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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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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 ⟨image 93⟩answered sufficiently that matter▪ in his works against Faber, & would to God I had even now that disputation to send to you. Al be it he was not present in the disputation: yet he laboured as much with care, diligence, counsel, advertisement, exhortation and writing, which he sent to Bade, as though he had aided against the enemies of y• truth. For my part I desire nothing more, then to have seen him face to face disputing with Eccius at full liberty: I believe the .v. little Cantons of Switzerland had given perfect judgement, where the lye or truth had rested, but it was not lawful for him to be there. Since that time, finding security in travail, he went to Bern where was Murnerus & Eccius, with. 4. Bishops, and certain principal Monks, which the counsel of Bern required under surety to repair thither. Truth it is, he was guarded with. 200. men of arms to pass by the confederate Countries. He made also a long journey to Marpurge, to confer with Martin Luther, and Phillip Melanchthon, of the Eucharistical Sacrament, not doubting ⟨image 93⟩any thing, because it was a place void of danger. You cannot choose but evidently perceive, he hath endured great travails in these affairs. Divers called him teacher of new opinions, because of his judgement of the supper of our Lord. But I believe if they had red with equity, and well weighed that y• he wrote to the Princes of Germany, assembled at Augsburg, they would have judged other wise.