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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.
Hildegardis a Nun a Prophetess, lived in the year 1170. She reprehendeth grievously the abominations of the l•ues of the Spiritual Papists, the contempt of their Office, and destruction of Gods children with these words; Now is the Law neglected amongst the Spiritual, which neglect to Preach, and to do good things. The masters and Prelates, sleep and neglect Justice. The Church appeared to her in the shape of a […], her face […] with dirt, and her […] rent, complaining that the Priests did not shine over the people neither in Doctrine, not example; but contrary, did drive the innocent lamb from them, that Ecclesiastical order grew worse and worse, and Priests destroyed the law of God, and did not teach it; and proph••eth to them Gods heavy wrath and punishments.
Hildegardis a Nunne a Prophetesse, liued in the yeare 1170. She reprehendeth grieuously the abhominations of the l•ues of the Spiritual Papists, the contempt of their Office, and destruction of Gods children with these words; Now is the Law neglected amongst the Spirituall, which negl•ct to Preach, and to doe good things. The masters and Prelates, sleepe and negl•ct Iustice. The Church appeared to her in the shape of a 〈…〉, her face 〈…〉 with dirt, and her 〈…〉 rent, complaining that the Priests did not shine ouer the people neither in Doctrine, not example; but contrary, did driue the innocent lambe from them, that Eccles•asticall order grew worse and worse, and Priests destroyed the law of God, and did not teach it; and proph••eth to them Gods heauie wrath and punishments.
She prophesieth likewise of the reformation of Religion, and saith, it shall be most godly, saying; Then shall the Crown of the Apostolical honour be divided, because there shall be found no religion amongst them, and the name of that dignity shall be despised, and they shall st over them other men, and other Archbishops, and the Apostolical order shall have scarce Rome, and a ew other Countries thereabout, under his Crown; and this shall be done partly be wares, and partly by a common consent of Spiritual and Secular persons, then Justice shall flourish, and men shall honestly apply themselves to the ancient Customs and disciplines of the ancient.