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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.
He stirred up Otho against Phillip the Emperor, because he was elected without his will, whereupon followed much slaughter in Germany; and against Otho, which he had made Emperor, he set up Frederick king of Ci•le, and caused the Archbishop of Mayence to excommunicate him▪ and depose him of his Empire: for which cause, the Princes of Germany did invade his Bishopric, and burned his possession: all was because Otho held certain Cities, Townes, and Castles, which the Pope said belonged to him.
He stirred vp Otho against Phillip the Emperour, because he was elected without his will, whereupon followed much slaughter in Germany; and against Otho, which he had made Emperour, he set vp Fredericke king of Ci•le, and caused the Archbishop of Mayence to excommunicate him▪ and depose him of his Empire: for which cause, the Princes of Germany did inuade his Bishopricke, and burned his possession: all was because Otho held certaine Cities, Townes, and C•stles, which the Pope said belonged to him.
In his time came the order of Black Friars, called the Preaching Fryers; it began of one Dominic a Spaniard, who after he had Preached ten years against the Albigenses, and others that held against the Pope, coming to Lateran, desired to have his Order of Preaching Fryers confirmed, which the Pope refused, until he dreamt that the Church of Lateran was ready to fall, until Dominic came and propped it up with his shoulders, and so preserved it. The Pope waking, called Dominic to him, and gr•nted his request. Dominic's mother being great with child, dreame• she had a wolf in her womb, which had a burning torch in his mouth, the which dream, the Preachers of that order advance to their glory.
In his time came the order of Blacke Friers, called the Preaching Fryers; it began of one Dominicke a Spaniard, who after he had Preached ten yeares against the Albigenses, and others that held against the Pope, comming to Lateran, desired to haue his Order of Preaching Fryers confirmed, which the Pope refused, vntill hee dreamt that the Church of Lateran was readie to fall, vntill Dominicke came and propped it vp with his sholders, and so preserued it. The Pope waking, called Dominicke to him, and grnted his request. Dominicks mother being great with child, dreame she had a wolfe in her wombe, which had a burning torch in his mouth, the which dreame, the Preachers of that order aduance to their glory.