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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
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Also, Prelates admit Pardoners, and strange beggars, with flatterings to beguile the people, against true belief, and to increase diverse vices in them: and thus the viciousness of Prelates have been, are, and shall be cause of Wars within this Realm and without, and cause of Pestilence of men, and murrain of beasts, and barrenness of earth, and all other mischiefs, until the Lords and Commons able them with grace, according to Gods will, to redress this foresaid Priesthood, unto the innocent •eaching, and living of Christ and his Apostles.
Also, Prelates admit Pardoners, and strange beggers, with flatterings to beguile the people, against true beliefe, and to increase diuerse vices in them: and thus the viciousnesse of Prelates haue beene, are, and shall bée cause of Warres within this Realme and without, and cause of Pestilence of men, and murren of beastes, and barrennesse of earth, and all other mischiefes, vntill the Lords and Commons able them with grace, accordring to Gods will, to redresse this foresaid Priesthood, vnto the innocent •eaching, and liuing of Christ and his Apostles.
Therefore, all that know the viciousness that now reigneth cursedly in these Priests, and in their learning, let them pray for the health of his Church, and abstain from these indurate enemies of Christ and his people, and from all their Sacraments, which are fleshly and false. Saint Cyprian, and other great Doctors witness, That not only vicious Priests, but they which favour and consent to them shall perish with them, as they perished that consented to Dathan and Abiram, for nothing were more confusion to them, then refusing their Sacraments, which are most unlawful, and none needs to •eace to dye without taking any Sacrament of these, Christs enemies, since Christ himself will not fail to minister all healthful Sacraments, to all them that are in true Faith, Hope, and Charity.
Therefore, all that know the viciousnesse that now raigneth cursedly in these Priestes, and in their learning, let them pray for the health of his Church, and abstaine from these indurate enemies of Christ and his people, and from all their Sacraments, which are fleshly and false. Saint Ciprian, and other great Doctors witnesse, That not onely vitious Priests, but they which fauour and consent to them shall perish with them, as they perished that consented to Dathan and Abiram, for nothing were more confusion to them, then refusing their Sacraments, which are most vnlawfull, and none needs to eace to dye without taking any Sacrament of these, Christs enemies, since Christ himselfe will not faile to minister all healthfull Sacramentes, to all them that are in true Faith, Hope, and Charitie.