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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 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 gr•ce and wisdome from aboue, to ende my life for his cause, in a true and liu•ly faith, stedfast hope, and perfect charitie.
A Handicrafts man dyed constantly in the opinion1 that it was not the body of Christ really which was Sacramentally v•ed in the Church. He was ca•yed to the place of execution, and included in • Pipe, or Tun. The Prince, the eldest Son of King Henry was present, he endeavoured to save him, persuading him from his opinions, adding often threatenings, which might have daunted any mans stomach; but this valiant Champion of Christ, neglecting the Princes fair words, ather determined to suffer any torments then so great Idolatry. Being enclosed in the Pipe, he was tormented by the raging of the fre, and miserably roaring in the middest thereof, the Prince, being moved, came to him again, commanded the fre to be taken away, comforted him, and promised him life, and a yearly stipend during his life, if ee would consent to his Counsel. But being more inflamed with the Spirit of God, thn with any earthly desire, he continued unmoveably in his former mind. The Prince commanded him to be put in again, and that after, he should look for no grace. So this Lay-man persevered invincible unto the end, not without a great and cruel battle, but with so much the more triumph and victory.