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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.
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.
Besides this, it was decreed in the said councell of Rome, by 310. Byshops, by Pope Alexander, that none should haue spirituall promotion, except he were of full age and borne in wedlocke: that no Parish-Church should be voyd aboue sixe moneths; that none within orders should meddle with temporal businesses; that priests shall haue but one Benefice; that Bishops be charged to find the Priest a liuing vntill he be promoted.
That open Usurers shall not communicate at Easter, nor be buried within the Church yard.
That nothing shall be taken for ministering Sacraments, or burying.
That nothing shall be taken for ministring Sacraments, or burying.