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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.
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.
And that this Sentence is •rue, and in the hope of the remission of all my sins, trusting stedfastly in the mercie of God. I off•• to him my Soule, and to proue that this is true, I suffer méekely, and gladly, my wr•tched body to be tormented, to his praise, and the edification of the Church.
And I, wretched cai•••e, shall now, through the spiritual grace of God, make him a pleasant Sacrifice, with my most sinful body, I beseech all that read, or hear this my Testament, that they endeavour by all means, to understand truly, and keep faithfully the commandments of God▪ and to pray devoutly to •he blessed Trinity, that I may have gr•ce and wisdom from above, to end my life for his cause, in a true and lively faith, steadfast hope, and perfect charity.
And I, wretched cai•••e, shall now, through the spirituall grace of God, make him a pleasant Sacrifice, with my most sinfull body, I beseech all that reade, or heare this my Testament, that they i•deauour by all meanes, to vnderstand truely, and kéepe faithfully the commaundements of God▪ and to pray deuoutly to •he blessed Trinitie, that I may haue grce and wisdome from aboue, to ende my life for his cause, in a true and liuly faith, stedfast hope, and perfect charitie.