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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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John, and his Canonical Epistle, the which he achieved not long before, evidently declare. And this while he ceased not to preach. I willingly pass over his particular affairs, and an infinite number of answers he gave daily to the Churches I have wondered at his intolerable travails, and privily stealing on him, I would gently rebuke him, saying he could not live long, and persuaded him to repose and spare him self, till time of necessity. But his fatal day at hand, he hastened and perfected all, as one that certainly knew his dying date was not far of. Even at this present Switzerland broiled1 with civill and lamentable war, Zuinglius the valiant Champion, and deliverer of Papistical thraldom among his, and diligent reformer of the Evangelical purity, was cruelly slain in battle.
Iohn, and hys Canonical Epistle, the whych he atchieued not long before, euidently declare. And thys whyle he ceased not to preach. I willinglye passe ouer hys particular affayres, and an infinite nomber of answers he gaue dayly to the Churches I haue wondred at hys intollerable trauayles, and priuelye stealyng on hym, I would gently rebuke hym, saying he coulde not lyue long, and perswaded hym to repose and spare hym selfe, tyl tyme of necessity. But his fatal day at hand, he hastened aud perfected all, as one that certainly knew hys dying date was not farre of. Euen at this present Suicerland broyled1 with ciuill and lamētable warre, Zuinglius the valiaunt Champion, and deliuerer of Papistical thraldom among hys, and diligent reformer of the Euangelical purity, was cruelly slayne in battayle.
- 1Suyces war.Suyces warre.
There was also a treaty of peace made to the great discomfort and hea vines of such as unfame••ye feared God. These doleful & miserable mishaps, abased the courages of all men, when either through pelent air, wherewith the City & his house was infected, or through the scab which corrupted & putrefied his inward parts, there appeared a btch upon his huckle bone, where all the bones assemble, and immediately after inflamed his body with a most vehement heat, no doubt it was a Carbuncle. His colour was pale and earthy, and as hot as fire, and notwithstanding all these common and private diseases, he omitted not to preach, write and read Lectures: but as a worthy soldier hardened and patient in his pains, abandoned not his standing, until the violence of his malady enforces him to keep home, and rest on his bed, setting all busyness aside. We that were his friends reasoned and conferred with the Physician, then after with the Chirurgeon, as well of the nature as regiment of his sickness, and even the the Physician gave