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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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I suppose by these it is apparent, that I have perpended, & well weighed, the perils and dangers, or the divers opinions and dissentions that have risen and grown throughout the whole world, by reason of my doctrine, of which I was vehemently & r•bukefully admonished. As touching ⟨image 32⟩my self, I conceive no greater delectation in any thing, then when I behold discords and dissensions, resuscitated for the word of God. For such is the course an• issue of the Gospel, Jesus Christ saith: I cam not to send peace, but a sword. I came to set man at variance against his Father.
I suppose by these it is apparent, that I haue perpended, & wel weyed, the peryls and daūgers, or the diuers opinions and dissentions that haue rysen and growen throughoute the whole worlde, by reason of my doctrine, of whych I was v•hemently & r•bukefully admonished. As touching ⟨image 32⟩my selfe, I conceiue no greater delectacion in any thing, then when I behold discordes and •issencions, resuscitated for the word of God. For such is the course an• issue of the Gospell, Iesus Christ saith: I cam not to send peace, but a sword. I came to set man at variaunce against his Father.
And further, we must think that our God is marvellous and terrible in his counsels, least perhaps y• that we endeavour with earnest study to achieve & bring to perfection (if we begin, after we have condemned the word of God) that same turn not to a huge sea of evil, and (whereof we had need to be provident) least the Empire of this young and bounteous Prince Charles (in whom next after God, we all conceive singular hope) be lamentable, unfortunate, and miserably begun.