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A famous and godly history containing the lives a[nd] acts of three renowned reformers…A famous and godly history contaynyng the lyues a[nd] actes of three renowmed reformers…
A famous and godly history containing the lives a[nd] acts of three renowned reformers of the Christia[n] Church, Martin Luther, John Ecolampadius, and Huldericke Zuinglius. The declaration of Martin Luther's faith before the Emperor Charles the fifth, and the illustre estates of the empire of Germany, with an oration of his death, all set forth in Latin by Philip Melanchthon, Wolfgangus Faber, Capito. Simon Grineus, [and] Oswald Miconus, newly Englished by Henry Bennet Callesian.A famous and godly history contaynyng the lyues a[nd] actes of three renowmed reformers of the Christia[n] Church, Martine Luther, Iohn Ecolampadius, and Huldericke Zuinglius. The declaracion of Martin Luthers faythe before the Emperoure Charles the fyft, and the illustre estates of the empyre of Germanye, with an oration of hys death, all set forth in Latin by Philip Melancthon, Wolfgangus Faber, Capito. Simon Grineus, [and] Oswald Miconus, newly Englished by Henry Bennet Callesian.
London: printed by John Awdely, 1561London: printed by Iohn Awdely, 1561
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The Princes consulted together upon this answer given by Luther, And when they had diligently examined the same, the Official of Triers Ambassador of the Empire, began to repel him thus.
The Princes consulted together vpon this aunswere geuen by Luther, And when they had diligently examined the same, the Officiall of Triers Embassadour of the Empyre, began to repel hym thus.
Martin, thou hast more immodestly answered, then beseemed thy person, & also evil to purpose. Thou dividest thy books in three sorts, in such order ⟨image 34⟩that all that thou hast said, maketh nothing to the interrogation proponed. And therefore if thou haddest revoked those, wherein the greatest part of thine errors is contained: the Imperial Majesty, and the natural bounty of other would not have suffered the rest that be sound, to be persecuted with fire. But thou resuscitatest and bringest to light, all that the general council of Constance hath condemned, the which was assembled of all the nation of Germany, & requirest to be convinced with scriptures, wherein thou errest greatly. For what a•ay•eth it to renew disputation of things so long time past condemned by the Church and Councils, unless it should be necessary to give a reason to every man of every thing. That if all such as impugn, that which was decreed by the Church, and Councils may once get this advantage, to be convinced by the scriptures, we shall have nothing certain and established in Christendom.
Martin, thou hast more immodestly answered, then besemed thy person, & also euyl to purpose. Thou deuidest thy bokes in thre sortes, in such order ⟨image 34⟩that al that thou hast said, maketh nothing to the interrogacion proponed. And therfore if thou haddest reuoked those, wherein the greatest part of thyne errours is conteined: the Emperial Maiesty, and the natural bounty of other woulde not haue suffered the rest that be sounde, to be persecuted wyth fire. But thou resuscitatest and bryngest to lyght, al that the general councel of Constance hath condempned, the whych was assembled of al the nacion of Germany, & requirest to be conuinced with scriptures, wherin thou errest greatly. For what aayeth it to renue disputacion of thinges so long tyme past condempned by the Church and Councels, vnles it shoulde be necessarye to geue a reason to euery man of euery thyng. That if all suche as impugne, that which was decreed by the Churche, and Councels may once get thys aduauntage, to be cōunced by the scriptures, we shall haue nothyng certain and established in Christendome.