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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.
But some mad fools, to eschew slanders, will be shrived once a years of their proper Priest, though they know him defouled with slanderous vices, no doubt, these are culpable of great sin, since Saint Paul witnesseth, that, Not only they that do evil are worthy of damnation, but they that consent to evil doers. And the vicious Priests despise and cast from ⟨p. 104⟩them heavenly wisdom that is given of the Holy Ghost. Therefore the Lord throweth such despisers from him, so that they do no Priesthood unto •im. Therefore they that took, or consent that any other should take any Sacrament of any such Priest sinneth against the Trinity, and are unable to any Sacrament of health.
But some madde fooles, to eschewe slaunders, will bee shrieued once a years of their propper Priest, though they knowe him defouled with slaunderous vices, no doubt, these are culpable of great sinne, since Saint Paule witnesseth, that, Not onely they that doe euill are worthy of damnation, but they that consent to euill doers. And the vicious Priestes despise and cast from ⟨p. 104⟩them heauenly wisdome that is giuen of the Holy Ghost. Therefore the Lord throweth such dispisers from him, so that they doe no Priesthoode vnto •im. Therefore they that tooke, or consent that any other should take any Sacrament of any s•ch Priest sinneth against the Trinitie, and are vnable to any Sacrament of health.
And that this Sentence is •rue, and in the hope of the remission of all my sins, trusting steadfastly in the mercy of God. I off•• to him my Soul, and to prove that this is true, I suffer meekly, and gladly, my wretched body to be tormented, to his praise, and the edification of the Church.