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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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there is a sound doctrine joined with simplicity in them, and I know not where any more efficacy or solid• tie may be found in any mans works, then in his in mine opinion. In this hurly burly, I cannot tell what advertisement the Pope had hereof, but incontinently he addressed his Ambassador to us, and wrote his Apostolical letters or schedule, the tenor whereof ensueth.
there is a sounde doctrine iuigned wyth simplicity in them, and I know not where any more efficacy or solid• tye maye be founde in anye mannes woorkes, then in hys in myne opinion. In thys hurly burly, I cannot tel what aduertisment the Pope hadde hereof, but incontinētly he addressed hys Ambassadour to vs, and wrate hys Apostolicall letters or schedule, the tenour wherof ensueth.
Adrian the Pope, the sixth of this name. We•de•oned S••••e, we greet1 thee well, and send ou• Apostolical benediction. We a••••sse our reverend Brother Enn•u• ▪ Bishop of Verules, domesticall Prelate, our Messenger, and of our Apostolical Sea a prudent, and faithful member, to repair to the invincible and most confederate nation unto us, an• our Apostolical Sea, to street with the same of matters of importance, ⟨image 89⟩and which appertain as well to the said Sea, as to the whole estate of the Christian common weal. Albeit we have enjoined him to propone these things publicly, yet being informed of thy virtue, and effectually