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On this wise new sound sciences, coupled with pure religion, marvellously flourishing in daily increasings, in very fit time and place stepped forth Martin Luther into the world:¹ and yet not he only and alone, but a great number of worthy personages together with him, excellent men both in faith and learning: all which associated in one, and undertaking so rightful and necessary a patronage of the distressed Gospel, where as they taught nothing else therein either to themselves, or to others• but the only glory of Christ, justifying their doctrine by the undoubted and most pure fountains of gods word. There was no cause now, why you should so ⟨p. 17⟩furiously rage against your own brethren the Christians, yea and that without all desert, and like to troublesome Davus in Terence turning and turmoiling all things upside down, raise up such monstrous tempests, and scorching whirlwinds of hot persecutions. Nay rather it behooved you to have yielded most hearty thanks too the Lord, being the husband of his most dear spouse the Church, and have enforced all your aide, help, power and policy withal to the enlarging of his glory according to piety, and as the duty of your function did exact and bind you unto.

On this wise new sound sciences, cowpled with pure religion, merue•lously floorishing in dayly encreasinges, in very fit time and place stept foorth Martine Luther into the worlde:¹ and yet not hee onely and alone, but a great number of worthie personages together with him, excellent men both in faith and learning: all which associated in one, and vndertakiug so rightfull and necessary a patronage of the distressed Gospell, where as they taught nothing else therein either to themselues, or to others• but the only glory of Christe, iustif•yng theyr doctrine by the vndoubted and most pure fountaines of gods woorde. There was no cause nowe, why you shoulde so ⟨p. 17⟩furiously rage against your own brethren the Christians, yea and that without all deserte, and like to troublesome Dauus in Terence turning and turmoyling all thinges vpside downe, rayse vp suche monstrous tempestes, and scorching whirlewindes of hot persecutions. Nay rather it behooued you to haue yeelded most hartie thankes too the Lorde, beeyng the husband of his most deare spouse the Churche, and haue inforced all your aide, helpe, power and pollicie withall to the enlarging of his glory according to pietie, and as the duetie of your function did exact and bind you vnto.