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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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Thus the assemble brake, and the Princes repaired to the Emperors court. The Archbishop of Triers abode, accompanied with his Official John Ecke, & Cochleus, & commanded Luther to come into his chamber, Jerome Schurff, & Nicholas Ambsdorff assisted to maintain Luther's cause. Then the Official began to frame an argument like a Sophist & Canonist, defending the Popes cause: That for the most part at all times holy scriptures have engendered errors, as the1 same of Heluidius the Arian, out of that place in the Gospel, where is expressed, Joseph knew not his wife till she was delivered of her first child. Further, he grew to overthrow this proposition, that the Catholic Church is the Communion of Saints, presuming also of Cocle to make wheat, & of bodily excrements to compact members.
Thus the assemble brake, and the Princes repayred to the Emperours court. The Archbishop of Triers abode, accompanied with hys Official Iohn Ecke, & Cochleus, & cōmaūded Luther to come into hys chamber, Ierome Schurff, & Nicholas Ambsdorff assisted to mayntaine Luthers cause. Then the Official began to frame an argument like a Sophist & Canonist, defending the Popes cause: That for the most part at al tymes holy scriptures haue engendred errors, as the1 same of Heluidius the Arian, out of that place in the Gospel, where is expressed, Ioseph knew not his wyfe til she was deliuered of her fyrst chylde. Further, he grew to ouerthrow thys proposiciō, that the Catholik Church is the Cōmunion of Sayntes, presuming also of Cocle to make wheat, & of bodily excremēts to cōpact mēbers.
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Martin Luther & Jerome Schurffe reproved these follies, & other vain and ridiculous matters, which Ecke brought forth but modestly, as things not serving to the purpose. Sometime Cochleus would intermeddle his murmuring chats, and laboured to persuade Luther, to desist from his purpose, & utterly to refrain thenceforth to write or teach, & so they departed.