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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.
Thorpe. Many wonder at him▪ and speak him mickle shame, and hold him a cursed enemy of the trueth.
Thorpe. Many wonder at him▪ and speake him mickle shame, and hold him a cursed e•nemie of the trueth.
Bishop. Then the Bishop read a Certificate that the bailiffs of Shrewsbury sent to him under their Seal the third Sunday after Eas•er, 1407. William Thorpe preaching in Saint Chad's Church, in his Sermon, said, that the Sacrament, after consecration, was material bread, and that Images should not be worshipped, and that men should not go on Pilgrimages, that Priests have no title to Tithes, and that it is not lawful to swear. Then he said, is this wholesome learning to be amongst the people?
Bishop. Then the Bishop read a Certificate that the bailiffes of Shrewesbury sent to him vnder their Seale the third Sunday after Eas•er, 1407. William Thorpe preaching in Saint Chaddes Church, in his Sermon, said, that the Sacrament, after con•ecration, was materiall bread, and that Images should not be worshipped, and that men should not goe on Pilgrimages, that Priests haue no title to Tythes, and that it is not lawfull to sweare. Then he said, is this wholsome learning to be amongst the people?
Thorpe. I am sorry, and ashamed of them, I never taught such Doctrine.
Thorpe. I am sory, and ashamed of them, I neuer taught such Doctrine.