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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 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, ⟨image 20⟩whereof the Son of God speaketh: If any love me, he will keep my commandments, and my father will love him, and we will come to him, and plant our dwelling with him. I speak of the some of the doctrine, as it is understanded, and explained in our Churches, by the faithful & learned Ministers. For all be it that some one often times expoundeth the same more aptly and elegantly then some other: yet as touching the effect, the learned and faithful do agree in all points.
And al be it that the vertue of thys1 man is worthy commen•acion, & the rather for that he vsed the gyftes of God in all reuerence: yet our duty is to render condigne thanks vnto God that by him he hath giuē vs the light of the Gospel, and to conserue and enlarge the remembraunce of hys doctrine. I weye litle the braid & sclaunder of the Epicures and Hipocrites, who scoffe and condempne the manifest truth. But I stay wholy here vpon, that the vniuersal Churche, hath consented perpetuallye to thys very doctrine, which is preached in our Church, where vnto we must frame our lyfe and deuocion conformable. And I beleue yt this is the doctrine, ⟨image 20⟩wherof the sonne of God speaketh: If any loue me, he wyll keepe my commaundementes, and my father wyll loue him, and we wyll come to hym, and plant our dwelling with hym. I speake of the somme of the doctrine, as it is vnderstāded, and explaned in our Churches, by the faithfull & learned Ministers. For al be it that some one often times expoundeth the same more aptly and elegantly then some other: yet as touching the effect, the learned and faithful doo agree in all poyntes.