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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.
The Council of Basil also wrote their Letters to the Bohemians, to send their Ambassadors to show a reason of their Faith, promising safe conduct to go and come, and free liberty to speaks what they would. Whereupon an Embassy of three hundred Horses was sent to Basil: the chief were William Cosca a valiant Knight, and Procopius, sir-named Magnus, for his manifold victories, John Rochezana, Preacher of Prague, Nicholas Galicus, Preacher of the Thaborits, and one Peter, an English-man, of an excellent prompt wit: all the streets were full as they came to see them, and marvelling at their strange kind of apparel, stout courageous countenances, saying; it was not untrue that was reported of them. These Ambassadors were gently received: the next day Cardinal Julianus sent for them to the Council-house, and made a gentle, long, and eloquent Oration unto them, exhorting them to unity and peace, saying, the Church was the spouse of Christ, the Mother of the faithful, and hath the Keys of binding and losing, and is white and fair without spot or wrinkle, and cannot err in necessary points of salvation: and that he which contemneth her, is profane, an Eth•icke, and Publican, and that the Church cannot be better represented then by the Council, and that they should give no less credit to the Council, then to the Gospel, by whose authority the Scriptures themselves are received and allowed, and that the Bohemians, which call themselves the Children of the Church, ought to hear their Mother, which is never unmindful of her Children; and how that of late they have lived apart from their Mother, but that was no new or strange thing: for there have been many in times past have forsaken their Mother, and yet seeking salvation have returned again. All without the Ark in Noah's flood perished, the Lords Passover is to be eaten in one House, there is no salvation out of the Church; she is the Garden and famous Fountain of Water, whereof whosoever shall drink, shall not thirst everlastingly. That the Bohemians have done as they ought, in that they have sought the Fountains of this water at the Council, and now at length given ear to their Mother: now ought hatred to cease, Armour be laid aside, and war rejected;
The Councell of Basill also wrote their Letters to the Bohemians, to send their Ambassadours to shew a reason of their Faith, promising safe conduct to goe and come, and free liberty to speaks what they would. Whereupon an Ambassage of thrée hundred Horses was sent to Basill: the chéefe were William Cosca a valiant Knight, and Procopius, sir-named Magnus, for his manifold victories, Iohn Rochezana, Preacher of Prage, Nicholas Galicus, Preacher of the Thaborits, and one Peter, an English-man, of an excellent prompt wit: all the stréets were full as they came to see them, and maruelling at their strange kind of apparrell, stout couragious countenances, saying; it was not vntrue that was reported of them. These Ambassadours were gently receiued: the next day Cardinall Iulianus sent for them to the Councell-house, and made a gentle, long, and eloquent Oration vnto them, exhorting them to vnity and peace, saying, the Church was the spouse of Christ, the Mother of the faithfull, and hath the Keyes of binding and losng, and is white and faire without spot or wrinckle, and cannot erre in necessary points of saluation: and that he which contemneth her, is prophane, an Ethicke, and Publican, and that the Church cannot bee better represented then by the Councell, and that they should giue no lesse credit to the Councell, then to the Gospell, by whose authority the Scriptures themselues are receiued and allowed, and that the Bohemians, which call themselues the Children of the Church, ought to heare their Mother, which is neuer vnmindfull of her Children; and how that of late they haue liued apart from their Mother, but that was no new or strange thing: for there haue beene many in times past haue forsaken their Mother, and yet seeking saluation haue returned againe. All without the Arke in Noahs floud perished, the Lords Passeouer is to be eaten in one House, there is no saluation out of the Church; she is the Garden and famous Fountaine of Water, whereof whosoeuer shall drinke, shall not thirst euerlastingly. That the Bohemians haue done as they ought, in that they haue sought the Fountaines of this water at the Councell, and now at length giuen eare to their Mother: now ought hatred to cease, Armor be laid aside, and warre reiected;