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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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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,1 and besides this he burned openly Luther's propositions, and the Sermon he wrote of Indulgences. This rage and hellish fury of this bag bearer Friar Tecel, enforced Luther ⟨image 14⟩to treat more amply of things, and to maintain the truth.
Thys beggarlye Friar alwayes lyke vnto hym selfe, hopyng to obtayne the Popes blessynge, assembled certayne Monkes and Deuines, meanelye seene in Sophistry, in hys Couent, and foorth wyth commaunded them to wryte something against Luther. And whylest he would not seeme to be dombe, he beganne not onelye to inueye in hys Sermons, but to thunder agaynst Luther, and balking out hys Asinine brayde, cryed: Luther is an hereticke, and worthye to be persecuted wyth the fyre,1 and besydes thys he burned openlye Luthers propositions, and the Sermon he wrote of Indulgences. Thys rage and heliyshe fury of thys bagge bearer Friar Tecel, enforced Luther ⟨image 14⟩to treate more amply of thinges, and to mayntaine the truth.
- 1The slanders of Tecel Jacobite.The sclaū ders of Tecel Iacobite.
Behold what were the beginnings of this controversy, wherein Luther neither suspecting ne dreaming of any change that might happen in the ceremonies, did not utterly reject the Indulgences, but required a moderation in them. And therefore they falsely accuse him, that blaze he began with plausible matter, and whereby he might get praise, to the end in process of time, he might change the state of the Common weal, and purchase authority, either for him self or other.