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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 the light restored by S. Austens1 works, hath much profited posterity For Prosper, Maximus, Hugo, and some other like, that governed studies to S. Bernard's time, have for the most part imitated the rule of S. Austen. And this while still the regiment and riches of the Bishops increased, and thereof ensued a mo•e than gigantal or monstrous reign, profane and ignorant men governed the Church, among the which certain were instructed in sciences and ⟨image 22⟩practises of the Roman Court, and some other exercised in pleadings.
And the lyght restored by S. Austēs1 workes, hath much profited posterity For Prosper, Maximus, Hugo, and some other lyke, that gouerned studies to S. Bernardes tyme, haue for the most part imitated the rule of S. Austen. And this whyle styl the regiment and rytches of the Bishops encreased, and therof ensued a mo•e thē gigantal or monstrous raygne, prophane and ignoraunt men gouerned the Churche, among the whych certayne were enstructed in sciences and ⟨image 22⟩practises of the Romayne Courte, and some other exercised in pleadynges.
- 1Depravation of Ecclesiastical ministers.Deprauation of Ecclesiastical ministers.
Then the orders of Dominic and S. Francis Friars began, who beholding1 the excess and riches of the Bishops, & contemning their ungodly manners, determined to live in more modest order, or as I might say to enclose them in the prisons of discipline, but first ignorance increased the superstitions. Then after, when they considered mens minds wholly addicted to the study of y civil laws, for that pleading at Rome advanced many to great authority, & enriched them: they endeavoured to revoke men to the study of Divinity, but they missed of their purpose, and their counsel failed them. Albert and his semblables that were given to Aristotle's doctrine, began to convert the doctrine