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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.
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,1 by the fauour of Martia the Emperors Concubine who fauored the Christians, by reason whereof many Nobles in Rome receiued the Gospell: amongst whem one Apollonius, being accused by Seuerus his seruant, but this accuser was sound false and therefore had his legges broken, yet hee was driuen to confesse his faith, and for the same beheaded by an ancient law, that no Christian should be released without recantation.
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The Emperor and the citizens of Rome on his birth day assembled to offer sacrifices to Hercules and Jupiter, proclaiming that Hercules was Patron o• the City; but Vincentius, Eusebius, Perigrinus, Potentianus, instructors of the people hearing thereof preached against the same, and converted Julius a Senator, with others to the faith, whereof the Emperor hearing, caused them to be tormented, and then pressed to death, saving that Julius was beaten to death with Cudgels at the commandment of Vitellus master of the soldiers.
The Emperour and the cittizens of Rome on his birth day assembled to offer sacrifices to Hercules and Iupiter, proclaiming that Hercules was Patron o the Citty; but Vincentius, Eusebius, Perigrinus, Potentianus, instructers of the people hearing thereof preached against the same, and conuerted Iulius a Senator, with others to the faith, whereof the Emperor hearing, caused them to be tormented, and then prest to death, sauing that Iulius was beaten to death with Cudgels at the commandement of Vitellus maister of the soldiers.