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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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Now Luther, y• plainlier to express the doctrine of repentance, of remission of since, of faith, & of indulgences, he added these matters: The difference of divine & human laws, y• doctrine of the use of our Lords supper, of baptism & of vows, and these were his principal conflicts. As touching the question of the Roman Bishops power, Eccius was y• author thereof, & for none other respect, than to inflame the fiery wrath of the Pope & Princes ⟨image 16⟩against Luther. The symbol of y• Apostles, y• same of Nice & Athanasius he conserved in their integrity. Further he declareth in divers his works sufficiently, what innovation is to be required in y• ceremonies & traditions of men, & wherefore they ought to be altered. And what form of doctrine & administration of the sacraments he required & approved, it is apparent by the confession the Elector John Duke of Saxony, & Prince Phillip Landgrave of Hessia presented to the Emperor Charles the .v. in the year 1530. in the assembly at Augsburg. It is manifest also by y• ceremonies of y• Church in this City, & the doctrine y• is preached in our Church, the some whereof is fully comprised in this confession: I allege this y• the godly may consider not only what errors he hath corrected & reproved, & what images he hath defaced & abolished: but also they may understand he hath comprehended y• hole doctrine necessary for y• church he hath set y• ceremonies in their purity, & given examples to the faithful to repurge & reform the Churches, & it is necessary for posterity to know• what Luther hath approved.
Now Luther, y• plainlier to expres the doctrine of repentaunce, of remission of syns, of faith, & of indulgēces, he added these matters: The differēce of diuine & humain lawes, y doctrine of the vse of our Lords supper, of baptisme & of vowes, and these were hys principal conflictes. As touching the question of the Romain Bishops power, Eccius was y author thereof, & for none other respect, thē to inflame the fyry wrath of the Pope & Princes