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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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Modern spelling is a reading aid: the words are the author’s, only the spelling is modernized. Original shows the page as printed, with the transcription marks.
And haply the event answered his expectation, for there he manifested Christ, & got perfect intelligence of the Greek, to understand ⟨image 85⟩more easily the new and old Testament. Even about this time the congregation of Zuricke, destitute of a Preacher, suborned certain, who did their undevour to place Zuinglius their Superintendent. He was ignorant of this, till that a Canon of the City required him, if he would1 discharge the province of a Preacher, and be their Pastor at Zuricke. He answered he was content, and trusted, that if the grace of god was preacher & received in so famous a place, the other Cantons or quarters of Switzerland would follow that example, and by this mean a godly reformation would ensue.
And happely the euent aunswered hys expectacion, for there he manifested Christ, & got perfect intelligence of the Greeke, to vnderstād ⟨image 85⟩more eas•ly the newe and old Testament. Euen about this tyme the congregacion of Zuricke, destitute of a Preuther, •uborned certayn, who did theyr vndeuour to place Zuinglius theyr Superintendent. He was ignoraunt of thys, tyll that a Chanon of the Citye required hym, if he woulde1 discharge the prouince of a Preacher, and be theyr Pastor at Zuricke. He aunswered he was content, and trusted, that if the grace of god was preacher & receyued in so famous a place, the other Cantōs or quarters of Suiderland would followe that example, and by thys meane a godlye reformation would ensue.
- 1Zuinglius called to Zuricke.Zuingliꝰ called to Zuricke.