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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.
1 The first Article: there is but one holy universal Church, which is the universal company of all the predestinate. Answer. I confess this proposition is mine, and confirmed by the saying of Saint Augustine, upon S. John.
1 The first Article: there is but one holy vniuersall Church, which is the vniuersall company of all the predestinate. Answere. I confesse this proposition is mine, and confirmed by the saying of Saint Augustine, vpon S. Iohn.
2 Saint Paul was never a member of the Devil, though he did many things like the malignant Church: nor Saint Peter, though he horribly sinned in perjury, and denying his Master. Answer. It was by Gods permission, that they might more steadfastly rise again and be confirmed: I answer according to S. Augustine, that it is expedient that the Elect should offend: there be two separations from the Church; the Elect are divided from the Church, but not to perdition: the second is to perdition, by the which certain Heretics are through there deadly sin divided from the Church.
2 Saint Paul was neuer a member of the Diuell, though he did many things like the malignant Church: nor Saint Peter, though he horribly sinned in periury, and denying his Master. Answere. It was by Gods permission, that they might more stedfastly rise againe and be confirmed: I answere according to S. Augustine, that it is expedient that the Elect should offend: there be two separations from the Church; the Elect are diuided from the Church, but not to perdition: the second is to perdition, by the which certaine Heretieks are through there deadly sinne diuided from the Church.
3 No member of the Church doth at any time fall away from the body, because the Charity of Predestination, which is the bond of the same, doth never fall: Answer this is proved by