A year before his decease, he was more afflicted with sickness, then all his life time past, and notwithstanding he was never empesched with weightier affairs then at y• instant, for the bot•h which a little before was stopped, then began to break out, & overrunning in worldly his whole body, marvellously weakened his forces extenuated & exhausted with watching. This while he was moved with an incredible solicitude, not only to see the Gospel (which now began to flourish) prosper under him: but also in the broil of civill war, then •yrye hot▪ and among, sects budding and springing one from another, laboriously to do his duty, and serve his call Wherefore having no respect to the1 troublous season, he watched & travailed much more than ever he did, going on foot through the whole circuit of his Church, exhorting his own flock as well as his enemies, & often times grievously and sharply rebuking them, not without great peril of his life, to reduce them to the right way. Briefly he employed himself in all things most faithfully diligently ⟨image 73⟩& with an ardent zeal. Furthermore among so many public & particular affairs, among his ordinary Sermons, he began the Bible, which he was accustomed to read, when his turn was with an other professor of Divinity, & prosecuting daily the exposition of the same, as a true & singular Bishop of Christ, he made an excellent work, bringing to light new & old matters, faithfully & learnedly, through his great know ledge of holy scriptures, & the Greek and Hebrew tongues. This man alone sustained many burdens one whole year together, marvellous patiently with his tedious sickness, when the same inwardly flowed in his members with no less pain, than when it brake out. Besides this he enterprised y• interpretation of two strange tongues: I need not to write with what dexterity. For divers works of Theophi lactus, Cyrillus, & Chrisostomus in that behalf bear luculent testimony, although it is apparent they were hastened to timely to y• Printers press. He added hereunto the expositions of those places which are most difficile, ⟨image 73⟩and removed from common sense in the sacred scripture, as his large & learned Commentaries upon Isaiah, Jeremiah, Haggai, Zechariah, Malachi, Daniel, Job, Ezekiel, the Epistle to the Romans, and the Hebrews, the Gospel of S.
A yeare before hys decease, he was more afflicted with sickenes, then all hys lyfe tyme past, and notwithstandyng he was neuer empesched wyth weightier affaires then at y• instant, for the bot•h which a litle before was stopped, then began to breake out, & ouerronning in wardlye his whole body, marueilously weakened his forces e•tenuated & exhausted wt watching. This whyle he was moued wyth an incredible sollicitude, not onely to se the Gospel (whych now began to floryshe) prosper vnder hym: but also in the broyle of ciuill warre, then •yrye hote▪ and among, sectes buddyng and springing one from another, laboriously to do hys duty, and serue his cal Wherefore hauyng no respect to the1 troublous season, he watched & trauailed much more thē euer he dyd, going on foote throughe the whole circuite of hys Churche, exhortinge hys own flocke as wel as hys enemyes, & often times greuously and sharply rebuking them, not wythout great peryl of hys lyfe, to reduce them to the ryght way. Briefly he employed hymselfe in al thinges most faythfully diligently ⟨image 73⟩& with an ardent zeale. Furthermore among so many publicke & particular affaires, among hys ordinary Sermons, he began the Byble, whych he was accustomed to reade, when hys turne was wyth an other professour of Diuinity, & prosecuting dayly the exposicion of the same, as a true & syngular Byshop of Christ, he made an excellent woorke, brynging to light new & old matters, faithfully & learnedly, through hys great know ledge of holy scriptures, & the Greke and Hebrue tonges. This man alone sustayned manye burdens one whole yeare together, marueilous paciently wyth hys tedious sickenes, when the same in wardly flowed in hys mēbers wyth no lesse payn, thē when it brake out. Besides this he enterprised y• interpretacion of two straunge tonges: I nede not to wryte with what dexterity. For diuers woorkes of Theophi lactus, Cyrillus, & Chrisostomus in that behalfe beare luculēt testimony, although it is apparent they wer hastened to tymely to y• Printers presse. He added hereunto the expositions of those places whych are most difficile, ⟨image 73⟩and remoued from cōmon sence in the sacred scripture, as hys large & learned Cōmentaries vpō Esai, Ieremy, Hagge, Zachary, Malachy, Daniel, Iob, Ezechiel, the Epistle to the Romaines, and the Hebrues, the Gospel of S.
- 1Ecolampdius travails.Ecolampdius trauayles.
