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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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Hennas, the conductor and Chariot of Israel is dead, who hath governed the Church in this last age of the world, for the doctrine of remission of since, and of the faith of God, hath not been comprehended by bumayne wisdom, but God hath manifested the same by this holy man, whom we have seen raised of God.
He•as, the conductor and Chariot of Israel is dead, who hath gouerned the Churche in thys lasle age of the worlde, for the doctrine of remission of synnes, and of the fayth of God, hath not beene compreheneed by bumayne wysedome, but God hath manifested the same by thys holye man, whom we haue sene raysed of God.
Let us love the memory of this man and the doctrine that he hath taught. Let us learn to be morest & meek. Let us consider the wretched calamities, and marvellous changes y• shall follow this mishap & doleful chance.
Let vs loue the memory of thys mā and the doctrine that he hath taught. Let vs learne to be morest & meeke. Let vs consider the wretched calamities, and marueilous chaunges y• shal folow this myshay & doleful chaunce.
I beseech thee O Son of God, crucified for us, & resuscitate Emanuel; govern, conserve & defend thy Church.
I beseche thee O Sonne of God, crucified for vs, & resuscitate Emanuel; gouerne, conserue & defend thy Churche.