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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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Thorpe. Presenteth not every Priest the Office of the Apostles, and Disciples […] Christ▪ He said yea, the tenth of Matthew, and the last of Matthew witnesseth, Christ sent his Apostles to Preach. And in the tenth of Luke, He sent his 72. Disciples to Preach in every place that Christ was come to. And Saint Gregory saith, He that taketh upon him the Office of Priesthood, taketh on him the Office of Preaching, and ⟨p. 99⟩that the Priest stirreth God to great wrath, whose mouth is not heard to Preach, and Ezekiel saith; The Priest that preacheth not busily to the people, shall be partaker of their damnation, that perish by their default. And though the people be saved by other means, yet if the Priest Preach not, he is a man•••per, because they hold from the people the word of God, the life of their souls. Saint Isidore saith; Priests shall be damned for the wickedness of the people, if they teach not the ignorant, and blame not the sinners. Christ saith; He came into the world to bear witness of the trueth. Lincoln saith; That Priest that Preacheth not the word of God, though he have no other default, he is Antichrist, and Satan, a night thief, and a day thief, a slayer of Souls, and an Angel of light turned into darkness. Therefore, I count my […] in damnable •ase, if I, for fear, neglect Preaching; and so I do them that willingly neglect Preaching, and so I do them that have purpose or will to let any Priest of this business.
Thorpe. Presenteth not euery Priest the Office of the Apostles, and Disciples 〈…〉 Christ▪ He said yea, the tenth of Mathew, and the last of Mathew witnesseth, Christ sent his Apostles to Preach. And in the tenth of Luke, He sent his 72. Disciples to Preach in euery place that Christ was come to. And Saint Gregory saith, He that taketh vppon him the Office of Priesthoode, taketh on him the Office of Preaching, and ⟨p. 99⟩that the Priest stirreth God to great wrath, whose mouth is not heard to Preach, and Ezekiel saith; The Priest that preacheth not busily to the people, shall bee partaker of their damnation, that perish by their default. And though the people bee saued by other means, yet if the Priest Preach not, he is a manper, bcause they hold from the people the word of God, the life of their soules. Saint Isidore saith; Priests shall be damned for the wickednesse of the people, if they teach not the ignorant, and blame not the sinners. Christ saith; He came into the world to beare witnesse of the trueth. Lincolne saith; That Priest that Preacheth not the word of God, though he haue no other default, hee is Antichrist, and Satan, a night theefe, and a day theefe, a slayer of Soules, and an Angell of light turned into darkenesse. Therefore, I count my in damnable ase, if I, for feare, neglect Preaching; and so I doe them that willingly neglect Preaching, and so I doe them that haue purpose or will to let any Priest of this businesse.