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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.
Seven Bishops which were appointed to disgrade him, commanded him to put on his priestly garments, when he put on his white vesture he remembered the Albe that Herod put on Christ to mock him withal, and in all other things comforted he himself by the example of Christ: when he had put on his vestures, the Bishops exhorted him to change his mind, and provide for his honour and safeguard, and according to the manner of the Ceremony, going to the top of the scaffold, he spake to the people in this sort.
Seauen Bishops which were appointed to disgrade him, commanded him to put on his priestly garments, when he put on his white vesture hee remembred the Albe that Herod put on Christ to mocke him withall, and in all other thinges comforted hee himselfe by the example of Christ: when hee had put on his vestures, the Bishops exhorted him to change his mind, and prouide for his honor and safegard, and according to the manner of the Ceremony, going to the top of the scaffold, hee spake to the people in this sort.
These Lords and Bishops exhort me, that I should confess before you all that I have erred, if it were a thing that might be done without the slander of any Man, they might easily peradventure persuade me, but I am in the sight of my Lord my GOD, without whose great ignominy, and the grudging of mine own conscience, I cannot do that which they require. I never taught the thing that they have falsely alleged against me; with what countenance should I behold the Heavens? With what face should I look upon them whom I have taught, Whereof there is a great number: if those things which they have hitherto known most certain, should now be made uncertain by me, should I by this example astonish so many consciences, endued with so certain knowledge of the Gospel of Christ armed against all assaults of the Devil, I will never commit such offence, more to esteem this vile carcass appointed to death, then their health and salvation.
These Lords and Bishops exhort me, that I should confesse before you all that I haue erred, if it were a thing that might be done without the slander of any Man, they might easilie peraduenture perswade me, but I am in the sight of my Lord my GOD, without whose great ignominy, and the grudging of mine owne conscience, I cannot doe that which they require. I neuer taught the thing that they haue falfely alleadged against me; with what countenance should I behold the Heauens? With what face should I looke vpon them whom I haue taught, Whereof there is a great number: if those things which they haue hitherto knowne most certaine, should now be made vncertaine by mee, should I by this example astonish so many consciences, indued with so certaine knowledge of the Gospell of Christ armed against all assaults of the Deuill, I will neuer commit such offence, more to esteeme this vile carkase appointed to death, then their health and saluation.