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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 latter examination of the Lord COBHAM.
Archb. You are excommunicated: the last time you were before me I gently proffered to have assoiled you if you would have asked it, and yet I do the same if you will humbly desire it, in manner as holy Church hath ordained.
Archb. YOu are excommunicated: the last time you were before me I gently profered to haue assoyled you if you would haue asked it, and yet I doe the same if you will humbly desire it, in manner as holy Church hath ordained.
Cobh. I will not, for I never trespassed against you: and God saith in the second of Malachi, Maledicam benidictionibus vestris: and kneeling down, he said, I s•ri•ue my self before you all: In my youth I offended thee, my Lord, in pride, wrath gluttony covetousness and lechery: I have hurt many in mine anger, and done many horrible sins: good Lord, I ask thee mercy; and therewith weepingly stood up, and said aloud. Lo good people; for breaking Gods laws they never cursed me, but for their own laws they most cruelly handle me and others.
Cobh. I will not, for I neuer trespassed against you: and God saith in the second of Malachy, Maledicam benidictionibus vestris: and knéeling down, he said, I sriue my selfe before you all: In my youth I offended thée, my Lord, in pride, wrath gluttonie couetousnesse and lecherie: I haue hurt many in mine anger, and done many horrible sinnes: good Lord, I aske thee mercie; and therewith weepingly stood vp, and said aloude. Lo good people; for breaking Gods lawes they neuer cursed me, but for their owne lawes they most cruelly handle me and others.