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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.
Policarpus sent Andoclus into France, Severus apprehending him, and first being beaten with bats he was after beheaded: in that time Asclepiades suffered much for his confession, and was made Bishop of Antioch, and continued there seven years.
Policarpus sent Andoclus into France, Seuerus apprehending him, and first being beaten with bats he was after beheaded: in that time Asclepiades suffred much for his confession, and was made Bishop of Antioch, and continued there seauen yeares.
About this time Ireneus, with a great multitude beside were martyred, he was Scholar to Policarpus, and Bishop of Lyons 23. years; in his time the question of keeping Easter was renewed betwixt Victor Bishop of Rome, and the Churches of Asia, and when Victor would have excommunicated them, Ireneus, with others, wrote to him to stay his purpose, and not to excommunicate them for such a matter.
About this time Ireneus, with a great multitude beside were martired, hee was Scholler to Policarpus, and Bishop of Lyons 23. yeares; in his time the question of keeping Easter was renewed betwixt Victor Bishop of Rome, and the Churches of Asia, and when Victor would haue excommunicated them, Ireneus, with others, wrote to him to stay his purpose, and not to excommunicate them for such a matter.
Not long after followed Tertullian who writ learned Apologies for the Christians, and confuted all that the slanderers objected, he wrote many books, whereof part yet remain.
Not long after followed Tertullian who writ learned Apologies for the Christians, and confuted all that the slanderours obiected, hee wrote many bookes, whereof part yet remaine.