Church-history of the government of bishops and their councils abbreviated including the chief part…

so doth Fox for the most part in his Martyrology give you but the public Record, or proved Histories (though Cope call him liar) Melanchthon and Bucholtzer were men of such known sincerity, as constraineth credit to their reports.

so doth Fox for the most part in his Martyrology give you but the publick Record, or proved Histories (though Cope call him lyar) Melancthon and Bucholtzer were men of such known sincerity, as constraineth credit to their reports.

On the other side, who can believe such palpable Railers as Tympius, Cochleus, Genebrard, and many such, that lye contrary to certain evidence? such as make the Vulgar believe, that Luther learnt his Religion of the Devil, and was killed by him; that Oecolanpadius was killed by the Devil; that Bucer had his guts pulled out, and cast about by the Devil; that Calvin was a stigmatized Sodomite and Sensualist; that Beza died a Papist (who lived long after to write a Confutation) and abundance such. Melchior Adam gathereth his History of Lives from the Pens of those that most intimately knew the persons, what able, holy, laborious, and excellent servants of God were Calvin, Beza, Daneus, Knox, and many such, as described by Adamus, and in the judgment of those that were their most knowing observers: But what vile rebellious wretches were they in the judgment of Doctor Heylin, and such as he? what excellent persons did God use for the beyond-sea Reformation? even as in France; and Holland; Jewel, Bilson, and other Bishops, defend that which Heylin describeth as the most odious Rebellions: He maketh the Geneva Presbyterians to do that against their Bishop, which Dr. Pet. Moulin in his Answer to Philanax Anglicus, showeth was done before, while they were Papists. Some things in Heylins History of the Reformation, and the Presbyterians, I believe, which he bringeth Records for; but upon his own word I can scarce believe any thing that he saith, so palpably partial is he, and of so malicious and bloody a strain, representing excellent persons as odious intolerable Rogues, and the Reformation, even of the Lutherans▪ as too bad, but that in France, Belgia, Friesland, the Palatinate, Hungary▪ Transylvania, Scotland, to be but a series of the most odious Rebellions, Murders, and horrid Sacrilege; and ours in England to be much the Spawn of King Henrys Lust, and thinking King Edward 6. his death a seasonable mercy; and odiously representing such excellent Bishops as Grindall, Abbot, and Usher, and such excellent Divines as we sent to Dort, Davenant, Hall Ward, Carlton, &c. It pleaseth the Prelatists to say truly of me, that I am no Presbyterian, and therefore speak not for the persons in partiality, as one of their party; but I […] say, as in Gods