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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.
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.
Perigrinus was sent of Xistus Bishop of Rome to teach in France where the persecution had made wast,1 who established the Churches and returned to Rome & was Martyred: this Xistus was the 6. Bishop of Rome, after Peter, and governed the ministry there 10. years Telesphorus succeeded him, and was Bishop 11. years, and was martyred: after him succeeded Hyginus and died a martyr: after him succeeded Pius, after them Anicetus, Soter, Elutherius about the year 180.2
Perigrinus was sent of Xistus Bishop of Rome to teach in France where the persecution had made wast,1 who established the Churches and returned to Rome & was Martired: this Xistus was the 6. Bishop of Rome, after Peter, and gouerned the ministry there 10. yeares Telesphorus succeeded him, and was Bishop 11. yeares, and was martired: after him succeeded Hyginus and died a martyr: after him succeeded Pius, after them Anicetus, Soter, Elutherius about the yeare 180.