ and to take such presidents as the Pope should assign.