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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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Then to correct the errors of that time, or at the least some part of the.1 God raised S. Austen, who repurged an some part the fountains, and I doubt not if he were judge of dissensions at this day, but he would speak for us, & defend our cause. Certainly, as concerning free remission, justification by faith, the use of the Sacraments and indifferent things he consenteth wholly with us.
Then to correct the errors of that tyme, or at the least some part of the.1 God raised S. Austen, who repurged an some part the fountaynes, and I doubt not if he were iudge of dissencions at this day, but he wold speake for vs, & defend our cause. Certenly, as concerning free remission, iustificacion by faith, the vse of the Sacramentes and indifferent thynges he consenteth wholy wyth vs.
- 1S. Augustine restorer of the doctrine.
And albeit that in some places he exp•undeth more eloquently and aptly that he will say, than in some, yet if in reading any do carry with them a godly spirit and quick▪ understanding, and all evil judgement ceaseth, they shall soon perceive he is of our opinion. And where as our adversaries sometime do cite sentences selected out of his books against us, and with clamour provoke us to the ancient Fathers, they do it not for any affection they bear unto the truth or antiquity, but maliciously to cloak them with the authority of the ancient fathers, in the presence of their Idols, which antiquity never knew of any these horned beasts & dumb Idols, as we have known in these days.
And albeit that in some places he exp•undeth more eloquently and aptly that he wyl say, than in some, yet yf in readyng any do cary wyth them a godly spirite and quycke vnderstandyng, and al euil iudgement ceaseth, they shall soone perceyne he is of our opinion. And where as our aduersaries sometime do cite sentences selected out of his bookes agaynst vs, and wyth clamour prouoke vs to the auncient Fathers, they do it not for any affection they beare vnto the truth or antiquity, but maliciously to cloke them wyth the authority of the auncient fathers, in the presence of their Idols, whych antiquity neuer knewe of any these horned beastes & dombe Idols, as we haue knowen in these dayes.