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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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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.
- 1The councel of Constance condemned ye word of God.The councel of Constance condempned ye woorde of God.
It is evident the Counc•l of Const•c• abolished this article, & consequently this article of our faith: I believe the holy Church universal. And that he was ready to spend life and blood, s he were not compelled to call back the manifest word of God, for in defence thereof, we ought rather to obey God then men.