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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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¶ Such as with haughty style, advance their proper praise: Deflect from Sophies golden saws and sue Moria's ways.
¶ Such as wyth hawtye style, adnaunce theyr proper prayse: Deflect frō Sophies golden saw•s and sue Morias wayes.
Yet we, that know what rare virtues harboured in his head, what constancy lodged in his diu ne breast: are persuaded he would justly and faithfully have recited his proper history, And many grave and godly men live presently, who would have condemned his folly, if he had forged an other history, as Po•tes in their poesies ⟨image 6⟩are wont to feign, considering he understood the perfect order & sequel of his acts were not unknown unto them. But since his fatal day hath prevented the publication of such an history: I will truly recite, that partly by familiar conversation I have seen, and partly by information and approved testimonies of his perfect friends I have heard.
Yet we, that knowe what rare vertues harbored in his head, what constancie lodged in hys diu ne brest: are perswaded he would iustly and faithfully haue recited hys proper hystory, And many graue and godly men liue presently, who would haue condemp ned hys follye, if he had forged an other historye, as Po•tes in their poesies ⟨image 6⟩are wont to faine, considering he vnderstode the perfect order & sequele of hys actes were not vnknowen vnto them. But since hys fatal day hath preuented the publicacion of such an history: I wyl truly recite, that partlye by familiare conuersacion I haue sene, and partlye by informacion and approued testimonies of hys perfecte friendes I haue heard.