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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.
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.
Every Bishop must swear to be obedient to Saint Peter, the Apostolic Church of Rome, and to the Pope, to do nothing whereby either of them, or any member of them may be impaired, nor help, counsel, or consent unto any so doing, not to utter their counsel any way sent to them, to any body to their hurt, to retain and maintain the Papacy and the Regalities of S. Peter against all men, honourably to entreat the Popes Legates going and coming, and help them in all necessities, to be ready to come to a Synod being called, without any lawful let, to visit the Palace of the Apostles every third year, by himself, or a Messenger, except otherwise licensed by the Pope, not to sell, give, or lease out any the possessions of his Church without the Popes license, So God help him and the Holy Ghost. By this Oath, the Bishop could do nothing but what the Pope would in general councils, which was the corruption of them.
Euery Bishop must sweare to be obedient to Saint Peter, the Apostolike Church of Rome, and to the Pope, to doe nothing whereby either of them, or any member of them may be impaired, nor helpe, counsell, or consent vnto any so doing, not to vtter their councell any way sent to them, to any body to their hurt, to reta•ne and maintaine the Papacy and the Regalities of S. Peter against all men, honorably to intreat the Popes Legats going and comming, and helpe them in all necessities, to be ready to come to a Sinod being called, without any lawfull let, to visite the Pallace of the Apostles euery third yeare, by himselfe, or a Messenger, except otherwise licensed by the Pope, not to sell, giue, or lease out any the possessions of his Church without the Popes license, So God helpe him and the Holy Ghost. By this Oath, the Byshop could do nothing but what the Pope would in generall councels, which was the corruption of them.
Besides this, it was decreed in the said council of Rome, by 310. Bishops, by Pope Alexander, that none should have spiritual promotion, except he were of full age and borne in wedlock: that no Parish-Church should be void above six months; that none within orders should meddle with temporal businesses; that priests shall have but one Benefice; that Bishops be charged to find the Priest a living until he be promoted.