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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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They called him Pensionary, because in time past he received a yearly pension of the Pope, ignorant then it was any sin. As touching ⟨image 95⟩that he excused him self to the Germans in this wise: Where as I have had to do sometime with the Pope, that is ceased now long ago. I thought then it was lawful to receive his money, to maintain his party. But when I knew mine error, I resigned his pension, which is the cause y• Popes Deputies con •e small thanks: yea, defame & scorn me, as though I were culpable, for as much as they persuade men, that in taking the Popes money, God is sincerely served. And writing to Berchtho•• Ha••er, and Caspar Megander, touching Princes presents, he saith thus: I esteem the glory of Christ, yea mine own, more then all the treasure of worldly Princes, much less the benefits and largess of one King. I have learned what princely rewards pretend, so that avarice hath no more place in me, albeit she is familiar and attending upon old age. And his adversaries not satisfied to call him thief, ad•u•••erer & heretic, to defame his doctrine & abase his credit, they hissed & barked at him publicly, as though they had been lunatic persons. But ⟨image 95⟩when these silly mad dolts saw they prevailed not against the Gospel and servants of God: they converted their stinging & hissing against such as had received the word of God, hoping to irritate them, & pull them from the savour of him, who seemed to be the author (as they perversely judged) of their evil. They so reproached and mocked him, that the Senate of Zuricke determined in re•u•se these injuries, and c•••u••lius assaults. I had need to write a large volume, to such as desire to understand or describe his affairs. In the end there were appointed new confederacies for the tuition of Christian doctrine, with out violating or doing prejudice to the ancient alliance, which was not done without the singular diligence and great travail of Zuinglius.