And all be it he was assured he should not have like salary as before, yet he said, if they would appoint him that function, he would endeavour to discharge the same. But he would not require it at the time of election, as many are accustomed, to procure the voice and suffrage of other. I was suborned, I truly Agathye, to give Zuinglius my voice, which I gave, and received grant for him. Who was immediately sent ⟨image 85⟩for, & admitted with y• incredible joy of all good persons. A while after being in the Chapter of the Canons, he proponed unto them, what he determined to teach the people, to wit, the history of our Saviour Christ, according to S. Matthew, so as his virtue, whose name they did advance should not be buried any longer, to the detriment of divine glory, & health of souls. Further, he protested he would not expound the same by human sense, binding himself by oath to any private Interpreter, but by conference & industrious collection of scripture, & by the intelligence of the holy ghost, the which he hoped to obtain with humble prayer made unto God. This his resolution made some heavy & sorrowful, & some joyful, even as the voices before were not all alike to admit Zuing lius. He began to execute his promise at the Nativity of our Lord. 1519. and since pursued the same. During his1 continue in this, Luther's name began to grow in credit, & many bought and red his books. And albeit Zuinglius as then red them not, yet he exhorted in his sermons his auditors to buy & read them. ⟨image 86⟩The reason that moved Zuinglius to do this, was because that people, reading them & understanding, Zuinglius employed no time in study of them, might consider in both a conformity and a grement of teaching & opinion drawn out of the holy scriptures, & be the more inflamed to ground upon and addict them selves to the truth. This godly devise had profitable success a while after. Truth it is, the order he observed in preaching made much also, whereby the simple as well as the learned and ingenious might profit. For he explained the scripture so plainly, and with such dexterity, that he was loth any should depart from his sermons, unless they were edified & enriched with godly lore. And as he manifestly taught y• truth, and that with great diligence, so was he vehement, & sharp in reproving vice, as much as ever was any man.
And all be it hee was assured hee shoulde not haue lyke salarye as before, yet he sayde, yf they woulde appoynt hym that function, he woulde endeuour to dyscharge the same. But he woulde not requyre it at the tyme of esertion, as many are accustomed, to procure the voyce and suffrage of other. I was suborned, I truly Agathye, to geue Zuinglius my voyce, whych I gaue, aud receyued graunt for hym. Who was immediatly sent ⟨image 85⟩for, & admitted wyth y• incredible ioy of al good persōs. A while after being in the Chapiter of the Chanons, he proponed vnto them, what he determined to teach the people, to wit, the history of our Sauiour Christ, accordyng to S. Mathew, so as his vertue, whose name thei did aduaunce should not be buryed any lenger, to the detrimēt of diuine glory, & helth of soules. Further, he protested he wold not expound the same by humayn sence, bindyng himselfe by othe to any priuate Interpreter, but by conference & industrious collection of scripture, & by the intelligence of the holy ghost, the whych he hoped to obtaine wt humble prayer made vnto God. This his resolution made some heauy & sorowful, & some ioyful, euen as the voyces before wer not al alike to admit Zuing lius. He began to execute his promis at the Natiuity of our Lord. 1519. and synce pursued the same. Duryng hys1 continue in this, Luthers name begā to grow in credit, & many bought and red his bokes. And albeit Zuinglius as then red thē not, yet he exhorted in his sermōs his auditors to bie & reade thē. ⟨image 86⟩The reason that moued Zuinglius to do thys, was because yt people, reading them & vnderstanding, Zuinglius emploied no time in studi of them, myght consider in both a conformity and a grement of teachyng & opinion drawen out of the holye scriptures, & be the more enflamed to ground vpon and addict them selues to the truthe. Thys godly deuise had profitable successe a whyle after. Truth it is, the order he obserued in preaching made much also, wherby the symple as wel as the learned and ingenious might profit. For he explaned the scripture so plainlye, and with such dexteritye, that he was lothe any shoulde depart from hys sermons, vnles they were edefied & enriched wyth godlye lore. And as he manifestly taught y• truth, and that with great diligence, so was he vehement, & sharpe in reprouyng vice, as much as euer was any man.
- 1Martin Luther.Martine Luther.
