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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.
Meleto Bishop of Sardis, and Claudius Apollinaris, Bishop of Hierapolis exhibited Apologies unto these Emperors for the Christians, so did Athenagoras a Philosopher and Legate of the Christians, whereby the persecution for the same time was stayed, others think that if was by a miracle in the Emperors Camp, for when the soldiers wanted water five days and were like to perish, a Legion of the Christian Soldiers withdrew themselves and prayed, whereby they obtained rain for them, selves, lightnings and ha•le to discomfort and put to flight their enemies, whereupon the Emperor wrote to the Governors to give thanks to the Christians, and give them peace of whom came the victory.
Meleto Bishop of Sardis, and Claudius Apolinaris, Bishop of Hierapolis exhibited Apologies vnto these Emperours for the Christians, so did Athenagoras a Philosopher and Legate of the Christians, whereby the persecution for the same time was stayed, others thinke that if was by a miracle in the Emperours Campe, for when the soldiers wanted water fiue dayes and were like to perish, a Legion of the Christian Soldiers withdrew themselues and prayed, whereby they obtained raine for them, selues, lightenings and ha•le to discomfort and put to flight their enemies, wherevppon the Emperour wrote to the Gouernours to giue thankes to the Christians, and giue them peace of whom came the victory.
Anthonius Commodus son to Verus succeeded and reigned 13. years, some think the persecution slaked in his time,1 by the favour of Martia the Emperors Concubine who favoured the Christians, by reason whereof many Nobles in Rome received the Gospel: amongst whom one Apollonius, being accused by Severus his servant, but this accuser was sound false and therefore had his legs broken, yet he was driven to confess his faith, and for the same beheaded by an ancient law, that no Christian should be released without recantation.
Anthonius Comodus sonne to Verus succeeded and raigned 13. yeares, some thinke the persecution slaked in his time,