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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.
Item, the Act was established and ratified, of compelling Priests to abjure lawful marriage.
Item, the Act was established and ratified, of compelling Priests to abiure lawfull m••iage.
Mark how the Priests and their adherents were plagued for handling king John so, Stephen Langton, Archbishop of Canterbury, in this Council was excommunicated of Pope Innocent, with all th•se Bishops, Prelates, Priests, Barons, and Commons, which had been of Counsel with him in the former Rebellion; and when the Archbishop had […] instant suit to be absolved, the Pope answered; I swear by Saint Peter, thou shal• not so soon obtain thy absolution: for thou hast hurt the king of England, and injured •uch the Church of Rome. He was also suspended from Church, saying Mass, or exercising other Ecclesiastical Office, because he would not execute the Popes curse upon the said Rebellious Barons, and cursed all the other rebels with b•ll, book•, and candle, and they appealed to the general Council.
Marke how the Priests and their adherents were plagued for handling king Iohn so, Stephen Lancton, Archbishop of Canterbury, in this Councell was excommunicated of Pope Inocent, with all th•se Bishops, Pre•lates, Priests, Barons, and Commons, which had béene of Councell with him in the former Rebellion; and when the Archbishop had 〈…〉 instant sute to be absolued, the Pope answered; I sweare by Saint Peter, thou shal• not so soone obtaine thy absolution: for thou hast hurt the king of England, and iniured •uch the Church of Rome. He was also suspended from Church, saying Masse, or exercising other Ecclesiasticall Office, because he would not execute the Popes curse vpon the said Rebellious Barons, and cursed all the other rebels with bll, book, and candle, and they appealed to the generall Councell.