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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
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7 Judas was no true Disciple of Christ: Answer. This I confess, S. Augustine in his Book of penance where he expounds 1. John 2. They came out from us, but were not of us: Christ knew from the beginning who should believe, and him that should betray him: and said, none cometh to me except it be given him of my Father, from that time many departed from him, though they were called by the Gospel, they were no true Disciples, because they did not continue in the word of Christ, as it is said, if you remain in my word you be my Disciples: it is evident, that Judas could not be the Disciple of Christ, by means of his covetousness: For Christ saith, except a man forsake that he hath, he cannot be my Disciple: therefore because Judas was a Thief John 12. and a Devil, John 6. It is evident that Judas was no true but a feigned Disciple. Saint Augustine upon Saint John, that Christs sheep hear his voice, saith, what manner of hearers were his sheep; Judas heard him but was a Woolf, yet he followed the shepherd, but being clothed in a sheep-skin he laid wait for the shepherd.
7 Iudas was no true Disciple of Christ: Answere. This I confesse, S. Augustine in his Booke of penance where he expounds 1. Iohn 2. They came out from vs, but were not of vs: Christ knew from the beginning who should beleeue, and him that should betray him: and said, none commeth to mee except it be giuen him of my Father, from that time many departed from him, though they were called by the Gospell, they were no true Disciples, because they did not continue in the word of Christ, as it is said, if you remaine in my word you bee my Disciples: it is euident, that Iudas could not be the Disciple of Christ, by meanes of his couetousnes: For Christ saith, except a man forsake that hee hath, he cannot be my Disciple: therefore because Iudas was a Theefe Iohn 12. and a Diuell, Iohn 6. It is euident that Iudas was no true but a fained Disciple. Saint Augustine vpon Saint Iohn, that Christs sheepe heare his voice, saith, what manner of hearers were his sheepe; Iudas heard him but was a Woolfe, yet he followed the shepheard, but being clothed in a sheep-skin he laid waite for the shepheard.