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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.
No Purgatory, as before, in vain to pray for the dead, a thing only •ound out for the lu••ee of Priests. The Image of God (as of the Trinity) and of Saints to be abolished. The hallowing of ••ater, and palms, a ridicule. The religious of begging Friars to be found out by the Devil, That Priests sho•l• not encroach riches, but be content with their Tithes, and mens devotions. The preaching of the Word to be free to all men, called thereunto.
No Purgatory, as before, in vaine to pray for the dead, a thing onely •ound out for the lu••ee of Priests. The Image of God (as of the Trinitie) and of Saints to be abolished. The hallowing of ••ater, and palmes, a ridic•e. The religious of begging Friers to be found out by the Diuell, That Priests sho•l• not incro•h riches, but bee content with their Tythes, and mens deuotions. The preaching of the Word to be frée to all men, called thereunto.
No deadly sin to be tolerated, for what respect soever of greater commodity to ensue thereby. Confirmation of Bishops, with oil, and extreme unction, none o• the Sacraments. Auricular confession, but a toy. Baptism to be ministered only with pure water, without mixture of holy oil. The Majesty of God not to be restrained more within Temples, Monasteries or Chapels, then any where else.
No deadly sinne to be tollerated, for what respect soeuer of greater commodity to ensue thereby. Confirmation of Bishops, with oyle, and extreame vtion, none o the Sacraments. Auriculr confession, but a toy. Baptisme to bee ministred onely with pure water, without mixture of holy oyle. The Maiestie of God not to bee restrained more within Temples, Monastries or Chappels, then any where els.