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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
Book 5 › The Epitaph of JOHN ZISCA.Book 5 › The Epitaph of IOHN ZISCA.
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.
After this News the Emperor gathered a new aid, and Pope Martin sent an other Cardinal to Germany to stir them to make war against the Bohemians: so there was a new expedition decreed. Many Bishops allowing a great ayd• thereto: the number of the horsem•n was forty thousand, but the footmen were not full so many.
After this Newes the Emperour gathered a new ayde, and Pope Martin sent an other Cardinall to Germany to stirre them to make warre against the Bohemians: so there was a new expedition decreed. Many Bishops allowing a great ayd• thereto: the number of the horsem•n was forty thousand, but the footmen were not full so many.
A Cardinal entered into Bohemia with this huge army, destroying many of the protestant towns, killing Men, Women and Children, sparing none: the Protestants hearing thereof gathered their host, besieged a Town and won it: so that there fell such a sudden fear amongst the Papists throughout the whole Camp, that they ran away: the Cardinal marvelling thereat, went ⟨p. 130⟩to the Captains, exhorting them to order the battles, and courageously to abide their enemies, saying; they fought for the religion of Christ, and salvation of souls, notwithstanding, they did all fly, and the Cardinal with them; the Protestants courageously pursued them, and had a great prey and spoil of them.
A Cardinall entred into Boheme with this huge army, destroying many of the protestant townes, killing Men, Women and Children, sparing none: the Protestants hearing thereof gathered their host, besieged a Towne and woon it: so that there fell such a suddaine feare amongst the Papistes throughout the whole Campe, that they ran away: the Cardinall marueiling thereat, went ⟨p. 130⟩