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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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in giving wholesome Counsel of good living unto the other two degrees of men, more modest also, more loving and lowly in spirit should they be then any other sort of people: in Knight-hood are all they that bear sword by Law of office: these should defend Gods laws, so that the Gospel were purely taught, reforming their lives according to the same, and secluding all false preachers, they ought rather to hazard their lives then suffer wicked decrees to blemish the word of God, and let the free passage thereof, whereof heresies and schisms sprung: for they spring of nothing else, as I suppose: which Constitutions craftily creep in by hypocritical lies for advantage: they ought also to preserve Gods people from oppressors, tyrants & thieves: and to see the Clergy supported so long as they teach purely, and pray rightly, and minister the Sacraments freely: and if they do otherwise they are bound by the law of God to compel them to change their doing, & to see all things performed according to Gods ordinances.
in giuing wholesome Councell of good liuing vnto the other two degrees of men, more modest also, more louing and lowly in spirit should they be then any other sort of people: in Knight-hood are all they that beare sword by Law of office: these should defend Gods lawes, so that the Gospel were purely taught, reforming their liues according to the same, and secluding all false preachers, they ought rather to hazard their liues then suffer wicked decrees to blemish the word of God, and let the frée passage thereof, whereof heresies and scismes sprung: for they spring of nothing else, as I suppose: which Constitutions craftily creepe in by hypocriticall lies for aduantage: they ought also to preserue Gods people from oppressors, tyrants & théeues: and to sée the Clergy supported so long as they teach purely, and pray rightly, and minister the Sacraments fréely: and if they doe otherwise they are bound by the law of God to compell them to change their doing, & to sée all things performed according to Gods ordinances.
The last is the common people, whose duties is to bear a good mind and true obedience to their Kings civil Governors and Priests, their office is justly occupied in their calling; whether it be merchandise, handicraft, or husbandry. And I believe that the Sacraments of the Church are necessary to all believers: so that they be truly ministered according to Christs institution: I believe in the Sacrament of the altar to be contained Christs body under the forms of bread & wine: and I believe the law of God to be most true & perfect, and that they that follow it not in faith and works, one time or other, cannot be saved: whereas he that seeketh it in Faith, learneth it and delighteth in it, and performeth it in love, shall taste felicity everlasting.