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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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Martin Luther answered: Most noble Princes, & my most gracious Lords, I render most humble thanks for your benignities and singular good wills, whence proceedeth this admonition. For I know my self to be so base, as by no means I can deserve admonition of so great Princes.
Martine Luther aunswered: Most noble Princes, & my moste gracious Lordes, I render most humble thankes for your benignities and syngular good wylles, whence proceedeth thys admonicion. For I knowe my selfe to be so base, as by no meanes I can deserue a•monicion of so great Princes.
Then he frankly pronounced, he1 had not reprove• all Councils, but only the Council of Constance, and for this principal cause, that the same condemned the word of God, which appeared in the ••n•empnacion of this Article proponed, by John •usse. The Church of Christ is the Communion of the P•••e••inate.
Then he frankely pronounced, he1 had not reproue• all Councels, but onely the Councel of Constance, and for this principal cause, that the same condempned the word of God, whych appeared in the ••n•empnacion of thys Article proponed, by Iohn •usse. The Churche of Christ is the Communion of the P•••e••inate.