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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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12 The papal dignity hath his original from the Emperors of Rome. Answer. This is proved by the 96. distinction, for Constantine granted this privilege to the Bishop of Rome, and others after confirmed the same; that as Augustus is counted the most high King above all others, so the Bishop of Rome shall be called the principal Father above other Bishops: then a Cardinal said in Constantine's time, there was a general council at Nice, in which the highest place in the Church was given to the Bishop of Rome, why did you not then say it took his dignity rather from the Council?
12 The papall dignity hath his originall from the Emperors of Rome. Answer. This is proued by the 96. distinction, for Constantine granted this priuiledge to the Byshop of Rome, and others after confirmed the same; that as Augustus is counted the most high King aboue all others, so the Bishop of Rome shall be called the principall Father aboue other Bishops: then a Cardinall said in Constantines time, there was a generall councell at Nice, in which the highest place in the Church was giuen to the Byshop of Rome, why did you not then say it tooke his dignity rather from the Councell?
13 No Man with reason, without revelation can affirm, that he or any other is head of any particular Church. Answer. I confess it, but it followeth, that he ought to hope through his good living, that he is a member of the Spouse of Christ.
13 No Man with reason, without reuelation can affirme, that hee or any other is head of any particular Church. Answere. I confesse it, but it followeth, that he ought to hope through his good liuing, that he is a member of the Spouse of Christ.
14 No man ought to believe that the Pope is head of any Church. Answer▪ confess it, for the Church was deceived by Agnes, a Woman Pope, as it appeareth by Saint Augustine, and it so being deceived, Christian Faith should be depraved.