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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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You may not here Agathy say: Is it possible that Zuinglius yet a Papist, should think of the Gospel? Credit me, it is more then .xxvii. years past, since these Block heads charged him secretly to be an heretic, as well for this that is rehearsed, ⟨image 84⟩as for that he approved John Picus of Mirandola's propositions, set up at Rome by him in time past to dispute, the which notwithstanding he could not obtain. Hereof sprang the hatred, infamy, exclamation, and wily working of the children of the world against Zuinglius, & increased even as his virtues augmented. The other contrarily that were godly affectioned, as some ancient and virtuous personages, with certain Priests of a less corrupt life, esteemed him so highly, as they trusted by his endeavour, the justice & integrity of the ancestors should be remised in their old estate. At that time he announced the grace of the Gospel, in sort, that he said little of the abuses of Rome, or nothing at all. For he thought it was necessary that truth first known, should work in the hearts of his auditors, so that when they had well understanded the true commandments, they might discern the false and repugnant. And truly, such was the quality of time, he could do none other. For in this contrariety of opinions and rebellion of people, the truth ⟨image 84⟩had rather ben rejected, then y• abuse reformed. Truth it is in this point I cannot clear this young man of all suspicion of sin, although with sacred desire to serve God, he circumspectly took heed by evil example to abase the authority of heavenly doctrine. Thus Zuinglius demeaned him self at Glaris. And in this broil he had good occasion offered him to repair to the hermitage for a season. Thither the Lord Thibaut Gerolzege a Baron invited him, a man as well affectioned to learning and learned men, as to true religion, who was the administrator of our Ladies Hermitage. The cause that moved Zuinglius to repair thither, was the singular desire he had to publish Christ and the verity, among divers & far distant nations, who for the famous brute of y• place, in frequency flowed thither, and partly the goodly opportunity he supposed to find there to come to a more perfect understanding of the Greek tong.
You may not here Agathy say: Is it possible that Zuinglius yet a Papist, shoulde thynke of the Gospell? Credite mee, it is more then .xxvii. yeares past, synce these Blocke heads charged him secretelye to be an heritik, as wel for thys that is rehearsed,