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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.
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.
The last is the common people, whose dueties is to beare a good mind and true obedience to their Kings ciuil Gouernors and Priests, their office is iustly occupied in their calling; whether it be marchandise, handicraft, or husbandry. And I beleeue that the Sacraments of the Church are necessary to all beléeuers: so that they bee truely ministred according to Christs institution: I beleeue in the Sacrament of the altar to be contain•d Christs body vnder the formes of bread & wine: and I beléeue 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 saued: whereas he that séeketh it in Faith, learneth it and delighteth in it, and performeth it in loue, shall tast felicitie euerlasting.
Finally, that God will ask no other obedience then to his law, and if any Prelate require more, or any other kind of obedience; he contemneth Christ; exalteth himself above God, and becometh an open Antichrist, all these premisses I believe particularly: and generally all that God hath left in holy Scripture, desiring my most worthy King, that this my confession may be examined by the most godly and learned of the Realm, and if it be found agreeing to the verity, then let it be allowed and I holden for a true Christian: and if it be proved otherwise, let it be condemned; provided that I be taught a better belief by the word of God, and I shall most reverently obey thereunto.