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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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He presently beholdeth these so excellent things, and as before he ascended and descended among the Ministers of the Gospel, by the conduction of Jesus Christ, so now he seeth the Angels sent by him, & hath equal fruition with them of the contemplation & consideration, of the divine wisdom and marvellous works of God. We remember well what incredible pleasure he conceived in reciting the policies of the Prophets, their counsels, dangers and deliverances, and how learnedly he conferred all times of the Church, that he well declared with what burning desire he longed to be in the society of these excellent personages. He embraceth these now & rejoiceth to have mutual conference in lively voice. These salute their loving companion ⟨image 55⟩newly repaired to them, and jointly yield thanks to God, that he assembleth and conserveth his Church.
He presently beholdeth these so excellent thynges, and as before he ascended and descended among the Ministers of the Gospell, by the conduction of Iesus Christe, so nowe he seeth the Aungels sent by hym, & hath equal fruicion wyth them of the contemplacion & consideracion, of the diuine wysdome and marueylous workes of God. We remember wel what incredible pleasure he conceiued in recityng the policies of the Prophetes, theyr counsels, daungers and deliueraunces, and how learnedlye he conferred al tymes of the Church, that he wel declared wyth what burnyng desyre he longed to be in the societye of these excellent personages. He embraceth these now & reioyceth to haue mutual conference in lyuelye voyce. These salute their louyng companiō ⟨image 55⟩newly repayred to them, and ioyntly yeld thankes to God, that he assembleth and conserueth hys Church.
Let us not doubt, but that Luther is in happy & blessed estate. & let us lament the loss & •acke of so virtuous & heavily a father, & as duty bindeth us to obey the wit of God, who hath reft us such a rare •ewel: so let us understand Gods pleasure is, we should consecrate to etern, y memory of his virtues and benefits. Let us hen in this apply ou diligence, let us imitate as we be able, his virtues which is expedient for us to know, that is, the fear of God, faith, fervency in prayer, cleanness in ministry, chastity, diligence to eschew counsels tending to sedition, and desire to learn. And as it behoveth us, to remember the other faithful governors of the Church, whose histories we read, as Jeremiah John Baptist, & S. Paul. So let us consider oftentimes the doctrine and order of this reverend father, & herewith let us add prayer, and action of thanks, as it becometh us now to do in this assembly.