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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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These happy beginnings of so good matters, got him great authority, considering his life was correspō dent to his profession, and it plainly appeared his words were no lip labour, but proceeded from the very hart. This admiration of his holy life much inflected, and allured the hearts of his Auditors, and therefore many notable personages, familiarly ⟨image 13⟩knowing him, and seeing him innovate the usual Ceremonies, resisted him nothing, but in respect of the authority, he procured before (as well for that he revealed many good matters, as that his life was holy) consented with him in his opinions, with the which they saw the world divided diversly, and therefore were pensive and very sore grieved.
These happye begynnynges of so good matters, got him great authority, considering his lyfe was correspō dent to hys profession, and it plainly appeared his woordes were no lyppe labour, but proceded from the verye hart. Thys admiracion of his holye lyfe much inflected, and allured the hartes of his Auditours, and therfore many notable personages, familiarly ⟨image 13⟩knowing hym, and seing him innouate the vsuall Ceremonies, resisted hym nothing, but in respect of the authority, he procured before (as wel for that he reueled many good matters, as that his lyfe was holye) consented wyth him in his opinions, with the which they saw the world deuided diuersly, and therfore were pensine and very sore greued.
At this time Luther altered nothing in the ceremonies, but precisely observed his rule among his fellows, he meddled no doubtful opinions, but expressed this common doctrine, as principallest of all other, in familiar manner to all men, elucidating the same more and more, to say the doctrine of repentance, of remission of since, of faith, of true comfort in times of adversity. Every man received good taste of this sweet doctrine, and the learned conceived high pleasure to behold Jesus Christ, the Prophets and Apostles come forth into light, out of darkness, prison, and other ordures, to understand the difference betwixt the law and the Gospel, betwixt the promises of the