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Acts and monuments of matters most special and memorable, happening in the Church. [vol.…Actes and monuments of matters most speciall and memorable, happenyng in the Church. [vol.…
Acts and monuments of matters most special and memorable, happening in the Church. [vol. 2, part 1] with an universal history of the same, wherein is set forth at large the whole race and course of the Church, from the primitive age to these latter times of ours, with the bloody times, horrible troubles, and great persecutions against the true martyrs of Christ, sought and wrought as well by heathen emperors, as now lately practised by Romish prelates, especially in this realm of England and Scotland. Newly revised and recognised, partly also augmented, and now the fourth time again published and recommended to the studious reader, by the author (through the help of Christ our Lord) John Fox, which desireth thee good reader to help him with thy prayer.Actes and monuments of matters most speciall and memorable, happenyng in the Church. [vol. 2, part 1] with an vniuersall history of the same, wherein is set forth at large the whole race and course of the Church, from the primitiue age to these latter tymes of ours, with the bloudy times, horrible troubles, and great persecutions agaynst the true martyrs of Christ, sought and wrought as well by heathen emperours, as nowe lately practised by Romish prelates, especially in this realme of England and Scotland. Newly reuised and recognised, partly also augmented, and now the fourth time agayne published and recommended to the studious reader, by the author (through the helpe of Christ our Lord) Iohn Foxe, which desireth thee good reader to helpe him with thy prayer.
London: printed by John Daye, 1583London: printed by Iohn Daye, 1583
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About this time one Staupicius a famous man,1 who ministering his help to further the erection of an University in Wittenberg, and endeavouring to have schools of Divinity founded in this new University: when he had considered the spirit & towardness of Luther, he called him from Erfurt, to place him in Wittenberg, in the year .1508. and of his age xxvi. There his towardness appeared in the ordinary exercise both of his disputations in the schools & preaching in churches, where as many wise and learned men attentively heard Luther, namely D. Mellerstad.
About this tyme one Staupicius a famous mā,1 who ministring his helpe to further the erection of an Uniuersitie in Wittenberg, and endeuouring to haue schooles of Diuinitie founded in this new Uniuersitie: when he had cōsidered the spirite & towardnes of Luther, he called him from Erford, to place him in Wittenberg, in ye yeare .1508. and of his age xxvi. There his towardnes appeared in ye ordinary exercise both of hys disputations in the schooles & preaching in churches, where as manye wise and learned mē attentiuely heard Luther, namely D. Mellerstad.
- 1The institution of the University at Wittenberg. Staupitius.The institution of the Vniuersitie at Wittenberge. Staupitius.
This Mellerstad would oftentimes say, that Luther was of such a marvellous spirit, and so ingenious,1 that he gave apparent signification, that he would introduce a more compendious, easy, and familiar manner of teaching and altar and abolish the order that then was used.
This Mellerstad would oftentimes say, that Luther was of suche a marueilous spirit, and so ingenious,