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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
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These be the effect of the conclusions of Wycliffe at that time, which either being not read, or understood, they granted him free liberty to depart. Soon after died Pope Gregory; which was happ•e to Wycliffe: for presently after fell a great dissension betwixt the Romish and French Pope; which continued 30. years, with great •orrow & destruction of men on both parts: and about 3. years after there fell a great dissension in England betwixt the Commons & Nobility; in which trouble, Sudbury, Archbishop of Canterbury, was taken by the rude people & beheaded: to whom William Cou•tnay succeeded; who was no less diligent to root out heretics then his predecessor. Notwithstanding, Wycliffe's sect daily increased, and gr•w to greater strength, until one William Barton, Vice-chancellor of Oxford, calling together 8. Monastical Doctors, and 4. other▪ with the rest of his affinity, putting the common seal of the University unto certain writings, set forth an Edict, threatening every man, under grievous penalty, not to assemble themselves with any of Wycliffe's favourers, and threatened to Wycliffe greater excommunication, & imprisonment, ⟨p. 88⟩and all his favourers, unless after three days canonical admonition, they do repent and amend: Wycliffe appealed to the King; but the Duke of Lancaster forbade him to begin such matters, but rather submit himself to the censure of his Ordinary: whereby Wycliffe being in the midst of the waves, was enforced again to make confession of his Doctrine; wherein he answered, with intricate words, and a gentler kind of phrase, whereby he either persuaded or deluded his enemies.
These be the effect of the conclusions of Wickliffe at that time, which either being not read, or vnderstood, they granted him free libertie to depart. Soone af•er died Pope Gregorie; which was happ•e to Wickliffe: for presently after fell a great dissention betwixt the Romish and French Pope; which continued 30. yeares, with great •orrow & destruction of men on both parts: and about 3. yeares after there fell a great dissention in England betwixt the Commns & Nobilitie; in which trouble, Sudburie, Archbishop of Canterburie, was taken by the rude people & beheaded: to whom William Coutnay succéeded; who was no lesse diligent to root out hereticks then his predecessor. Notwithstanding, Wickliffes sect daily encreased, and grw to greater strength, vntill one William Barton, Uicechancelor of Oxford, calling together 8. Monasticall Doctors, and 4. other with the rest of his affinitie, putting the common seale of the Uniuersitie vnto certaine writings, set forth an Edict, threatning euerie man, vnder rieuous penaltie, not to assemble themselues with any of Wickliffes fauorers, and threatned to Wickliffe greater excommunication, & imprisonment,