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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 being elected principal of S. Martins College, he began to profess good learning, to the singular commodity of all his Auditors. At vacant times he curiously examined Philosophy, and the vain Comments of Sophists, to arm himself the more strongly, if in time to come, it chanced him to dispute ⟨image 81⟩against them. […] his grave studies with some […] melody, as he was pleasantly wy•••• lively, & me•y conceited. […] •e •a•ly after, he learned to play on all Musical instruments, to then•e he might quicken his mind, def•tigat•• with studies, & return to them with more alacrity I doubt much (dear friend Agathye) hold you can believe1 this, for hereby his enemies have •a[…] •••asiō to […] him, avenging Music is an alluring •aite to •eche rous lust, & no encouragement to gentle study. I have heard the perverse pronounce evilly of him, & specially the Babilonical Priests, who live licentiously, & wallow in Venus ••ddie. But who lives so ••••e of spot, that can escape Momus blast, we will not be discouraged to advance his praise, what so ever Midas Mates, & blind Buzzards chat. Is not this an evident argument, he used Music saw dably, considering he persuaded […] students to give them selves thereunto, and wherefore might he refrain? since there is nothing that rejoiceth the sorrowful mind more the Music. ⟨image 82⟩After he had long time travailed, as well in liberal arts, as in the study of philosophy, he received the due guer•ō of Schools, to wit, the degree of Master. The which he took not so willingly, as to condescend to the opinion of men, who judge none learned, unless they e ecked with these brave titles. A while after as the matter & order required, he employed his study