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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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Coming then from the Senate house to the Temple, he ascended the Pulpit, after Zuinglius was gone down, & confirmed all that he had taught before, saying he was moved thereto, because Zuinglius had praised so much that virtue Constancy, intituling and calling so his pertinacious opinion. He was then brought back to prison, where he was detained, till Zuinglius secretly released him, and sent him away, not without money & a guide. And arriving at Constance, he so detracted and most impudently defamed ⟨image 92⟩Zuinglius, that he was forced with an Apology to clear himself to the brethren, wherein largely he treated1 of the Anabaptists horrible heresy.
Cōming then from the Senate house to the Temple, he ascended the Pulpit, after Zuinglius was gone downe, & confirmed all that he had taught before, saying he was moued therto, because Zuinglius had praysed so muche that vertue Constancy, intitulyng and callyng so hys partinacious opinion. He was then brought backe to pryson, where he was deteyned, tyll Zuinglius secretly released hym, and sent hym away, not wythout money & a guyde. And arriuing at Constance, he so detracted and most impudētly defamed ⟨image 92⟩Zuinglius, that he was forced wyth an Apology to cleare hymselfe to the brethren, wherein largely he treated1 of the Anabaptistes horrible heresye.
- 1Disputation at bad•
Now ye require to understand the disputation at Bade, and first of all what was the cause the Lords of Zuricke would not permit Zuinglius to be there present. But for as much as the whole discourse of the same is divulged & imprinted, I had rather address you thither, yet doubting I should seem ignorant of the whole. I send you the Lords letters of Zuricke to John Eccius with the safe conduct & promise of good men, that invited him to confer with Zuinglius, and discuss the sacred truth of the old and new testament to the common profit of all the Church. For Eccius had enterprised in two Epistles directed to the Ambassadors of the league, to convince and confute the errors and heresy of Zuinglius, by the reading of these letters, & for that Eccius made none account of y that was written to him, you may understand the Lords intention, why they stayed Zuinglius, although he himself