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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
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.
At this time Justinus the learned Philosopher suffered, who wrote apologies to the Senate of Rome, the Emperor, and Lieutenant of the City for the Christians,1 he prevailed so much with Antonius Pius that he stayed the persecution in Asia, he vanquished Crescens a Philosopher, in revenge whereof he procured his death.
At this time Iustinus the learned Piilosopher suffred, who wrote appologies to the Senate of Rome, the Emperour, and Liefetenant of the Citty for the Christians,1 hee preuayled so much with Antonius Pius that he stayed the persecution in Asia, he vanquished Crescens a Philosopher, in reueng whereof hee procured his death.
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Under this Tyrant also suffered Ptolomeus and Lucius for confessing Christ in Alexandria•in Egypt a vicious infidel, whose wife was vicious, but converted by Ptolameus, and departed from her vicious husband, wherefore in revenge he suborned a Centurion to accuse him, who being brought before Urbanus he condemned him to death, and Lucius a Christian blaming the Judge therefore, was with him also martyred, also Concordus, a Minister of Spoletum, because he would not sacrifice to Jupiter, but spate in his face, after sundry torments he was beheaded: Divers other martyrs suffered under this tyrant, as Symetricus, Florellus, Pontianus, Alexander, Caius Epipodus, Victor, Corona, Marcellus, and Valerian, who were killed because they would not sacrifice to Idols: Under this Tyrant suffered divers Martyrs at Vienna and Lions in France, amongst whom Vetius, Zacharias, Sanctus, Maturus, Attallus, Blandina, Alexander and Alcibiades are chiefly renowned.
Under this Tyrant also suffered Ptolomeus and Lucius for confessing Christ in Alexandria•in Egypt a vicious infidell, whose wife was vicious, but conuerted by Ptolameus, and departed from her vicious husband, wherefore in reuenge hee suborned a Centurion to accuse him, who beeing brought before Vrbanus hee condemned him to death, and Lucius a Christian blaming the Iudge therefore, was with him also martired, also Concordus, a Minister of Spoletum, because hee would not sacrifice to Iupiter, but spate in his face, after sundry torments hee was beheaded: Diuers other martires suffred vnder this tyrant, as Symetricus, Florellus, Pontianus, Alexander, Caius Epipodus, Victor, Corona, Marcellus, and Valerian, who were killed because they would not sacrifice to Idols: Under this Tyrant suffred diuers Martirs at Uienna and Lions in France, amongst whom Vetius, Zacharias, Sanctus, Maturus, Attallus, Blandina, Alexander and Alcibiades are chiefly renowned.