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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
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.
Because Phocas, Bishop of Pontus, refused to sacrifice to Neptune, Traianus cast him into a hot furnace, and after into a scalding •ath.
Because Phocas, Bishop of Pontus, refused to sacrifice to Neptune, Traianus cast him into a hot•e furnace, and after into a scalding •ath.
Sulpitius and Seruilia, with there wives, whom Salma converted to the faith, were also then martyred: Salma was beheaded and Lepidus, in the Mount Aventine, with whom suffered Seraphia, a Virgin of Antioch, in this time Nereus and Achilleus suffered at Rome and one Sagaris, who was martyred in Asia.
Sulpitius and Seruilia, with there wiues, whom Salma conuerted to the faith, were also then martired: Salma was beheaded and Lepidus, in the Mount Auentine, with whom suffred Seraphia, a Uirgen of Antioch, in this time Nereus and Achilleus suffred at Rome and one Sagaris, who was martired in Asia.
In this time Ignatius suffered, he was sent from Syria to Rome; coming to Asia he confirmed the Churches, and coming to Smyrna, where Policarpus was, he wrote divers Epistles to Ephesus, to Magnesia, and to Trall••; he was adjudged to be devoured of Beasts, and hearing the Lions roar, I am the wheat of Christ (said he) and shall be ground with the teeth of wild beasts that I may be pure bread: at this time many thousands died for the faith, amongst them one Publius Bishop of Athens.
In this time Ignatius suffred, hee was sent from Siria to Rome; comming to Asia hee confirmed the Churches, and comming to Smirna, where Policarpus was, he wrote diuers Epistles to Ephesus, to Magnesia, and to Trall; hee was aiudged to be deuoured of Beasts, and hearing the Lions roare, I am the wheate of Christ (said he) and shall be ground with the teeth of wild beasts that I may be pure bread: at this time many thousands died for the faith, amongst them one Publius Bishop of Athens.