A collection of certain learned discourses, written by that famous man of memory Zechariah…A collection of certaine learned discourses, written by that famous man of memory Zachary…

But because the best way to know the tree is by the fruit, let me (with your patience) a little turn your thoughts to the fruits of his godliness & religion. Truly I think that in holy scripture they are the greatest fruits of godliness, which concern the advancement of Gods glory. And when was this sacred soul at all wanting hereunto? when did it not endeavour & labour vehemently to give light every day more than other to the truth, & therewith to lighten others with whom it did converse, that so it might dispel the foggy clouds of error? But those duties of piety are most nearly linked unto charity, which concern both edifying of the church, & the salvation of our neighbours. Wherefore now I will speak jointly of both sorts of duties, & demonstrate how painful this courageous soldier of Christ did labour by his speech, his writings, & his whole mind, that he might not in the least manner trip or wander from his duty. As therefore the duties of piety & charity are between themselves agreeable, & united: so also they lived, increased, & altogether shone forth of this man when he lived. For if we respect the exercises he undertook in regard of these duties, good Lord, how great was his faith? his diligence? his fasting? his watching? for not only the fruits ensuing hereon can witness thus much unto us, ⟨p. 324⟩but also that macerating and pulling down his body, that taming of his flesh, that outward man worn and spent with sore passed labours, so that he died an untimely death. I would to God (my dear Ursine) thou hast not so weakened thy self with unmeasurable […], that thou mightest longer time have […] us, […] school, & Gods church For thou diddest so far respect god, that thou diddest no way respect thy self. Alas, alas, deer Ursine the light of Germany, the pillar of the church, the father of this our school, and the immortal glory of this coū tie Palatine, I would thou couldest have been persuaded, to have taken thy-self a little from thy-self, and respited thy-self a little from thy continual cares, that so we, this school, & the whole church might a little longer have enjoyed thee? when I in times past admonished thee somewhat to this purpose thou madest me answer, that bodily exercise did little profit:

But because the best vvay to knowe the tree is by the fruit, let me (with your patience) a litle turne your thoughts to the fruits of his godlinesse & religion. Truly I thinke that in holy scripture they are the greatest fruits of godlines, which cōcerne the advancemēt of Gods glory. And whē was this sacred soule at al wāting herevnto? whē did it not endevor & labor vehemently to giue light everie day more thē other to the truth, & therwith to lightē others with whō it did cōverse, that so it might dispel the foggy clouds of error? But those duties of piety are most neerely linked vnto charity, which concerne both edifying of the church, & the salvatiō of our neighbors. Wherfore now I wil speak iointly of both sorts of duties, & demōstrate how painful this couragious soldier of Christ did labour by his speech, his wrightings, & his whole minde, that he might not in the least maner trip or wāder frō his duty. As therfore the duties of piety & charity ar between thēselues agreeable, & vnited: so also they liued, encreased, & altogither shōe forth of this mā when he lived. For if we respect the exercises hee vndertooke in regarde of these duties, good Lord, how great was his faith? his diligence? his fasting? his watching? for not onelie the fruits ensuing heereon can witnesse thus much vnto vs,