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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 answered in Latin and Dutch, in this wise, modestly and lowly, and yet not without magnanimity, and Christian constancy, so as his adversaries would gladly have had him whusted, and abased his courage, but yet more earnestly they desired his revocation, and certain of them persuaded even so, for as much as he obtained leisure to deliberate.
Martin Luther aunswered in Latine and Dutche, in this wise, modestly and lowlye, and yet not wythout magnanimily, and Christian constā cy, so as hys aduersaries would gladly haue had hym whusted, and abased hys courage, but yet more earnestlye they desyred hys reuocation, and certaine of them perswaded euen so, for as muche as he obtayned leysure to deliberate.
¶ His answer was thus.
¶ Hys aunswer was thus.
E Emperor, and my most magnificent Lord, and you most excellent Princes, and my most clement Lords, I appear before you here at the hour prescribed unto ⟨image 30⟩me yesterday: yielding the obedience that I owe, humbly beseeching, for Goods mercy your most renowned Majesty, and your Graces and Honours will minister unto me this courtesy, to attend this cause benignly, which is the cause (as I trust) of Justice and Verity.
E Emperour, and my most magnificent Lord, and you most excellent Princes, and my most clement Lordes, I appeare before you here at the houre prescribed vnto ⟨image 30⟩me yesterday: yelding the obedience that I owe, humblye beseechinge, for Goodes mercye your most renoumed Maiestye, and your Graces and Honours wyll minister vnto me this curtesye, to attende thys cause benignelye, whyche is the cause (as I trust) of Iustice and Veritye.