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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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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 ⟨image 14⟩Friar preached, and hauyng hys hart earnestly bent wyth ardent desyre to mayntaine true religion, published1 certain proposicions of Indulgences, whych are in the fyrst Tome of hys woorkes, and fixed them openlye on the Temple that ioyneth to the Castell of Vitteberg, the morrowe after the feast of all Saynctes, the yeare, 1517.
- 1Luthers Propositions of pardons.Luthers Proposicions of pardons.
This beggarly Friar always like unto him self, hoping to obtain the Popes blessing, assembled certain Monks and Divines, meanly seen in Sophistry, in his Convent, and forth with commanded them to write something against Luther. And whilst he would not seem to be dumb, he began not only to inveigh in his Sermons, but to thunder against Luther, and balking out his Asinine braid, cried: Luther is an heretic, and worthy to be persecuted with the fire,