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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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When these Articles were condemned, it was commanded, that the condemnation ⟨p. 89⟩should be published through the whole university, the Chancellor hindered as much as he could, and when there must needs be Sermons made he committed the preaching to the favourers of Wycliffe, of which Repington was one: who said in his Sermon, he that commends the Pope or Bishops above Temporal Lords, do against the Scripture, and that Master Wycliffe was a true Catholic Doctor: that he taught no otherwise of the Sacrament of the Altar then according to the intent of the Universal Church, & his opinion thereof most true; and concluded he would keep silence touching the Sacrament, until God had better enlightened the Clergy.
When these Articles were condemned, it was commanded, that the condemnation ⟨p. 89⟩should bee published through the whole vniuersitie, the Chancellor hindred as much as hee could, and when there must needs be Sermons made he committed the preaching to the fauourers of Wickliffe, of which Repington was one: who said in his Sermon, hee that commends the Pope or Bishops aboue Temporall Lords, doe against the Scripture, and that Maister Wickliffe was a true Catholick Doctor: that hee taught no otherwise of the Sacrament of the Altar then according to the intent of the Uniuersall Church, & his opinion therof most true; and concluded he would kéep silence touching the Sacrament, vntill God had better •nlightned the Clergy.
The Archbishop hearing hereof sent for the Commissary, and the Proctors of the University, and one Master Brightwell, and accused them as favourers of Wycliffe, and forced them to confess his Articles heretical and erroneous: the Commissary fell on his knees and desired pardon, which was granted upon condition he should make inquiry, and put to silence all that he found favouring Wycliffe, Harford, Repington, Ashton, and Bedman: and that he should publish in the head Church of the University the condemnation of Wycliffe's conclusions: and that he should put all his adherents he found to purgation, or cause them to abjure: he answered he durst not do it for death: what said the Bishop, is Oxford a nestler of heresies that the Catholic truth cannot be published? Oxford was the first University that maintained the truth that is now spread farr and near: the next day the Bishop showed the matter to the Kings Council, who sent commandment with all diligence, to execute the Arch-bishops injunction.