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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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And when occasion was offered to enter in consultation about imminent dangerous, we always observed his marvellous constancy of courage, neither would he lurk appalled, neither represent any face ef ⟨image 52⟩fear, with the terror thereof. He leaned always to the Lord, as to his holy anchor, and never waved in any point of his faith.
And when occasion was offered to enter in consultacion about imminent daungerous, we alwaies obserued hys marueilous constancy of courage, neyther would he lurke appalled, neyther represent anye face ef ⟨image 52⟩feare, wyth the terrour therof. He leaned alwayes to the Lord, as to hys holye ancre, and neuer waued in anye poynt of hys fayth.
Further, he was so ingenious, that alone he considered what was necessary1 to be done in doubtful cases. Neither was he (as many suppose) negligent in the consideration of the public weal, neither ignorant of the minds and inclinations of other, but he well understood the state of the common weal, no man better, & perceived most prudently the natural dispositions and wills of them, with whom he was conversant. And albeit he was of a jolly & politic head: yet he most greedily red the Ecclesiastical Writers, old and new, & all the histories, the examples, whereof he converted with a singular dexterity, to the profit of mans life, and present affairs2
Further, he was so ingenious, that alone he considered what was necessary1 to be done in doubtful cases. Neither was he (as many suppose) negligent in the consideracion of the publicke weale, neyther ignoraunt of the myndes and inclinaciōs of other, but he wel vnderstode the state of the common weale, no man better, & perceyued most prudently the natural dispositions and wylles of them, with whō he was cōuersant. And albeit he was of a ioly & politicke head: yet he moste gredely red the Ecclesiasticall Wryters, old and new, & all the histories, the examples, whereof he conuerted wyth a syngular dexterity, to the profite of mans lyfe, and present affaires