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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 he had said this, the brethren gave him their hands, and faithfully promised to take care for y• church. The morrow after, which was the. r• day he had laid sick, he commanded his Children to be brought before him, and first he took them by the ⟨image 77⟩hand, then he stroke them on the head & notwithstanding their tender years could not conceive the fathers mind (for the eldest was but three years old) Go to (faith he) Eusebie, you Irena, and you Alith•a, my dear Children, i•u• the God your father. And when their Mother had made a sign of grant, •he would fulfil his commandment, he vended his eyes towards his wy••, his mother in law, & other his […], saying: I have with this my last restament bound you that ye end[…] my Children be such, as I said even now, and as I have ever desired, that is, fearing God, peaceable, meek, and true. And after all those that were present, had given again consent, and faithful promise to observe his request, he caused his children to be re[…]ed from him. This was the last night, and all the brethren were with him, with whom (it semed having de[…] •o rest) he conferred verily[…]. A certain friend of his came in again that went forth, whom he required to ••l s•m news, the other answered he knew none. But I will tell thee news saith Ecolampadius. ⟨image 77⟩Every man was silent to hear what this might be, I shall be shortly saith he with Christ my Lord. Anon after one demanded him if the light hurted him not, and laying his hand on his stomach, answered: here is light enough.
And when he had sayd thys, the brethren gaue hym theyr handes, and faithfully promised to take care for y• church. The morow after, which was the. r• day he had layed sycke, he commaunded his Children to be brought before hym, and fyrst he tooke them by the