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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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But the Pope would not condescend to their suit, which was to have two Legates sent from his popish side into England, to examine and take up the controversy between the King, and the Archbishop, but because Becket was absent he willed them to tarry his coming up: for he being absent he would in no case proceed against him, but they alleged there time appointed to be ended, and having other lets they could not wait for the coming of Becket, and so returned back, there cause frustrated, without the Popes blessing to the King.
But the Pope would not condiscend to their sute, which was to haue two Legates sent from his popish side into England, to examine and take vp the controuersie betweene the King, and the Archbishop, but because Becket was absent hee willed them to tarry his comming vp: for hee being absent hee would in no case procéede against him, but they alledged there time appointed to be ended, and hauing other lets they could not waite for the comming of Becket, and so returned back, there cause frustrated, without the Popes blessing to the King.
Within four days after, Becket cometh to the Popes Court, offered the pope a scroll of the custom and ordinances of the King: the Pope condemned and cursed the most part of them, and blamed Becket for so much yielding to them at the beginning: yet because he was repentant, he was content to assoil him for the same, and the rather because he had suffered so great troubles for the liberties of the Church: The next day, the Pope and his Cardinals being assembled in his secret chamber, Becket made an Oration to them to this effect: he confessed with grief the cause of these perturbations was because he entered into the sold of Christ, not by the door of Christ, because the King made him Bishop, not the Pope, and if I had resigned it to the King again at his commandment, I had left a dangerous example unto the Catholic Church: therefore now recognising my ingress not to be Canonical, and my ability not sufficient for such a charge: therefore I render into your fatherly hands the Archbishopric here of Canterbury, and putting his Ring from his finger offered it to the Pope, and desired a Bishop to be provided for the Church of Canterbury, and so with tears ended.