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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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About this time one Staupicius a1 famous wight, who ministered his help to further the erection of an University in Vitteberge, endeavoured also to have Schools of Divinity founded in this new University. When he had considered the Spirit and erudition of Luther, he called ⟨image 11⟩him from Erphord, to place him in Vitteberg, in the year. 1508. and of his age .xxvi. There his towardness appeared in the ordinary exercise of School and predication. And as it happened that many wise and learned men attentively heard Luther, namely the Doctor Meller••ad. The said Mellerstad would often times say, Luther was of such a marvellous spirit, and so ingenious, that he gave apparent signification, at one time or other, he would introduce a more compendious, facile and familiar manner of teaching, and alter and abolish the order that then was used.
About this tyme one Staupicius a1 famous wyght, who ministred hys helpe to furder the erection of an Vniuersity in Vitteberge, endeuoured also to haue Schooles of Diuinitye founded in thys newe Vniuersitye. When he had considered the Spirite and erudition of Luther, he called ⟨image 11⟩hym from Erphord, to place hym in Vitteberg, in the yeare. 1508. and of hys age .xxvi. There hys towardnes appeared in the ordinarye exercise of Schoole and predication. And as it happened that manye wyse and learned men attentiuely heard Luther, namely the Doctor Meller••ad. The sayd Mellerstad woulde often tymes say, Luther was of suche a marueylous spirite, and so ingenious, that he gaue apparent significacion, at one tyme or other, he woulde introduce a more compendious, facile and familiar maner of teaching, and alter and abolyshe the order that then was vsed.
- 1Institution of the University at VittebergInstituciō of the Vniuersitye at Vitteberg