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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.
Bishop. Lewd losel, thou seest not far enough into this matter, it is fit they have such music with them, that when one goeth barefoot, burteth his foot against a stone, and maketh it bleed, it is well done that his fellow sing a song, or play on a bag pipe, to drive away with mirth the hurt of his fellow, and with such solace their travel and weariness, is lightly, and merrily brought forth, Davids last Psalm teacheth me to have diverse instruments of music.
Bishop. Lewde losell, thou seest not farre enough into this matter, it is fit they haue such musicke with them, that when one goeth barefoote, burteth his foote against a stone, and maketh it bleede, it is well done that his fellow sing a song, or play on a bagge pipe, to driue away with mirth the hurt of his fellowe, and with such solace their trauell and wearin•sse, is lightly, and merrily brought forth, Dauids last Psalme teacheth mee to haue diuerse •nstruments of musicke.
Thorpe. By the sentence of diverse Doctors, that music that David, and other Saints of the Old Law spake of, ought not to be interpreted literally, but ghostly, for Saint Paul saith, all such thing• befell to them in figure, therefore I understand that the letter of this Psalm, and other Psalms and Sentences doth slay them that take them now literally. This sense I understand Christ approveth, pu•ting out the minstrels, ere he would quicken the Damsel.
Thorpe. By the sentence of •iuerse Doctors, that musicke that Dauid, and other Saints of the Old Lawe spake of, ought not to be interpreted li•terally, but gostly, for Saint Paul saith, all such thing• befell to them in figure, therefore I vnderstand that the letter of this Psalme, and other Psalmes and Sentences doth slay them that take them now literally. This sence I vnderstand Christ approueth, puting out the minstrels, ere he would quicken the Damzell.