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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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Martin Luther's declaration of his doctrine, before the Emperors Majesty, Charles the fifth, the Princes Electors, the Estates of the Empire, in the journey an• assembly of Princes at Worms. (⸫)
Martine Luthers declaracion of hys doctrine, before the Emperours Maiesty, Charles the fyft, the Princes Electors, the Estates of the Empyre, in the i•urney an• assembly of Princes at Wormes. (⸫)
THE year of our salvation▪ 1621. about. 17. •ayes after Passover, Martin Luther entered Worms, being sent for by the Emperor Charles the fifth of his name, king of Hispaine & Archduke of Austria. &c. Who the first year of his Empire, made the first assembly of Princes in this regal City. And where as Martin Luther had published three years before, certain new propositions, and such as before were never proponed, to be disputed in the Town of Wittenberg in Saxony, against the ••ranny of the Pope (the which not withstanding ⟨image 26⟩were torn in pieces, condemned and burned by the Papists, and yet by no manifest Scriptures, •• probable reason convinced) the matter began to tend to tumult and mutiny, and yet Luther maintained a• this while openly his cause against the Clergy. Whereupon it seemed good according to the solicitation of the Roman Legates, that Luther should be called, assigning unto him an Herald of Arms, with letter of safe conduct by the Emperor & Princes. Being sent for, he came, and addressed him to the Knights of the Rhodes place, where he was lodged,1 well entertained, and visited of many Earls, Barons, Knights of thordr Gentlemen, Priests & the Commonly who frequented his lodging till night.