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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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Not that he attempted any thing against the peace (for never like flagitious devise could penetrate the brain of such a lover of his Country) but that by this policy he hoped to eradicate the •yces then swarming, and to plant the true and sincere Religion, to the honour of God▪ ⟨image 96⟩and the common profit of Switzerland, or else in defending Gods cause, thus to inflame all mens hearts to praise the Lord, and by the magnificence of this new confederacy, to astonish and dash the adversaries, thereby the sooner1 to win and reclaim them to Christ. This incontinently moved certain furious Papists to fall to weapons, and broach intestine war. Whereupon Zuinglius wrote to his friends in this manner.
Not that he attempted ani thing agaynst the peace (for neuer lyke •lagitious deuise coulde penetrate the brayne of suche a louer of hys Countrye) but that by thys pollecye he hoped to eradicate the •yces then swarmyng, and to plant the true and syncere Religion, to the honour of God▪ ⟨image 96⟩and the common profit of Swicerlād, or els in defending Gods cause, thus to enflame all mens hartes to prayse the Lord, and by the magnificence of this new confederacy, to astonish and dash the aduersaries, therby the soner1 to wyn and reclayme them to Christ. Thys incontinently moued certayne furious Papistes to fall to weapons, and broche intestine warre. Wherupon Zuinglius wrate to hys friendes in thys maner.
- 1Zuinglius writeth to his friends.Zuingliꝰ writeth to hys friendes.