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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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5 If any make a vow to keep perpetual chastity, or any other thing that God hath appointed him too, no Prelate can compel him to keep it.
5 If any make a vow to keep perpetuall chastitie, or any other thing that God hath appointed him too, no Prelate can compell him to keep it.
6 He that hath taken the office of Priesthood, though he have no charge of souls committed to him, they may and ought to preach the Gospel freely, else he is a thief, excommunicated of God, and the holy Church.
6 Hee that hath taken the office of Priesthood, though hee haue no charge of soules committed to him, they may and ought to preach the Gospel freely, else he is a théefe, excommunicated of God, and the holy Church.
7 That Pope Innocent the fourth and six hundred Bishops, and a thousand Prelates and the rest, that ordained Transubstantiation, auricular confession, and other such laws were fools, heretics, blasphemers, and seducers of the people: and we ought not to believe them nor their successors, nor obey their laws, except they be grounded on the Scripture, or some reason that cannot be impugned.
7 That Pope Innocent the fourth and six hundred Bishops, and a thousand Prelates and the rest, that ordained Transubstantiati•n, auricular confession, and other such lawes were fooles, heretickes, blasphemers, and seducers of the people: and we ought not to beleeue them nor their successors, nor obey their lawes, except they be grounded on the Scripture, or some reason that cannot be impugned.