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An abridgement of the book of acts and monuments of the ChurchAn abridgement of the booke of acts and monumentes of the Church
An abridgement of the book of acts and monuments of the Church: written by that Reverend Father, Master John Fox: and now abridged by Timothy Bright, Doctor of Physic, for such as either through want of leisure, or ability have not the use of so necessary an historyAn abridgement of the booke of acts and monumentes of the Church: written by that Reuerend Father, Maister Iohn Fox: and now abridged by Timothe Bright, Doctour of Phisicke, for such as either through want of leysure, or abilitie haue not the vse of so necessary an history
London: printed by I. Windet, 1589
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.
Luther in the mean time, hearing how they minded to proceed against him at Rome, appealeth from the Pope to a general Council: which the Pope understanding, practiseth with the Duke, by flattery, and by secrete letters, to Noblemen of the Dukes Council, that they might remove the Dukes mind from Luther. But before Melitus his ambassador approached Germany, Maximilian 1died, an. 1519. §1519in the month of January: and through the means of Frederick, Prince Elector, the Empire fell to Carolus v. surnamed Prudens, about the end of August.
Luther in the meane time, hearing how they minded to procéede against him at Rome, appealeth from the Pope to a generall Councell: which the Pope vnderstanding, practiseth with the Duke, by flatterie, and by secrete letters, to Noblemen of the Dukes Councel, that they might remoue the Dukes minde from Luther. But before Melitus his ambassador approached Germanie, Maximilian 1died, an. 1519. §1519in the moneth of Ianuarie: and through the meanes of Frederike, Prince Elector, the Empire fel to Carolus v. surnamed Prudens, about the end of August.
- 1Maximilian.
In the month of June before, there was a public disputation ordained at Lypsia, a city in Misma,1 under the dominion of George duke of Saxony, uncle to duke Frederick. At that disputation Eckius and Carolostadius disputed of free will: and thither came Luther, and Phillip Melanchthon, to hear what was done. Luther not minding, nor purposing to dispute: but there being provoked he disputed with Eckius, of the Popes supremacy, of Purgatory, of Indulgences, and of Penance. This was in the month of July, an. 1519. About the beginning of which year Zuinglius