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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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And these I can not without prejudice call back for by this Recantation, it will come to pass, that tyranny and impiety shall reign, supported by my means, and exercise cruelness against God's people, more violently and ragingly, then before.
And these I can not wythout preiuoice call backe for by thys Recantacion, it wyll come to passe, that tyranny and impiety shal raygne, supported by my meanes, and exercyse cruelnesse agaynste Goddes people, more violentlye and raginglye, then before.
Nevertheless, for that I am a man,1 and not God, I can none otherwise enterprise to defend my books, then my very Lord Jesus Christ hath aided his doctrine. Who being exam•ne• of his doctrine before Annas, and having received a buffet of the Minister, said: If I have spoken evil, bear witness of evil.
Neuertheles, for that I am a man,1 and not God, I can none otherwyse enterpryse to defend my bookes, then my verye Lorde Iesus Christe hath ayded hys doctrine. Who beyng exam•ne• of hys doctrine before Annas, and hauyng receyued a buffet of the Minister, sayde: If I haue spoken euyll, beare wytnesse of euyll.
- 1He requireth to be instructed if he have erred.He requireth to be instructed if he haue erred.