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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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By this mean the knowledge of heavenly trough long time obscured, to the great detriment & perdition of souls: was haply restored unto us He judged of the Catholic doctors as they judged of them selves, that we must read them with judgement, and try them by the Canonical scriptures, ⟨image 83⟩as by a touch stone, otherwise they be ordinarily so corrupted, with medley of Philosophy and mans reasons, that it is impossible there should be any order in conforming them to the authority of holy Scripture, a thing in time past attempted and put in ure.
By this meane the knowledge of heauenly trough long time obscured, to the great detriment & perdicion of soules: was happely restored vnto vs He iudged of the Catholick doctours as they iudged of them selues, that we must reade them with iudgemēt, and try them by the Canonical scriptures, ⟨image 83⟩as by a touch stone, otherwyse they be ordinarely so corrupted, with medley of Philosophy and mans reasons, that it is impossible ther should be anye order in conforming them to the authoritye of holye Scripture, a thynge in tyme past attempted and put in vre.
Then he practised his skill in this manner: He proclaimed & made war against a• notable disorders & enormities, specially against the pensions (for so we term the presents that Princes1 make to some particular parsons to levy Soldiers, to aide them in their wars) desiring to abolish them, and to reduce the Country to the pristinate estate, and former simplicity. For he considered, unless he purged the fountain of all evils, Christian doctrine could not settle and take sure foundation.
Then he practised hys skyll in this maner: He proclaimed & made warre against a• notable disorders & enormities, specially against the pensiōs (for so we terme the presentes that Princes