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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 HISTORY OF THOMAS BECKET Arch-bishop of Canterbury.
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The King complained to the Nobles and Bishops, that he showed himself as a traitor, all gave witness thereto, affirming him always, to be a vain and proud man, so altogether with one cry, called him Traitor, and being he had received such great benefits, preferments and honours of the King, and thus requite it, was well worthy to be handled as a perjured Traitor: The Bishop of Exeter desired him to have compassion of himself, and of them, else they were all like to perish, for there cometh a precept from the King for your apprehending and suffering as an open Rebel, and whosoever shall take your part, and the Bishops of Salisbury and Norwich are to be had to the place of execution, for their resisting, and making intercession for you. He answered, Avoid hence from me, for thou savourest not the things of GOD. Upon great consultation, the Bishops agreed, that they ⟨p. 61⟩would appeal the Arch-bishop to the Sea of Rome upon perjury, and that they would oblige themselves to the King, with a sure promise to do their diligence in deposing of him, so the King would promise their safety; it being so finished, two Bishops were sent to him in stead of them all, which said, once you were our Archbishop, and we bound to your obedience; but now, being you once sware fidelity to the King, and do resist him, neglecting his Laws, appertaining to his tern honour: Wherefore we here pronounce you perjured, neither be we bound to give obedience to you, but putting our selves and all ours in the Popes protection, do appeal you up to his presence, and assigned him his time to appear: the Archbishop answered he heard him well enough, and sendeth to Rome in all hast, signifying to the Pope the whole matter, to whom the Pope writeth again: we are not a little disquieted in our spirits for your sake being our most deer Brother, remember that the Apostles departed away rejoicing from the face of the Council, receive consolation that w• may rejoice with you in the Lord, who hath preserved you in this distress to the corroboration of the Catholic verity, and God through his punishment of afflictions hath wiped away the blot of your offences, that they might not be called to account in the day of Judgement:
The King complained to the Nobles and Bishops, that he shewed himselfe as a traytor, all gaue witnesse thereto, affirming him alwaies, to be a vain and proud man, so altogether with one cry, called him Traytor, and being he had receiued such great benefits, preferments and honours of the King, and thus requite it, was well worthy to be handled as a periured Traytor: The Bishop of Excester desired him to haue compassion of himselfe, and of them, else they were all like to perish, for there commeth a precept from the King for your apprehending and suffering as an open Rebell, and whosoeuer shall take your part, and the Bishoppes of Salisbury and Norwich are to bee had to the place of execution, for their resisting, and making intercession for you. Hee answered, Auoyd hence from mee, for thou sauorest not the thinges of GOD. Upon great consultation, the Bishoppes agreed, that they