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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.
In the nine and thirtieth Session, it was ordered that every Pope should swear to believe and hold the Catholic Faith, after the traditions of the Apostles, general Councils, and holy Fathers, namely of the eight general Counsels, Ephisme, Calcedone, two of Nice, and four of Constantinople: also the Councils of Lateran, Lyons, and Vienna; to observe, preach and defend him to death: and by all means to prosecute the right of the Sacraments, canonically delivered to the Catholic Church, and writing his Oath, he should offer it before witnesses upon some Altar.
In the nine and thirtith Session, it was ordered that euery Pope should sweare to beleeue and hold the Catholick Faith, after the traditions of the Apostles, generall Councels, and holy Fathers, namely of the eight generall Counsels, Ephisme, Calcedone, two of Nice, and foure of Constantinople: also the Councels of Lateran, Lyons, and Ui•nna; to obserue, preach and defend him to death: and by all meanes to prosecute the right of the Sacraments, canonically deliuered to the Catholick Church, and writing his Oath, he should offer it before witnesses vpon some Altar.
On Saint Martins Even a new Pope was chosen, therefore they called him Martin, and he was brought to the Emperor and Council, into the Church of Constance, and there authorized for Pope: and was brought thence most honourably with sumptuous procession, unto the Monastery of Saint Augustine, to be crowned: The Emperor on foot leading his horse on the right hand, and the Marquess of Brandenburg, Prince Elector, leading his Horse on the left hand.
On Saint Martins Euen a new Pope was chosen, therefore they called him Martin, and hee was brought to the Emperour and Councell, into the Church of Constance, and there authorized for Pope: and was brought thence most honorably with sumptuous procession, vnto the Monasterie of Saint Augustine, to bee crowned: The Emperour on foote leading his horse on the right hand, and the Marquesse of Brandenburge, Prince Elector, leading his Horse on the left hand.