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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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Pope Innocentius writ to him again. Whereas we have written gently to you, concerning the matter of Canterbury, you have written to us after a threatening sort; and where we, above our duty, have given to you, you have not given to us ou• duty, which you are bound to do, and though your savour (as you say) be necessary for us, yet consider, ours is not a little opportune unto you; and whereas we have not showed the like honour to any Prince, as to you, you have so much derogated to our Honour, as no Prince besides hath presumed to do. Where you say, the Archbishop is unknown to you, and brought up amongst year enemies. Then be showeth how learned •e was, how he was Prebend at Paris, and of an ho••st stock, borne an Englishman, and known to the King being he wrote to him three times before; and saith, that at the Monks request he sent his Letters once or twice to the King for his assent, although was not the manner of the Sea Apostolic, who hath the fullness of the power of the Church of Canterbury, to wait for princes consents in such elections: therefore, according to the Canons of the Fathers, w• did provide that the said Church should be no longer […] of her Pastor: therefore, being this election hath so orderly proceeded upon a person so meet for the same, w•e will not for any mans pleasure, nor may without danger of •ame and conscience defer the consummation thereof. And my son, seeing we ha•e respected your Honour more then our duty is, study to Honour us so much as •u•tie requireth, that you may deserve favour at Gods hands and Ours, and least doing contrary, you bring you self into such a pe•ke of troubles, that you cannot ri• your self again, for it will fall out, he will have the better to whom every knee doth bow, whose turn I serve in the earth: therefore obey not them that desire unquietness, that they might fish the better in a troubled water. It will not be for your safety and glory to resist God and the Church, in whose quarrel the blessed and glorious Martyr, Bishop Thomas hath lately shed his blood; especially seeing your Father, and brother being Kings of England, did give over those three wicked Customs into the hands of the Sea Apostolic: but if you will yield your self humbly into our hands, we will look that you and yours shall be sufficiently provided for.