A07225:813
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.
This is the stable Stone Christ, fast holding together two walls, for through him, •he Father is piteous, and mercifully joined, and made one together to mankind, and through dread so offend God, and fervent love to please him, men be inseparably made one to God, •nd •••ended surely under his protection. This stone Christ was figured by the square Stones of the Temple: for wheresoever a square stone is laid, it abideth steadfast▪ so Christ, and every faithful member of his Church, by example of him, abideth ••ably in true Faith, and in all heavenly virtues, in all adversities, that they suffer in this valley of •eares. When these squared stones were laid in the walls and Pillars of Gods Temple, no noise or stroke of the workmen was heard, this •lence signifieth Christ, and his faithful members, which have been, are, and ever shall be meek and patient in every adversity, and no sound of grudging perceived in them.
This is the stable Stone Christ, fast holding together two wals, for through him, •he Father is pitious, and mercifully ioyned, and made one together to mankinde, and through dread so offend God, and feruent loue to please him, men bee inseparably made one to God, •nd •••ended surely vnder his protection. This stone Christ was figured by the square Stones of the Temple: for wheresoeuer a square stone is laid, it abideth stedf•st▪ so Christ, and euery faithfull member of his Church, by example of him, abideth ••ably in true Faith, and in all heauenly vertues, in all aduersities, that they suffer in this valley of •eares. When these •quared stones were laid in the wals and Pillars of Gods Temple, no noyse or stroke of the workemen was heard, this •lence signifieth Christ, and his faithfull members, which haue béene, are, and euer shall bee meeke and patient in euery aduerstie, and no sound of grudgig perceiued in them.