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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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The cause wherefore he addicted him self to this Monastical order of1 life: was because he believed the same to be most conformable to sincere religion, and to the understanding of Gods doctrine, as he hath related, & many hath known. Often times he was taken with great and trembling fears, when he attentively considered the wrath of God, & the marvellous examples of his punishments, that he was in a manner reft of his wits. And I have marked at a certain time, that being sore abashed in one disputation of this doctrine, because he gave attentive ear thereunto: ⟨image 9⟩he was suddenly forced to remove into a nigh Chamber, & there resting on his bed, he meddled & reported oft2 this sentence: God hath shut up all under our unbelief, to the end he might extend mercy to all. These abashments increased after, but then most asperously he felt them, when he lost his dear friend & companion, who was stain, I know not by what mishap.
The cause wherefore he addicted him selfe to this Monasticall order of1 life: was because he beleued the same to be most conformable to sincere religion, and to the vnderstanding of Gods doctrine, as he hath related, & many hath knowen. Often tymes he was takē with great and trembling feares, when he attentiuely considered the wrath of God, & the marueylous examples of his punishmentes, that he was in a maner reft of hys wyttes. And I haue marked at a certaine tyme, that beyng sore abashed in one disputacion of thys doctrine, because he gaue attentiue eare therevnto: ⟨image 9⟩he was sodēly forced to remoue into a nygh Chamber, & ther resting on his bed, he medled & reported ofte2 this sentence: God hath shut vp al vnder our vnbelief, to the end he might extende mercye to all. These abashmentes encreased after, but thē most asperously he felt thē, whē he lost hys deare friende & companion, who was stayne, I know not by what mishap.