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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.
In his time came up the order of the Minorites, of one Frances an Italian, he left off shoes, had but one cote of vile cloth, and an hempen cord about his middle, and so apparelled his Disciples, teaching them to fulfil the perfection of the Gospel, ⟨p. 79⟩walk in poverty, and holy simplicity; this rule was confirmed by Pope Innocent. Many Nobles, and others, in Rome, builded mansions for him and his disciples, he was likewise str••t to his flesh, leaving clothes▪ in winter, he […] himself in Ice and snow, he called poverty his Lady, he kept nothing over night, he was so desirous of Martyrdom, that he went to Syria to the Soldan, who received him honourably: it is written that Christ and his Saints marked him with five wounds. These Franciscans, or begging F••ers, though they have but one Rule, they have many Orders, there by 101. several sorts of Friars and Nuns, which the reader, if he be disposed, may see in the book at large, with their names, Fol 70.
In his time came vp the order of the Minorits, of one Frances an Italian, hee left off shooes, had but one cote of vile cloth, and an hempen cord about his middle, and so apparelled his Disciples, teaching them to fulfill the perfection of the Gospell, ⟨p. 79⟩walke in pouertie, and holy simplicitie; this rule was confirmed by Pope Innocent. Many Nobles, and others, in Rome, builded manflons for him and his disciples, he was likewise str••t to his flesh, leauing clothes▪ in winter, he 〈…〉 himselfe in Ice and snow, he called pouerty his Lady, he kept nothing ouer night, he was so desirous of Martyrdome, that he went to Siria to the Solda•, who receiued him honourably: it is written that Christ and his Saints marked him with fiue wounds. These Franciscans, or begging F••ers, though they haue but one Rule, they haue many Orders, there by 101. seueral sorts of Friers and Nunnes, which the reader, if he be disposed, may see in the booke at lrge, with their names, Fol 70.