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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.
as Toby came from the Charitable work of burying the dead Swallows were suffered to dung in his eyes being asleep, and make him blind it is written, that it was for an example of patience to them that should come after, and though he ever feared God he was not aggrieved with God, but feared him still, and thanked him always, and the sicknesses of wicked men be for two causes: first that they should leave their sins and love God; we see often men in sicknesses know God, that never would turn to him whilst they were whole: Also ⟨p. 109⟩God sendeth sickness and troubles often to the wicked, to make others afraid to follow their sins, as Antiochus worms crawled out of his body whilst he was alive, and his friends were weary of his stink, yea he might not abide his own stink: then he said it is rightful to be subject to the Lord, & for mortal man not to hold himself equal with God: the Story saith, he asked mercy of God, and could none have, and vowed to do more good to the Temple and Jews then he had done harm, and to become a Jew an• go over all the land preaching Gods Law; yet because it cam• not out of true repentance springing of Faith, but of his odious pain, he obtained not favour: by this men should see what it is to be disobedient to God: also sickness showeth that the patient is mortal, and that he must die though he may now scape.
as Toby came from the Charitable worke of burying the dead Swallowes were suffered to dung in his eyes being asleepe, and make him blind it is written, that it was for an example of patience to them that should come after, and though he euer feared God he was not agreeued with God, but feared him still, and thanked him alwaies, and the sicknesses of wicked men be for two causes: first that they should leaue their sinnes and loue God; we see often men in sicknesses know God, that neuer would turne to him whilst they were whole: Also ⟨p. 109⟩God sendeth sicknes and troubles often to the wicked, to make others afraid to folow their sinnes, as Antiochus wormes crauled out of his body whilst he was aliue, and his friends were weary of his stinke, yea he might not abide his owne stinke: then he said it is rightfull to be subiect to the Lord, & for mortall man not to hold himselfe equall with God: the Story saith, hee asked mercy of God, and could none haue, and vowed to doe more good to the Temple and Iewes then he had done harme, and to become a Iew an goe ouer all the land preaching Gods Law; yet because it cam not out of true repentance springing of Faith, but of his odious paine, hee obtained not fauour: by this men should see what it is to be disobedient to God: also sicknes sheweth that the patient is mortall, and that hee must die though hee may now scape.