Luther's first mistakes while he disowned not the Papacy, and his after sharpness, against Carolostadius, and Zuinglius, are recorded by many that dislike them, as he recordeth his distaste of those aforesaid, and many more whom he dissented from. All that are contradicted by name are not taken by sober men to be graceless or intolerable. Swenkfeldius was a man of honour, and his Character was, that he had [an honest heart, but not a regulated head;] and yet the generality of Reformers cried down his Errors and Sect. The Calvinists write for Communion with the Lutherans, and the Moderate Lutherans love the Calvinists, & yet they write against each other by name, as too many Volumes openly show. George Major was a wise and good man though Schlusselburgius, and such others, number him and his followers as Heretics, as Ca••vi•• doth the Calixtines. Nicholas Gallus, and Am•sdorsius were noted Divines and Century Writers▪ though they so used Major, and maintained that Good works are not necessary to Salvation; for which wiser men did write against them. Mat. Flac. Illyricus (the chief Century Writer) was a Learned Zealous Protestant, and yet many more than Melanchthon and Beza have left as a blot upon his name, that he was so fierce against Ceremonies, and unpeaceable, and that he maintained that Original Sin is the substance of the Soul. Andrew Osiander was a very Learned Protestant▪ high in favour with his Prince, yet he and all his followers greatly opposed by the Orthodox Reformers, for maintaining that we are justified by Gods Essential Righteousness made ours. And Fu•ccius sped the worse for following him (though it was for State-Councils that he died.) How high a Character doth Melanchthon, and many other the greatest Divines give of Hubertus Languetus, as an Honourable, Learned, Pious, Excellent Man; and yet it's now scarce denied, but it ⟨p. 37⟩was he that) wrote Junius B••tus (though it was long falsely charged on Beza, and the Noble •• Plessis.) Doubtless Cassander, Erasmus, Wicelius, and Grotius, were men of great worth▪ that yet for peace owned the Roman Church and Corruptions, so far as is not to be justified or overlooked. All the Germane Prophets or Fanatics that Chr. Beckman's Exercitations name▪ and copiously confute, were not ungodly or intolerable men. Whatever the Pa••c•lsians, Weig•lians, and many of the rest were, I know not;
Luthers first mistakes while he disowned not the Papacy, and his after sharpness, against Carolostadius, and Zuinglius, are recorded by many that dislike them, as he recordeth his distaste of those aforesaid, and many more whom he dissented from. All that are contradicted by name are not taken by sober men to be graceless or intolerable. Swenkfeldius was a man of honour, and his Character was, that he had [an honest heart, but not a regulated head;] and yet the generality of Reformers cryed down his Errours and Sect. The Calvinists write for Communion with the Lutherans, and the Moderate Lutherans love the Calvinists, & yet they write against each other by name, as too many Volumes openly shew. George Major was a wise and good man though Schlusselburgius, and such others, number him and his followers as Hereticks, as Ca••vi•• doth the Calixtines. Nicholas Gallus, and Am•sdorsius were noted Divines and Century Writers▪ though they so used Major, and maintained that Good works are not necessary to Salvation; for which wiser men did write against them. Mat. Flac. Illyricus (the chief Century Writer) was a Learned Zealous Protestant, and yet many more than Melancthon and Beza have left as a blot upon his name, that he was so fierce against Ceremonies, and unpeaceable, and that he maintained that Original Sin is the substance of the Soul. Andrew Osiander was a very Learned Protestant▪ high in favour with his Prince, yet he and all his followers greatly opposed by the Orthodox Reformers, for maintaining that we are justified by Gods Essential Righteousness made ours. And Fu•ccius sped the worse for following him (though it was for State-Councils that he died.) How high a Character doth Melancthon, and many other the greatest Divines give of Hubertus Languetus, as an Honourable, Learned, Pious, Excellent Man; and yet it's now scarce denyed, but it ⟨p. 37⟩was he that) wrote Iunius B••tus (though it was long falsly charged on Beza, and the Noble •• Plessis.) Doubtless Cassander, Erasmus, Wicelius, and Gr•tius, were men of great worth▪ that yet for peace owned the Roman Church and Corruptions, so far as is not to be justified or overlookt. All the Germane Prophets or Fanaticks that Chr. Beckmans Exercitations name▪ and copiously confute, were not ungodly or intolerable men. Whatever the Paclsians, Weiglians, and many of the rest were, I know not;
