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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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And as this good Duke Frederick was one of all the princes of our time that loved best quiet & common tranquillity,1 neither was avaricious, but willingly bent to refer all his counsels to the common utility of all the world, as it is easy to be conjected divers ways: so he neither encouraged nor favoured Luther, but often represented semblant of heaviness and sorrow, which he bare in his hart, fearing greater dissensions.
And as this good Duke Frederick was one of al the princes of our time that loued best quiet & common tranquillity,1 neither was aua•icious, but wyllyngly bent to referre al his counsels to the common vtilitye of all the world, as it is easy to be coniected diuers waies: so he neither encouraged nor fauoured Luther, but often represented semblant of heauines and sorrow, whych he bare in hys hart, fearyng greater dissencions.
- 1Praise of Frederick Duke of Sarony.Prayse of Fridericke Duke of Sarony.
But as he was wise, and followed not only profane judgements, which command the tender springs of •• changes to be suddenly oppressed: so taking in counsel the divine rule, and well deliberating thereupon which enjoineth obedience to the Gospel, and forbiddeth to resist the ⟨image 15⟩tried truth, and termeth it a blasphemy, horribly condemned of God, pertinaciously to repugn the truth. He did that many wise and godly would have done, he obeyed God, leaving unto him his divine power, he read diligently that that was written, and he would not abolish, that he judged to be sincere and true.