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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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It chanced then by y• special grace of god, that the Archbishop of Triers sent for Luther, resolved presently to hear him. And when he perceived otherwise then Peutinger, & the Doctor of Bade had told him, he affirmed that Luther should not have revoked for a great deal, that he had said, unless he had heard him speak, but that straight he would have gone to the Emperor, and declared what the Doctors had reported.
It chaunced then by y• special grace of god, that the Archbishop of Triers sent for Luther, resolued presently to heare hym. And when he perceiued otherwise then Peutinger, & the Doctor of Bade had tolde hym, he affirmed that Luther should not haue reuoked for a great deale, that he had sayd, vnles he had heard him speake, but that straight he would haue gone to the Emperour, and declared what the Doctors had reported.
Then the Archbishop treated and1 conferred with Luther very gently, first removing such as were present, as well of the judgement of the Emperor ⟨image 41⟩and Empire, as of the sentence of the next general Council. In this conference Luther concealed nothing from the Archbishop, affirming it was dangerous to submit a matter of so great importance to them, who after they had called him under safe conduct, attempting him with new commandments, condemned his opinion, and approved the Popes Bull.
Then the Archbyshop treated and1 conferred wyth Luther very gently, fyrst remouyng such as wer present, as well of the iudgement of the Emperor ⟨image 41⟩and Empire, as of the sentence of the next general Councell. In this conference Luther conceled nothyng from the Archbishoppe, affirmyng it was daungerous to submyt a matter of so great importance to them, who after they had called hym vnder safeconduct, attempting hym wyth newe commaundementes, condempned his opinion, and approued the Popes Bull.