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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 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 doctrine2 of the Church into profane Philosophy.
Then the orders of Dominicke and S. Fraunces Friers began, who beholding1 the excesse and ritches of the Byshops, & contempnyng their vngodly maners, determined to lyue in more modest order, or as I myght say to enclose them in the prisons of discipline, but first ignoraunce encreased the supersticions. Then after, when they considered mens myndes wholy addicted to the study of y• ciuil lawes, for that pleading at Rome aduaūced many to great authority, & enrytched them: they endeuoured to reuoke men to the study of Diuinity, but they missed of their purpose, and theyr counsayl fayled them. Albert and his semblables that wer geuen to Aristotles doctrine, beganne to conuert the doctrine2 of the Churche into prophane Philosophy.
- 1The beginning of. 2. sorts of Friars.The beginning of. 2. sortes of Friars.
- 2The Gospel turned into Philosophy.