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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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11 If the Popes commandment be not agreeable to the word of God, it is not to be obeyed. Answer. S. Isidore saith, He that ruleth and commands any thing contrary, or besides the word of God, he is honoured as a false witness, and a Church-Robber; therefore we are bound to obey no Prelate, but in case he commands the commandments of Christ. And Saint Augustine speaking of the Chair of Moses, saith; They teach in the Chair of Moses the Law of God, therefore God teacheth by them: but if they will teach you any of their own inventions, hear them not, neither do as they command you; let therefore my Adversaries and Slanderers learn, that there be not only twelve Counsels in the Gospel, but as many Counsels as there be Commandments of God binding us thereunto, under the pain of deadly sin.
11 If the Popes commaundement be not agréeable to the word of God, it is not to be obayed. Answer. S. Isidore saith, He that ruleth and commaunds any thing contrary, or besides the word of God, he is honored as a false witnes, and a Church-Robber; therefore we are bound to obay no Prelate, but in case he commaunds the commaundements of Christ. And Saint Augustine speaking of the Chaire of Moses, saith; They teach in the Chaire of Moses the Law of God, therefore God teacheth by them: but if they will teach you any of their owne inuentions, heare them not, neyther doe as they commaund you; let therefore my Aduersaries and Slanderers learne, that there be not onely twelue Councels in the Gospell, but as many Councels as there be Commaundements of God binding vs thereunto, vnder the paine of deadly sinne.
12 It is lawful for the Clergy and Laity, to judge by their jurisdiction of all things pertaining to salvation, and of the works of Prelates. Answer. Subjects ought first to examine themselves. 1. Cor. 11. Secondly, to examine all things which appertain to their salvation: for a spiritual man judgeth all things; therefore I say a Lay man ought to judge and examine the works of his Prelate, and to beware of false Prophets, and they ought to examine their works, that if they be good, they may rejoice in GOD, and if they be evil, be sorry for them, but not to do the like, least they be damned with them, according to the saying: If the Blind lead the Blind, they shall both fall into the ditch.