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…

He was oftentimes assailed to reform the censure of his books unto the Emperor and Empire, or to the General Council, which he was content to do, so they would judge them according to the word of God, otherwise not, alleging the words of the Prophet, trust you not in Princes, nor in the children of men wherein is no health, also, cursed be he that trusteth in men: and when news came he should return home, he said, even as it hath pleased God so it is come to pass, the name of the Lord be blessed, and said, he thanked the Emperor and Princes that they had given him gracious audience and granted him safe conduct to come and return, and said he desired in his heart they were reformed according to the sacred word of God, and said, he was content to suffer any thing in himself for the Emperor, but only the word of God he would constantly confess unto the latter end: About a year after this, Luther dyed, when he had lived almost three score and three years, and had been Doctor three and thirty years, he said at his death, O heavenly, eternal and merciful Father, thou hast manifested in me thy dear Son Christ, I have taught and known him. I love him as my life, health, and redemption, whom the wicked persecuted, maligned, and injured, draw my soul to thee, and sa•d thrice, I commend my spirit into thy hands, thou hast redeemed me, God so loved the world, that he gave his only Son that all that believe in him should have eternal life, and so he dyed, whose death was much lamented:

Hee was oftentimes assayled to reforme the censure of his bookes vnto the Emperour and Empire, or to the Generall Councell, which he was content to doe, so they would iudge them according to the word of God, otherwise not, aleaging the words of the Prophet, trust you not in Princes, nor in the children of men wherein is no health, also, cursed be hee that trusteth in men: and when newes came hee should returne home, hee sayd, euen as it hath pleased God so it is come to passe, the name of the Lord be blessed, and sayd, hee thanked the Emperour and Princes that they had giuen him gracious audience and graunted him safe conduct to come and returne, and said hee desired in his heart they were reformed according to the sacred word of God, and sayd, hee was content to suffer any thing in himselfe for the Emperour, but only the word of God he would constantly confesse vnto the latter end: About a yeare after this, Luther dyed, when hee had liued almost thrée score and thrée yeares, and had béene Doctor thrée and thirty yeares, hee sayd at his death, O heauenly, eternall and mercifull Father, thou hast manifested in mee thy deare Sonne Christ, I haue taught and knowne him. I loue him as my life, health, and redemption, whom the wicked persecuted, maligned, and iniured, drawe my soule to thée, and sad thrise, I commend my spirit into thy hands, thou hast redéemed me, God so loued the world, that hee gaue his onely Sonne that all that beleeue in him should haue eternall life, and so he dyed, whose death was much lamented: