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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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Whereupon the Princes began to deliberate. This done, the Official pronounced what was their resolution, saying: All be it Martin Luther, thou hast sufficiently understanded by the Emperors commandment, the cause of thy appellation, & therefore doest not deserve to have opportunity given thee to determine: ⟨image 29⟩Yet •he Imperial Majesty of his mere clemency, • ranteth the one day to m[…] for thine answer, the which to morrow ere this instant hour thou shalt repair to render before him co••tcionally, thou do not exhibit thine opinion in writing, but pronounce the same with lively voice.
Whereupon the Princes beganne to deliberate. This done, the Officiall pronounced what was their resolucion, saying: All beit Martine Luther, thou hast sufficiently vnderstanded by the Emperours commaundement, the cause of thy appellacion, & therfore doest not deserue to haue oportunity geuen thee to determyne: ⟨image 29⟩Yet •he Emperiall Maiestye of hys mere clemency, • raūteth the one day to m〈…〉 for thyne aunswer, the whych to morrowe ar thys instaunt houre thou shalt repaire to render before hym co••tcionally, thou doo not exhibite thyne opinion in wrytyng, but pronounce the same wyth lyuely voyce.
This done, Luther was led to his lodging by the Herald, but herein1 I may not be oblivious, that in the way going to the Emperor, & when he was in the assembly of Princes, he was exhorted of other to be courageous, and manly to demean himself, and not to fear them that can kill the body, but not the soul: but rather to dread him that is able to send both body and soul to everlasting fire. Further, he was emboldened with this sentence: When thou art before Kings, think not what thou shall speak, for it shall be given thee in that hour.