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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 before Luther prepared to answer, Master Jerome Schurffe,1 appointed Luther's Advocate, exclaimed: let the titles of the books be red. Forthwith the Official of Triers named certain of the books, & those principally which were imprinted at Basil, among the which he nominated ⟨image 28⟩his Commentaries in the Psalter, his book of good works, his Commentary upon the Lords prayer, & divers other, which were not contentious.
Then before Luther prepared to aunswer, Maister Ierome Schurffe,1 appoynted Luthers Aduocate, exclamed: let the titles of the bokes be red. Forthwith the Official of Triers named certen of the bokes, & those principally whych were imprinted at Basile, among the whych he nominated ⟨image 28⟩his Cōmentaries in the Psalter, hys booke of good workes, his Commentary vpon the Lordes praier, & diuers other, which were not contencious.
- 1Jerome Shurffe.Ierome Shurffe.
After this Luther answered thus in Latin & in Dutch: Two things1 are proponed unto me by the Imperial Majesty. First, if I will avow for mine, all those books that bear my name. Secondly, if I will maintain or revoke any thing that hitherto I have devised and published. Whereunto I will answer as briefly as I can.
After this Luther aunswered thus in Latin & in Dutche: Two thynges1