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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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He considered this also, that many were instigated & solicited by Erasmus learned works, to study the Greek and Latin tongues, who perceiving a more gentle & ready order of teaching the before, began to have in contempt the Monks barbarous and sophistical doctrine: and specially such as were of a gentle nature & good disposition. Luther began to study the Greek and Hebrew tongues, to this end, that after he had learned the phrase & propriety of the tongues, & drawn the doctrine out of the very fountains, he might give more sound judgement.
He considered this also, that many were instigated & solicited by Erasmus learned woorkes, to studye the Greeke and Latine tonges, who perceiuing a more gentle & ready order of teaching the before, began to haue in contempt the Monkes barbarous and sophistical doctrine: and specially suche as were of a gentle nature & good disposicion. Luther began to study the Greke and Hebrue tonges, to thys ende, that after he had learned the phrase & propriety of the tonges, & drawen the doctrine out of the very fountaynes, he myghte geue more sound iudgement.
Whilst Luther was in this course of study, a certain Dominic Friar named Tecel, a most impudent Sycophant (if ever there reigned any) caused the Popes Indulgences or Pardons to he carried and sold about the Country. Luther, much moved with the blasphemous sermons this shameless ⟨image 14⟩Friar preached, and having his hart earnestly bent with ardent desire to maintain true religion, published1 certain propositions of Indulgences, which are in the first Tome of his works, and fixed them openly on the Temple that joineth to the Castle of Vitteberg, the morrow after the feast of all Saints, the year, 1517.
Whilest Luther was in this course of study, a certaine Dominicke Friernanied Tecel, a most impudent Sicophant (if euer there raygned any) caused the Popes Indulgences or Pardons to he caryed and sold about the Country. Luther, much moued wyth the blasphemous sermons this shameles