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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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Moreover he exhorted every man to render unto God that appertained unto God, and to Cesar that belonged to Cesar, to say that all should serve God, with true repentance, knowledge and propagation of his true doctrine, invocation & works, wrought with a pure conscience. And as touching civil policy, that every one should obey the Magistrates, under whom he lived in all civil duties, & ⟨image 19⟩reverences for Gods cause. And certainly Luther was such a one, he gave unto God, that belonged unto God, he taught God, he invocated God, & had other virtues necessary for a man that pleaseth God. Further, in politic conversation he constantly avoided all seditious counsels. I judge these virtues to be so excellent ornaments, as greater and more divine cannot be required in this mortal life.
Moreouer he exhorted euerye man to render vnto God that appertayned vnto God, and to Cesar that belonged to Cesar, to say that al should serue God, wyth true repentaunce, knowledge and propagacion of hys true doctrine, inuocacion & workes, wrought wyth a pure cōscience. And as touchyng ciuil pollecy, that euery one should obey the Maiestcates, vnder whō he lyued in al ciuil dutyes, & ⟨image 19⟩reuerences for Gods cause. And certenly Luther was such a one, he gaue vnto God, that belonged vnto God, he taught God, he inuocated God, & had other vertues necessary for a mā that pleaseth God. Further, in politike conuersation he constantlye aduoyded al sedicious counsels. I iudge these vertues to be so excellent ornamentes, as greater and more deuine cānot be required in thys mortal life.
And all be it that the virtue of this1 man is worthy commendation, & the rather for that he used the gifts of God in all reverence: yet our duty is to render condigne thanks unto God that by him he hath given us the light of the Gospel, and to conserve and enlarge the remembrance of his doctrine. I weigh little the braid & slander of the Epicures and Hypocrites, who scoff and condemn the manifest truth. But I stay wholly here upon, that the universal Church, hath consented perpetually to this very doctrine, which is preached in our Church, where unto we must frame our life and devotion conformable. And I believe that this is the doctrine,