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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 history of the Life and Acts of Martin Luther, Doctor of Divinity. Faithfully set forth by Phillip Melanchthon. (.¶.)
❧ The hystory of the Lyfe and Actes of Martine Luther, Doctour of Diuinitie. Faythfully set foorth by Phillip Melan•thon. (.¶.)
THE reverend Father Martin Luther promised in his fatal time, to publish, aswell the discourse of his life, as causes of his conflicts: which he resolved to do, if death (to greedy of her pray) had not reft us the society of him, and the heavens accelerated to place this incomparable Jewell among the elect organs and vessels of God the father. Therefore I judge it necessary that the consideration of his particular life be luculently set forth. Since the same aboū dead with many good examples, that may corroborate in sincere minds the fear of god, & not to digres, if I recite the causes also, for that they advertise ⟨image 6⟩posterity of many excellent things. Further, by this narration, the sycophancy and sinister report of them,1 may be refuted, who vaunt he was encouraged by certain Princes and other eminent Estates of the sacred Empire, to deface the dignity of Bishops, or provoked with inordinate desire, he brake the band of servitude in his Monastical estate. And it had been most requisite this discourse had been written by him self. For albe it currish detractors would have objected this common proverb.
THE reuerende Father Martin Luther promised in hys fatall tyme, to publyshe, aswell the discourse of hys lyfe, as causes of hys conslicts: whych he resolued to do, yf death (to greedy of her pray) had not reft vs the society of hym, and the heauens accelerated to place thys incomparable Iewell among the elect organes and vessels of God the father. Therefore I iudge it necessary that the consideracion of hys particular lyfe be luculently set forth. Since the same aboū ded with manye good examples, that may corroborate in syncere mindes ye fear of god, & not to digres, if I recite ye causes also, for that they aduertise