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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
Book 5 › The History of JOHN HUS.Book 5 › The History of IOHN HVS.
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But the general Council being assembled as aforesaid: The Emperor sent certain of his Gentlemen to bring John Hus Bachelor of Divinity unto the Council, to purge himself of the blame which was laid against him, and granted him a safe conduct, that he might come freely to Constance, and return home without fraud or interruption: he seeing so many fair promises, and his safe conduct, sent unto the Emperor that he would come unto the Council: but before he went he caused certain writings to be set upon the gates of the Cathedral Churches, Parish Churches, Cloister and Abbeys, signifying he would go• to the Council, and that if any that have suspicion of his Doctrine, that he should declare it before the Lord Conrad, or the Bishop of Prague: or if he had rather at the general Council, for there he would render an account of his Faith before them all: the Bishop of Nazareth, the inquisitor for heresy, made his certificate under his hand and Seal, with a testimonial unto Master John Hus, that he had oftentimes been before him, and had conferred with him, and yet could never find any heresy in him: and so did the Bishop of Prague, set up Letters in every City as he passed to Constance, that he was going to the Council to descud his faith, and if any could lay any thing to him as touching his Faith let him come thither: many resorted unto him all the way as he went, and he was gently ••reate•, especially of the Citizens, and Burgesses, and sometimes of the Curates: and if there were noise of his coming, the streets were ever full to see him: In Nuremberg many Curates came to him, desiring talk with him secretly, he said he had rather show his opinion openly before all men: so after dinner until night he spake before the Priests and Senators, and Citizens, that all had him in great reverence, save one Doctor which was a Charter-house Monk, who improved all that h•• had said: then after he was come to Constance, Master Clum, and M. Latzembodge, which came with him went to the Pope, and certified him John Hus was come to Constance, & that he had the Emperors safe conduct, desiring him to grant him liberty likewise to remain there without trouble, which the Pope promised he would:
But the generall Councell being assembled as aforesaid: The Emperour sent certaine of his Gentlemen to bring Iohn Hus Bacheler of Diuinitie vnto the Councell, to purge himselfe of the blame which was laid against him, and granted him a safe conduct, that hee might come freely to Constance, and returne home without fraud or interruption: he seeing so many faire promises, and his safe conduct, sent vnto the Emperour that he would come vnto the Councell: but before he went hee caused certaine writings to bee set vpon the gates of the Cathedrall Churches, Parish Churches, Cloister and Abbies, signifying hee would go to the Councell, and that if any that haue suspition of his Doctrine, that hee should declare it before the Lord Conrade, or the Bishop of Prage: or if hee had rather at the generall Councell, for there he would render an account of his Faith before them all: the Bishop of Nazareth, the inquisitor for heresie, made his certificate vnder his hand and Seale, with a testimoniall vnto Maister Iohn Hus, that hee had oftentimes beene before him, and had conferred with him, and yet could neuer finde any heresie in him: and so did the Bishop of Prage, set vp Letters in euery Citie as he passed to Constance, that hee was going to the Councell to descud his fath, and if any could lay any thing to him as touching his Faith let him come thither: many resorted vnto him all the way as hee went, and hee was gently reate, especially of the Citizans, and Burgesses, and sometimes of the Curates: and if there were noise of his comming, the streets were euer full to see him: In Norrenberge many Curats came to him, desiring talk with him secretly, hee said he had rather shew his opinion openly before all men: so after dinner vntill night he spake before the Priests and Senators, and Citizens, that all had him in great reuerence, saue one Doctor which was a Charter-house Monke, who impraued all that h had said: then after he was come to Constance, Master Clum, and M. Latzembodge, which came with him went to the Pope, and certified him Iohn Hus was come to Constance, & that he had the Emperors safe conduct, desiring him to grant him libertie likewise to remaine there without trouble, which the Pope promised hee would: