❧
The
hystory
of
the
Lyfe
and
Actes
of
Martine
Luther
,
Doctour
of
Diuinitie
.
Faythfully
set
foorth
by
Phillip
Melan●thon
.
(
.
¶
.
)
THE
reuerende
Father
Martin
Luther
promised
in
hys
fatall
tyme
,
to
publyshe
,
aswell
the
discourse
of
hys
lyfe
,
as
causes
of
hys
conslicts
:
whych
he
resolued
to
do
,
yf
death
(
to
greedy
of
her
pray
)
had
not
reft
vs
the
society
of
hym
,
and
the
heauens
accelerated
to
place
thys
incomparable
Iewell
among
the
elect
organes
and
vessels
of
God
the
father
.
Therefore
I
iudge
it
necessary
that
the
consideracion
of
hys
particular
lyfe
be
luculently
set
forth
.
Since
the
same
abounded
with
manye
good
examples
,
that
may
corroborate
in
syncere
mindes
the
fear
of
god
,
&
not
to
digres
,
if
I
recite
the
causes
also
,
for
that
they
aduertise
posterity
of
many
excellent
thynges
.
Further
,
by
thys
narracion
,
the
sycophancye
and
sinistre
reporte
of
them
,
¶
Such
as
wyth
hawtye
style
,
adnaunce
theyr
proper
prayse
:
Deflect
from
Sophies
golden
saw●s
and
sue
Morias
wayes
.
Yet
we
,
that
knowe
what
rare
vertues
harbored
in
his
head
,
what
constancie
lodged
in
hys
diu
ne
brest
:
are
perswaded
he
would
iustly
and
faithfully
haue
recited
hys
proper
hystory
,
And
many
graue
and
godly
men
liue
presently
,
who
would
haue
condempned
hys
follye
,
if
he
had
forged
an
other
historye
,
as
Po●tes
in
their
poesies
are
wont
to
faine
,
considering
he
vnderstode
the
perfect
order
&
sequele
of
hys
actes
were
not
vnknowen
vnto
them
.
But
since
hys
fatal
day
hath
preuented
the
publicacion
of
such
an
history
:
I
wyl
truly
recite
,
that
partlye
by
familiare
conuersacion
I
haue
sene
,
and
partlye
by
informacion
and
approued
testimonies
of
hys
perfecte
friendes
I
haue
heard
.
Ther
is
an
auncient
Famely
,
and
amplye
augmented
,
of
meane
degree
surnamed
Luther
,
in
the
territorie
of
the
Noble
Earles
of
Mansfield
.
Martine
Luthers
Parentes
firste
inhabited
Hys
Mother
named
Margaret
,
besydes
that
the
had
vertues
worthy
an
honest
Matrone
,
thys
was
syngular
.
Ther
shined
in
her
,
continency
,
feare
of
God
,
and
inuocacion
,
and
al
other
vertuous
persons
constantly
planted
their
eyes
vpon
her
,
as
on
a
patron
&
president
of
al
moral
vertues
.
I
haue
some
tyme
enquired
of
her
,
at
what
time
her
sonne
was
borne
:
she
answered
,
that
she
remembred
the
houre
&
the
day
of
his
natiuity
,
but
of
the
yeare
she
was
ignoraunt
.
She
affirmed
he
was
borne
the
.x.
day
of
Nouember
at
night
,
about
a
leuen
of
the
clocke
.
And
the
cause
why
he
was
called
Martin
,
was
for
that
the
morow
after
he
receiued
Baptisme
,
was
S.
Martins
day
.
But
his
brother
Iames
,
an
honest
and
vpright
man
,
said
:
the
whole
After
he
was
growen
to
yeares
of
vnderstandyng
,
hys
Parentes
diligently
taught
hym
to
feare
&
knowe
God
,
and
accustomed
hym
to
all
domesticall
duties
of
honest
vertues
.
They
foorthwith
addressed
hym
to
schoole
,
and
George
Aemilius
Father
led
hym
a
lytle
Infant
to
schole
,
who
lyueth
yet
,
and
can
recorde
the
truth
.
Euen
about
this
tyme
the
Grammer
Departing
from
Magdeburge
,
he
repaired
to
Isenach
,
wher
he
studied
foure
yeares
vnder
one
Scholemayster
,
who
taught
hym
the
Grammer
more
promptly
and
luckely
,
then
any
other
.
I
haue
heard
Luther
commende
his
wyt
.
He
was
sent
to
thys
towne
,
because
his
Mother
was
borne
in
the
same
,
of
honest
and
auncient
house
.
Here
he
atchieued
his
study
in
Grammer
.
And
for
that
he
hadde
a
lyuelye
pregnant
&
subtil
wit
,
and
passingly
apt
to
eloquence
:
he
was
preferred
aboue
his
schoolefeeres
,
and
excelled
the
other
yonge
Impes
that
learned
with
him
in
opposicion
of
hard
questions
,
in
copy
of
wordes
,
in
composition
of
an
Oration
in
prose
,
and
in
writing
of
Verses
.
Hauyng
then
tasted
the
sweetenes
of
learning
,
as
he
was
prone
ther
vnto
:
he
went
to
an
Vniuersitye
,
as
to
And
for
that
the
excellencye
of
hys
wyt
embracing
good
litterature
required
many
,
&
those
selected
things
:
he
priuately
red
diuers
workes
of
the
auncient
latine
Authors
,
as
Cicero
,
Titus
Liuius
,
Virgil
,
&
others
.
He
studied
not
these
as
the
yong
scholers
are
wont
,
collecting
onely
the
Phrases
,
but
as
a
doctrine
or
representacion
of
humayne
lyfe
.
And
therfore
intentiuely
applyed
hym selfe
,
to
vnder
stande
the
sence
&
sentence
of
the
Authors
.
And
hauyng
a
naturall
good
memory
,
he
had
as
it
were
before
hys
eyes
prest
,
all
that
he
had
learned
,
or
hearde
.
He
so
excelled
in
hys
younge
yeres
,
that
the
whole
Vniuersity
had
hys
wyt
in
great
admiracion
.
Beyng
twentye
yeres
olde
,
he
was
The
cause
wherefore
he
addicted
him selfe
to
this
Monasticall
order
of
Then
penurye
pricked
hym
not
to
this
Monkerye
,
but
the
affection
he
had
to
learne
to
serue
God
.
Albeit
he
learned
ther
the
doctrine
vsed
in
scholes
,
he
red
the
Doctors
of
sentences
,
and
in
publick
disputacions
,
distinctly
expressed
the
difficulties
,
which
other
could
not
vnfold
,
whereat
many
mused
:
Neuertheles
,
for
that
he
sought
not
in
this
kinde
of
lyfe
to
wyn
brute
according
to
the
vertu
of
his
wit
,
but
He
declared
he
was
manye
tymes
Luther
sayd
he
was
not
onely
strengthened
by
these
wordes
:
but
the
he
was
also
instructed
of
the
ful
meaning
of
saint
Paule
,
who
repeateth
so
many
times
this
sentence
:
We
are
iustified
by
fayth
.
And
hauing
read
the
exposicions
of
many
vpon
this
place
:
he
then
perceued
as
wel
by
the
purpose
of
the
olde
man
,
as
by
the
comfort
he
receyued
in
his
spirite
,
the
vanity
of
those
interpretacions
,
which
he
had
besydes
him
.
And
reading
by
little
and
lyttle
,
with
conferring
the
sayinges
and
examples
of
Prophetes
and
Apostles
,
&
continual
inuocacion
of
God
,
and
excitacion
of
fayth
by
force
of
prayers
,
he
perceiued
that
doctrine
more
euidently
.
Then
he
began
to
reade
S.
Austens
bookes
,
where
he
found
many
goodly
About
this
tyme
one
Staupicius
a
There
fyrst
he
expounded
the
dialectique
and
Phisique
of
Aristotle
,
and
in
the
meane
whyle
intermitted
no
whyt
hys
studye
in
Theologye
.
Three
yeres
after
he
went
to
Rome
about
the
differences
of
the
Monkes
,
and
returnynge
the
same
yeare
,
hee
was
graded
Doctor
,
at
the
expences
of
Elector
Fridericke
,
Duke
of
Saxdnye
,
accordyng
to
the
solempne
maner
of
Schooles
.
For
he
had
heard
him
preach
,
wel
vnderstanded
the
quicknes
of
his
spirit
,
diligently
considered
the
vehemency
After
this
he
began
to
expound
th●
Epistle
to
the
Romains
,
&
consequently
the
Psalmes
.
But
howe
?
he
declared
them
so
diuinely
,
that
it
semed
i●
the
iudgement
of
al
faythfull
&
learned
men
,
he
was
a
shyning
lyght
,
●
bright
Phebus
,
that
began
to
clea●
after
a
long
cloudy
and
obscure
sky●
Ther
he
shewed
the
difference
betwixt
the
law
and
the
Gospel
.
He
also
confounded
the
errour
that
raygned
then
in
schooles
and
Sermons
,
the
whych
errour
taught
,
that
men
merite
remission
of
synnes
by
their
proper
woorkes
,
and
that
they
be
iust
before
God
,
by
outward
discipline
,
as
the
Phariseis
taught
.
Luther
diligentlye
reduced
the
myndes
of
men
,
to
the
Sonne
These
happye
begynnynges
of
so
good
matters
,
got
him
great
authority
,
considering
his
lyfe
was
correspondent
to
hys
profession
,
and
it
plainly
appeared
his
woordes
were
no
lyppe
labour
,
but
proceded
from
the
verye
hart
.
Thys
admiracion
of
his
holye
lyfe
much
inflected
,
and
allured
the
hartes
of
his
Auditours
,
and
therfore
many
notable
personages
,
familiarly
knowing
hym
,
and
seing
him
innouate
the
vsuall
Ceremonies
,
resisted
hym
nothing
,
but
in
respect
of
the
authority
,
he
procured
before
(
as
wel
for
that
he
reueled
many
good
matters
,
as
that
his
lyfe
was
holye
)
consented
wyth
him
in
his
opinions
,
with
the
which
they
saw
the
world
deuided
diuersly
,
and
therfore
were
pensine
and
very
sore
greued
.
At
thys
tyme
Luther
altered
nothing
in
the
ceremonies
,
but
precisely
obserued
hys
rule
among
hys
fellowes
,
he
medled
no
doubtful
opinions
,
but
expressed
thys
common
doctrine
,
as
principallest
of
all
other
,
in
familiar
maner
to
all
men
,
elucidating
the
same
more
and
more
,
to
say
the
doctrine
of
repentaunce
,
of
remission
of
synnes
,
of
fayth
,
of
true
comfort
in
times
of
aduersity
.
Euery
man
receiued
good
taste
of
this
swete
doctrine
,
and
the
learned
conceiued
high
pleasure
to
behold
Iesus
Christ
,
the
Prophetes
and
Apostles
come
foorth
into
lyght
,
out
of
darkenes
,
pryson
,
and
other
ordures
,
to
vnderstand
the
difference
betwyxt
the
lawe
and
the
Gospell
,
betwyxt
the
promises
of
the
Law
,
and
the
promise
of
the
Gospel
,
betwixt
spirituall
Iustice
,
and
ciuill
thynges
,
whych
certainlye
could
not
haue
bene
found
in
Thomas
Aquin
,
Scotus
,
nor
hys
semblables
.
He
considered
this
also
,
that
many
were
instigated
&
solicited
by
Erasmus
learned
woorkes
,
to
studye
the
Greeke
and
Latine
tonges
,
who
perceiuing
a
more
gentle
&
ready
order
of
teaching
the
before
,
began
to
haue
in
contempt
the
Monkes
barbarous
and
sophistical
doctrine
:
and
specially
suche
as
were
of
a
gentle
nature
&
good
disposicion
.
Luther
began
to
study
the
Greke
and
Hebrue
tonges
,
to
thys
ende
,
that
after
he
had
learned
the
phrase
&
propriety
of
the
tonges
,
&
drawen
the
doctrine
out
of
the
very
fountaynes
,
he
myghte
geue
more
sound
iudgement
.
Whilest
Luther
was
in
this
course
of
study
,
a
certaine
Dominicke
Friernanied
Tecel
,
a
most
impudent
Sicophant
(
if
euer
there
raygned
any
)
caused
the
Popes
Indulgences
or
Pardons
to
he
caryed
and
sold
about
the
Country
.
Luther
,
much
moued
wyth
the
blasphemous
sermons
this
shameles
Friar
preached
,
and
hauyng
hys
hart
earnestly
bent
wyth
ardent
desyre
to
mayntaine
true
religion
,
published
Thys
beggarlye
Friar
alwayes
lyke
vnto
hym selfe
,
hopyng
to
obtayne
the
Popes
blessynge
,
assembled
certayne
Monkes
and
Deuines
,
meanelye
seene
in
Sophistry
,
in
hys
Couent
,
and
foorth
wyth
commaunded
them
to
wryte
something
against
Luther
.
And
whylest
he
would
not
seeme
to
be
dombe
,
he
beganne
not
onelye
to
inueye
in
hys
Sermons
,
but
to
thunder
agaynst
Luther
,
and
balking
out
hys
Asinine
brayde
,
cryed
:
Luther
is
an
hereticke
,
and
worthye
to
be
persecuted
wyth
the
fyre
,
Beholde
what
were
the
begynnynges
of
thys
controuersye
,
wherein
Luther
neyther
suspecting
ne
dreamyng
of
anye
chaunge
that
myghte
happen
in
the
ceremonyes
,
dyd
not
vtterly
reiect
the
Indulgences
,
but
required
a
moderacion
in
them
.
And
therefore
they
falselye
accuse
hym
,
that
blase
he
beganne
wyth
plawsible
matter
,
and
whereby
he
myghte
get
prayse
,
to
the
ende
in
processe
of
tyme
,
he
myght
chaunge
the
state
of
the
Common
weale
,
and
purchase
authoritye
,
eyther
for
him selfe
or
other
.
And
sure
,
hee
was
not
suborned
or
sturred
by
Courtiers
,
as
the
Duke
of
Brunswike
wrote
that
the
Duke
Fredericke
was
sore
effended
that
suche
contencion
and
controuersye
should
aryse
,
hauyng
regarde
to
the
sequele
thereof
,
that
all
be
it
thys
begynnyng
proceeded
fauourablye
,
yet
the
flame
by
lyttle
and
lyttle
kyndeled
,
woulde
haue
spreadde
further
,
as
Homere
maketh
mencion
of
Fame
.
¶
Fame
is
an
euil
,
then
the
whych
And
as
this
good
Duke
Frederick
was
one
of
al
the
princes
of
our
time
that
loued
best
quiet
&
common
tranquillity
,
But
as
he
was
wyse
,
and
followed
not
onelye
prophane
iudgementes
,
whych
commaund
the
tender
springes
of
●●
chaunges
to
be
sodeinly
oppressed
:
so
takyng
in
counsayl
the
diuine
rule
,
and
wel
deliberating
therupon
whyche
enioyneth
obedience
to
the
Gospell
,
and
forbyddeth
to
resist
the
tryed
truth
,
and
termeth
it
a
blasphemy
,
horribly
condempned
of
God
,
partinaciously
to
repugne
the
truth
.
He
dyd
that
many
wyse
and
godly
wold
haue
done
,
he
obeyed
God
,
leauyng
vnto
hym
hys
diuine
power
,
he
redde
diligently
that
that
was
writen
,
and
he
would
not
abolysh
,
that
he
iudged
to
be
sincere
and
true
.
I
know
very
wel
he
made
inquisicion
often
tymes
,
what
wer
the
wise
and
learned
mens
opinions
touchyng
these
thinges
.
I
knowe
he
gently
besought
Erasmus
(
in
that
assemblye
whych
Th
emperour
Charles
the
fift
made
,
in
the
City
of
Colein
after
his
Coronacion
)
freely
to
tell
hym
hys
opinion
,
if
Luther
had
erred
in
those
differences
,
wherof
he
principally
entreateth
.
Then
Erasmus
sayde
,
that
It
is
also
apparent
,
that
Luther
promised
the
Cardinal
Caietanus
to
kepe
silence
,
prouided
also
his
aduersaries
would
do
the
lyke
.
Whereby
we
may
gather
,
that
at
that
time
he
determined
not
to
sturre
any
newe
debates
,
but
rather
coueted
the
common
quiet
,
and
that
he
was
prouoked
by
litle
&
lytle
to
other
matters
,
throughe
the
excitacion
of
vnlearned
writers
.
Then
followed
disputacions
of
difference
betwixt
diuine
&
humain
law
,
Now
Luther
,
the
plainlier
to
expres
the
doctrine
of
repentaunce
,
of
remission
of
syns
,
of
faith
,
&
of
indulgences
,
he
added
these
matters
:
The
difference
of
diuine
&
humain
lawes
,
the
doctrine
of
the
vse
of
our
Lords
supper
,
of
baptisme
&
of
vowes
,
and
these
were
hys
principal
conflictes
.
As
touching
the
question
of
the
Romain
Bishops
power
,
Eccius
was
the
author
thereof
,
&
for
none
other
respect
,
than
to
inflame
the
fyry
wrath
of
the
Pope
&
Princes
against
Luther
.
The
simbole
of
the
Apostles
,
the
same
of
Nice
&
Athanasius
he
conserued
in
their
integrity
.
Further
he
declareth
in
diuers
his
works
sufficiently
,
what
innouacion
is
to
be
required
in
the
ceremonies
&
tradicions
of
men
,
&
wherfore
they
ought
to
be
altered
.
And
what
fourme
of
doctrine
&
administracion
of
the
sacraments
he
required
&
approued
,
it
is
apparent
by
the
confession
the
Elector
Iohn
Duke
of
Saxony
,
&
Prince
Phillip
Landgraue
of
Hessia
presented
to
th
emperor
Charles
the
.v.
in
the
yere
1530.
in
the
assembly
at
Ausburg
.
It
is
manifest
also
by
the
cerimonies
of
the
Church
in
this
City
,
&
the
doctrine
that
is
preached
in
our
Church
,
the
some
wherof
is
fully
comprised
in
this
confession
:
I
alledge
this
that
the
godly
may
consider
not
onely
what
errors
he
hath
corrected
&
reproued
,
&
what
images
he
hath
defaced
&
abolished
:
but
also
thei
may
vnderstand
he
hath
comprehended
the
hole
doctrine
necessary
for
the
church
he
hath
set
the
ceremonies
in
theyr
purity
,
&
geuen
examples
to
the
faithful
to
repurge
&
reforme
the
Churches
,
&
it
is
necessary
for
posterity
to
know●
what
Luther
hath
approued
.
I
wyl
not
here
commemorate
,
who
We
know
that
politike
men
euermore
,
detested
all
chaunges
,
and
we
I
do
not
recite
this
onely
to
defend
Luther
&
hys
Auditors
,
but
also
that
the
faythful
spirites
may
consider
now
But
I
returne
to
Luther
.
Euen
as
at
the
begynnyng
he
entred
in
thys
matter
,
with
out
any
particular
cupidiy
:
Wherefore
when
Sathan
contendeth
by
scandales
to
dyssipate
the
Churche
of
God
,
and
contumeliously
enrage
agaynst
hym
,
and
delyghteth
to
doo
euyll
,
and
reioyceth
to
behold
vs
wallowe
in
the
puddle
of
errour
and
blyndnes
,
sinylyng
at
oure
destruction
,
he
spendeth
oyle
and
toil
to
enflame
and
sturre
vp
myscheuous
instrumentes
,
and
mutining
spirites
to
so
we
sedicion
,
as
Monetarius
and
Therfore
when
I
consider
in
my
mind
how
many
worthy
men
haue
bene
in
the
church
,
that
in
this
erred
,
&
were
abused
:
I
beleue
assuredly
the
Luthers
hart
was
not
onely
gouerned
by
humayn
diligence
,
but
with
a
heauenly
light
,
considering
how
constantly
he
abode
wythin
the
limites
of
hys
office
.
He
held
not
onely
in
contempt
the
sedicious
Doctours
of
that
tyme
,
as
Monetar
us
and
the
Auabaptistes
:
but
also
these
horned
Byshoppes
of
Rome
,
who
arrogantly
&
impudently
by
theyr
deuised
decrees
affirmed
,
that
Saynt
Peter
had
not
the
charge
alone
to
teache
the
Gospell
,
but
also
to
gouerne
common
weales
,
and
exercise
ciuil
iurisdiction
.
Moreouer
he
exhorted
euerye
man
to
render
vnto
God
that
appertayned
vnto
God
,
and
to
Cesar
that
belonged
to
Cesar
,
to
say
that
al
should
serue
God
,
wyth
true
repentaunce
,
knowledge
and
propagacion
of
hys
true
doctrine
,
inuocacion
&
workes
,
wrought
wyth
a
pure
conscience
.
And
as
touchyng
ciuil
pollecy
,
that
euery
one
should
obey
the
Maiestcates
,
vnder
whom
he
lyued
in
al
ciuil
dutyes
,
&
reuerences
for
Gods
cause
.
And
certenly
Luther
was
such
a
one
,
he
gaue
vnto
God
,
that
belonged
vnto
God
,
he
taught
God
,
he
inuocated
God
,
&
had
other
vertues
necessary
for
a
man
that
pleaseth
God
.
Further
,
in
politike
conuersation
he
constantlye
aduoyded
al
sedicious
counsels
.
I
iudge
these
vertues
to
be
so
excellent
ornamentes
,
as
greater
and
more
deuine
cannot
be
required
in
thys
mortal
life
.
And
al
be
it
that
the
vertue
of
thys
Then
weying
&
perpending
with
my selfe
long
tyme
the
doctrine
that
Then
to
correct
the
errors
of
that
tyme
,
or
at
the
least
some
part
of
the.
And
albeit
that
in
some
places
he
exp●undeth
more
eloquently
and
aptly
that
he
wyl
say
,
than
in
some
,
yet
yf
in
readyng
any
do
cary
wyth
them
a
godly
spirite
and
quycke
▪
vnderstandyng
,
and
al
euil
iudgement
ceaseth
,
they
shall
soone
perceyne
he
is
of
our
opinion
.
And
where
as
our
aduersaries
sometime
do
cite
sentences
selected
out
of
his
bookes
agaynst
vs
,
and
wyth
clamour
prouoke
vs
to
the
auncient
Fathers
,
they
do
it
not
for
any
affection
they
beare
vnto
the
truth
or
antiquity
,
but
maliciously
to
cloke
them
wyth
the
authority
of
the
auncient
fathers
,
in
the
presence
of
their
Idols
,
whych
antiquity
neuer
knewe
of
any
these
horned
beastes
&
dombe
Idols
,
as
we
haue
knowen
in
these
dayes
.
Neuertheles
it
is
certain
,
ther
wer●
see●es
of
supersticion
in
the
tyme
of
the
Fathers
and
auncient
Doctors
,
&
therefore
S.
Austen
ordeyned
some
thyng
of
vowes
,
although
he
wrote
not
therof
so
straungely
as
other
:
for
soth
the
best
some
tymes
shal
be
spotted
wyth
the
blemysh
of
the
follyes
that
reygne
in
theyr
age
.
For
as
naturally
we
loue
our
Country
,
so
fondly
we
fauour
the
present
fashions
,
wher
in
we
be
trained
&
educated
And
very
wel
alludeth
Euripides
to
thys
.
What
customes
●e
in
tender
youth
by
Natures
lore
receaue
:
The
same
we
loue
&
lyke
alwayes
,
and
lothe
our
●ust
to
leaue
.
But
would
to
God
,
that
such
as
vaunt
they
follow
S.
Austen
,
wold
alwaies
represent
one
lyke
opinion
&
mynoe
,
as
S.
Austen
.
Certaynly
they
would
not
clyppe
and
mutilate
hys
sentences
,
to
serue
their
purpose
.
And
the
lyght
restored
by
S.
Austens
Then
the
orders
of
Dominicke
and
S.
Fraunces
Friers
began
,
who
beholding
And
the
fourth
age
,
not
onelye
fylled
with
ordure
the
fountaines
of
the
Gospell
:
but
vomited
poyson
,
to
say
:
opinions
manifestly
approuyng
all
idolatries
.
Thomas
Aquin
,
Scotus
,
and
their
lyke
,
haue
brought
in
so
manye
labyrinthes
&
false
opinions
,
that
▪
the
godly
&
sound
sort
of
deuines
haue
alway
desired
a
more
plain
and
purer
kinde
of
doctrine
.
Neither
can
we
deny
without
great
impudencye
,
but
it
was
expedient
to
alter
this
kind
of
doctrine
,
when
it
is
manyfest
that
such
as
employed
theyr
whole
age
in
this
maner
of
teaching
,
Let
vs
render
thankes
vnto
God
,
the
eternall
Father
of
our
Lorde
Iesus
Christe
,
who
hath
pleased
by
the
Ministerye
of
Diuine
and
godly
Luther
,
too
purifye
the
Euangelicall
fountaynes
of
all
ordure
and
papistical
Such
as
succeded
,
haue
diuers
monumentes
Then
al
Christians
&
godly
myndes
conceyue
what
prayse
he
merited
,
but
certainlye
hys
exposicion
of
the
old
&
new
Testament
,
with
vtility
and
labour
,
is
equiualent
to
al
his
workes
.
For
in
the
same
is
so
much
perspicuitye
,
that
it
maye
serue
in
steede
of
a
Commentary
,
though
it
be
red
in
the
Germayne
tonge
.
And
yet
this
is
not
a
naked
Exposition
,
but
it
contayneth
verye
learned
Annotacions
and
Argumentes
of
euerye
parte
.
The
whych
both
set
foorthe
the
somme
of
heauenlye
doctrine
,
and
instructeth
the
Reader
the
sacred
phrase
,
and
manner
of
speakynge
in
the
Scriptures
,
that
the
godlye
myndes
maye
receyue
fyrme
testimonies
of
the
doctrine
,
oute
of
the
verye
fountaynes
.
Hys
mynde
was
not
to
keepe
vs
occupyed
in
hys
woor●es
:
but
to
guyde
our
Spirites
to
the
verye
sprynges
.
Hys
wyll
was
we
shoulde
heare
God
speake
,
and
that
by
hys
woorde
,
true
fayth
and
inuocacion
myght
ve
kyndeled
in
oure
myndes
,
that
GOD
myght
be
sincerely
honoured
and
adored
,
and
that
manye
myghte
bee
made
Inheritours
of
the
euerlasting
lyfe
.
It
behooueth
v●
thankefullye
to
accepte
hys
good
wyll
and
great
labours
,
and
to
imitate
the
same
as
our
Patron
,
and
by
hym
to
learne
to
adorne
the
Churche
,
accordyng
to
oure
power
.
For
we
must
referre
all
oure
lyfe
,
enterprises
,
and
deliberacions
,
to
twoo
principal
endes
.
Fyrst
,
to
illustrate
the
glory●
of
God
.
Secondly
,
to
profite
the
Churche
.
As
touchyng
the
fyrst
,
Saynct
Paule
sayth
:
Doo
all
thynges
to
the
glorye
of
God
.
And
of
the
seconde
,
it
is
sayde
in
the
hundred
twenty
and
two
Psalme
.
Pray
that
Ierusalem
maye
prosper
,
and
there
followeth
a
syngular
promyse
added
in
thys
versic●e
,
that
such
as
loue
the
Church
,
shal
prosper
and
haue
good
successe
.
Let
these
heauenly
commaundementes
,
and
diuine
be
hestes
allure
all
men
to
learne
the
true
doctrine
of
the
Churche
,
to
loue
the
faythful
Ministers
of
the
Gospel
,
and
the
true
Teachers
,
and
to
employ
theyr
whole
studye
and
diligence
to
augment
the
true
doctrine
,
and
mayntayne
concord
and
vnity
in
the
trewe
Church
.
(
⸫
)
Martine
Luthers
declaracion
of
hys
doctrine
,
before
the
Emperours
Maiesty
,
Charles
the
fyft
,
the
Princes
Electors
,
the
Estates
of
the
Empyre
,
in
the
i●urney
an●
assembly
of
Princes
at
Wormes
.
(
⸫
)
THE
yere
of
our
saluacion
▪
1621.
about
.
17.
●ayes
after
Passeouer
,
Martin
Luther
entred
Wormes
,
beyng
sent
for
by
the
Emperour
Charles
the
fift
of
hys
name
,
king
of
Hispaine
&
Archeduke
of
Aust●ich
.
&c.
Who
the
firste
yeare
of
his
Empire
,
made
the
first
assembly
of
Princes
in
this
regal
City
.
And
wher
as
Martin
Luther
had
published
three
yeres
before
,
certayne
new
propositions
,
and
such
as
before
were
neuer
proponed
,
to
be
disputed
in
the
Towne
of
Witteberg
in
Sarony
,
against
the
●●ranny
of
the
Pope
(
the
which
not wythstanding
were
torne
in
peeces
,
condempned
and
burned
by
the
Papists
,
and
yet
by
no
manyfest
Scriptures
,
●●
probable
reason
conuinced
)
the
matter
began
to
tende
to
tumult
and
mutiny
,
and
yet
Luther
mayntained
a●
this
whyle
openly
his
cause
against
the
Clergye
.
Whereupon
it
seemed
good
according
to
the
sollicitacion
of
the
Romayne
Legates
,
that
Luther
should
be
called
,
assigning
vnto
hym
an
Herauld
of
Armes
,
wyth
letter
of
safe
conduct
by
the
Emperour
&
Princes
.
Being
sent
for
,
he
came
,
and
addressed
hym
to
the
Knyghtes
of
the
Rhodes
place
,
where
he
was
lodged
,
To
conclude
,
he
came
besides
the
expectacion
of
many
,
as
wel
aduersaries
as
other
.
For
al
be
it
he
was
sent
for
by
the
Emperours
Messenger
,
&
had
letters
of
safe
conduct
:
Yet
for
that
a
fewe
dayes
before
his
accesse
,
hys
bookes
were
condempned
by
publicke
proclamacions
,
euery
man
beleued
for
thys
preiudice
he
woulde
not
come
.
And
the
rather
,
for
the
his
friendes
deliberated
together
in
a
nye
Village
called
Oppenehim
(
where
Luther
was
firste
aduertised
of
these
occurrentes
)
&
many
perswaded
him
not
to
submit
himselfe
to
any
daunger
,
considering
these
beginninges
aunswered
not
the
fayth
of
promyse
made
.
Who
,
when
he
had
heard
their
whole
perswasion
&
aduise
,
he
answered
in
thys
wyse
:
As
touching
me
,
synce
I
am
sent
for
,
I
am
resolued
&
certenly
determined
to
enter
Wormes
,
in
the
The
fourth
day
after
his
repayre
a
Gentleman
,
named
Vlricke
of
Pappenhim
,
Lieutenant
general
of
the
men
of
Armes
of
the
Empire
,
was
commaunded
by
the
Emperor
before
dynner
,
to
repayre
to
Luther
,
&
enioyne
the
same
at
.
4.
a
clock
in
the
after
noone
to
appeare
before
th
emperial
Maiesty
,
the
Princes
Electors
,
Dukes
&
other
Estates
of
th
empire
,
to
vnderstand
the
cause
of
his
appellation
.
Whereunto
he
willingly
agreed
as
his
duty
was
.
And
after
foure
of
the
clocke
,
Vlr●k
Pappen
him
,
and
Caspar
Sturm
the
Emperours
Heraul●e
(
who
conducted
Mart●n
Luther
from
W●●teberg
,
to
Wormes
)
came
for
Luther
,
and
accompanied
hym
through
the
garden
of
the
Knightes
of
the
Rhodes
place
,
to
the
Earle
Palatines
palaice
,
and
least
the
people
shoulde
molest
hym
,
that
thronged
in
frequency
on
the
direct
way
to
the
Emperous
Palaice
,
he
was
led
by
secret
stayres
to
the
place
where
he
was
appoynted
to
haue
audience
.
Yet
many
,
who
perceiued
the
pretence
,
violently
rushed
in
,
and
wer
resisted
to
no
purpose
,
many
ascended
the
Galleries
,
because
they
desyred
to
be
hold
Luther
.
Thus
standyng
before
the
Emperial
Martin
Luther
,
the
sacred
and
inuincible
Emperial
Maiesty
,
hath
enioyned
by
the
consent
of
al
the
estates
of
the
holy
Empire
,
that
thou
shouldest
be
appealed
before
the
throne
of
hys
Maiesty
,
to
the
end
I
might
●nterrogate
thee
of
these
twoo
poyntes
.
Fyrst
,
if
thou
confessest
these
bookes
Then
before
Luther
prepared
to
aunswer
,
Maister
Ierome
Schurffe
,
After
this
Luther
aunswered
thus
in
Latin
&
in
Dutche
:
Two
thynges
In
the
first
,
I
can
do
none
other
than
recognise
those
bookes
to
be
myne
,
which
lastly
wer
named
,
&
certaynly
I
wil
neuer
recant
any
clause
therof
.
In
the
second
,
to
declare
if
I
wil
wholy
defend
or
cal
backe
any
thing
comprised
in
them
.
For
as
much
as
there
is
question
of
faith
,
and
the
saluacion
of
the
soule
,
and
thys
concerneth
the
woord
of
God
,
whych
is
the
greatest
and
moste
excellent
matter
that
can
be
in
heauen
or
earth
,
and
the
whych
dulye
we
oughte
euermore
to
reuerence
.
Thys
myght
be
accompted
in
me
a
precipitacion
of
iudgement
,
and
euen
so
a
most
daungerous
attempt
,
if
I
would
pronounce
any
thing
,
before
I
better
aduised
.
Considerynge
I
might
recite
something
lesse
then
the
matter
importeth
,
and
more
then
the
truth
requireth
,
if
I
dyd
not
premeditate
that
that
I
woulde
speake
.
The
which
,
twoo
thynges
would
set
before
myne
eyes
this
sentence
of
our
Lord
Iesus
Christ
,
where
by
is
sayde
Who
so
euer
shall
denye
me
before
men
,
I
will
deny
hym
before
my
Father
.
I
requyre
then
for
thys
cause
,
and
humblye
beseche
the
Emperiall
Maiestye
,
to
graunt
me
libertye
and
leasure
to
deliberate
,
so
that
I
maye
satisfye
the
interrogacion
made
vnto
me
,
wythoute
preiudice
of
the
woorde
of
God
,
and
peryll
of
myne
owne
soule
.
Whereupon
the
Princes
beganne
to
deliberate
.
This
done
,
the
Officiall
pronounced
what
was
their
resolucion
,
saying
:
Allbeit
Martine
Luther
,
thou
hast
sufficiently
vnderstanded
by
the
Emperours
commaundement
,
the
cause
of
thy
appellacion
,
&
therfore
doest
not
deserue
to
haue
oportunity
geuen
thee
to
determyne
:
Yet
●he
Emperiall
Maiestye
of
hys
mere
clemency
,
●
raūteth
the
one
day
to
m
〈…〉
for
thyne
aunswer
,
the
whych
to
morrowe
ar
thys
instaunt
houre
thou
shalt
repaire
to
render
before
hym
co●●tcionally
,
thou
doo
not
exhibite
thyne
opinion
in
wrytyng
,
but
pronounce
the
same
wyth
lyuely
voyce
.
This
done
,
Luther
was
led
to
hys
lodging
by
the
Heraulo
,
but
herein
The
next
day
after
four
of
the
clock
,
the
Heraulde
came
and
brought
Luther
from
hys
lodgyng
,
to
the
Emperours
Couet
,
where
he
abode
tyi
syxe
of
the
clocke
,
for
that
the
Princes
wet
occupied
with
graue
consultacions
;
a
biding
there
and
beyng
enuironned
wyth
a
great
nomber
of
people
,
and
almost
smothered
for
the
preace
that
was
ther.
Then
after
,
when
the
Princes
were
set
,
and
Luther
entred
:
the
Official
began
to
speake
in
this
maner
Yesterday
at
this
houre
,
Themperial
Maiestye
assigned
thee
to
be
here
Martin
Luther
,
for
that
thou
hast
affirmed
those
bookes
,
that
we
named
yesterday
,
to
be
thyne
.
Further
to
the
interrogacion
by
vs
made
,
whether
thou
wouldest
approue
all
that
thou
confessest
in
them
,
or
abolishe
&
make
voyde
any
part
therof
.
Thou
dyddest
require
tyme
of
deliberacion
,
whych
was
graunted
,
&
is
now
expired
.
Allbeit
thou
oughtest
not
to
haue
opportunity
graunted
to
deliberate
,
considering
it
was
notorious
vnto
thee
,
wherfore
we
accited
thee
.
And
as
concerning
the
matter
of
faith
,
euery
man
ought
to
be
so
prepared
,
that
at
all
tymes
when
so
euer
he
shal
be
required
,
he
may
geue
certen
and
constant
reason
thereof
,
and
thou
the
rather
so
highly
learned
,
&
long
tyme
exercised
in
Theology
.
Then
go
to
,
aunswere
euen
now
to
Th
emperours
demaund
,
whose
bounty
thou
hast
proued
in
geuing
thee
leysure
to
perpend
.
Wylt
thou
now
maintayne
all
thy
bookes
which
thou
hast
acknowledged
,
or
reuoke
any
part
of
them
?
or
submit
and
yelde
thy selfe
?
The
Officiall
made
thys
interrogacion
in
Latine
and
in
Dutche
.
Martin
Luther
aunswered
in
Latine
and
Dutche
,
in
this
wise
,
modestly
and
lowlye
,
and
yet
not
wythout
magnanimily
,
and
Christian
constancy
,
so
as
hys
aduersaries
would
gladly
haue
had
hym
whusted
,
and
abased
hys
courage
,
but
yet
more
earnestlye
they
desyred
hys
reuocation
,
and
certaine
of
them
perswaded
euen
so
,
for
as
muche
as
he
obtayned
leysure
to
deliberate
.
¶
Hys
aunswer
was
thus
.
E
Emperour
,
and
my
most
magnificent
Lord
,
and
you
most
excellent
Princes
,
and
my
most
clement
Lordes
,
I
appeare
before
you
here
at
the
houre
prescribed
vnto
me
yesterday
:
yelding
the
obedience
that
I
owe
,
humblye
beseechinge
,
for
Goodes
mercye
your
most
renoumed
Maiestye
,
and
your
Graces
and
Honours
wyll
minister
vnto
me
this
curtesye
,
to
attende
thys
cause
benignelye
,
whyche
is
the
cause
(
as
I
trust
)
of
Iustice
and
Veritye
.
And
yf
by
ignoraunce
I
haue
not
geuen
vnto
euery
of
you
your
iust
titles
,
or
if
I
haue
not
obserued
the
ceremonies
and
countenances
of
the
Court
,
offendyng
agaynste
them
:
it
maye
please
ye
to
pardon
me
of
your
benignities
.
As
one
that
onelye
hath
frequented
Cloisters
,
and
not
courtly
ciuilities
.
Neyther
can
I
geue
other
testimony
of
my selfe
,
but
that
I
haue
instructed
and
written
in
such
simplicity
of
mynde
,
as
onely
I
haue
esteemed
the
glory
of
God
,
and
the
institution
of
the
faythful
Christians
in
all
sincerity
of
doctrine
.
Most
magnificent
Emperour
,
and
If
then
I
shall
reuoke
these
,
I
can
doo
none
other
but
augment
for●e
●o
theyr
tyranny
,
&
not
onely
open
w●ndowes
,
but
wyde
gates
,
to
such
an
in
fernal
i●●●ety
,
the
whych
wil
extend
more
wyde
,
and
wyth
more
libertye
,
then
yet
she
●●st
.
And
by
the
testimony
of
this
my
R●tractacion
,
theyr
●aso●ent
and
mali●ious
kingdome
shall
be
made
most
licencious
,
and
lesse
subiect
to
punishment
,
most
intollerable
to
the
common
people
,
and
yet
confyrmed
and
established
,
spectal●y
if
thys
be
bruted
,
that
I
Luther
haue
done
thys
by
the
author●tye
of
your
moste
excellent
Maiestye
,
and
the
sacred
Romaine
Emp●re
.
Oh
Lorde
,
what
a
couer
or
shadowe
shall
I
be
then
?
to
cloke
theyr
naughtynes
and
tyrannye
.
The
rest
or
third
sort
of
my
bookes
are
suche
,
as
I
haue
wrytten
agaynst
some
priuate
,
and
some
(
as
thei
terme
them
)
syngular
parsons
,
to
saye
,
agaynst
such
as
wyth
toothe
and
nayle
laboured
to
protect
the
Romyshe
tyrannye
,
and
deface
true
Religion
,
whych
I
haue
taught
and
professed
.
As
touchyng
these
,
I
playnelye
confesse
I
haue
beene
more
vehement
,
then
my
Religion
and
profession
requ●red
.
For
I
make
my self
no
saint
,
and
I
dispute
not
of
my
lyfe
,
but
of
the
doctrine
of
Christ
.
And
these
I
can
not
wythout
preiuoice
call
backe
for
by
thys
Recantacion
,
it
wyll
come
to
passe
,
that
tyranny
and
impiety
shal
raygne
,
supported
by
my
meanes
,
and
exercyse
cruelnesse
agaynste
Goddes
people
,
more
violentlye
and
raginglye
,
then
before
.
Neuertheles
,
for
that
I
am
a
man
,
If
the
lord
(
who
was
assured
he
could
not
erre
)
refused
not
to
haue
testimony
geuen
against
his
doctrine
,
yea
of
a
most
vyle
seruaunt
:
how
muche
the
more
I
that
am
but
vyle
corruption
,
and
can
doo
nothyng
but
erre
,
ought
earnestly
to
entreate
and
attende
,
yf
any
wyll
beare
wytnes
agaynste
my
doctrine
.
Therefore
I
requyre
for
Gods
mercy
,
your
most
excellent
Maiesty
,
your
Graces
,
and
right
honourable
Lordshyps
,
or
what
so
euer
he
be
of
hyghe
or
low
degree
beare
wytnes
,
if
ye
can
proue
I
haue
erred
,
or
if
ye
surpasse
me
in
the
knowledge
of
the
prophets
and
Apostles
writings
,
conuince
mine
errours
,
and
I
wyl
be
most
ready
(
yf
I
be
so
instructed
)
to
reuoke
any
maner
of
error
.
Yea
&
the
fyrst
that
shall
consume
my
bokes
with
flaming
fyre
.
I
suppose
by
these
it
is
apparent
,
that
I
haue
perpended
,
&
wel
weyed
,
the
peryls
and
daungers
,
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
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
thynke
that
our
God
is
marueilous
and
terryble
in
hys
counsels
,
least
perhaps
y●
that
we
endeuour
with
earnest
study
to
atchieue
&
bryng
to
perfection
(
if
we
begyn
,
after
we
haue
condempned
the
word
of
God
)
that
same
turne
not
to
a
huge
sea
of
euyl
,
and
(
wherof
we
had
neede
to
be
prouident
)
least
the
Empire
of
thys
younge
and
bounteous
Prince
Charles
(
in
whom
next
after
God
,
we
all
conceiue
singular
hope
)
be
lamentable
,
vnfortunate
,
and
myserably
begonne
.
I
could
e●emplify
this
with
authorities
of
the
Scriptures
more
effectually
,
as
by
Pharao
,
the
Kyng
of
Babilon
,
and
the
Kinges
of
Israel
,
who
then
most
eclipsed
the
bright
Sunne
of
theyr
glorye
,
&
procured
their
own
ruine
,
when
by
sage
counsels
they
attempted
to
pacify
and
establishe
theyr
gouernments
and
Realmes
.
It
is
he
that
entrappeth
the
wyly
in
their
wylin●s
,
and
s●buerteth
mountaynes
,
ere
they
feel●
hys
myght
.
Wherefore
feare
is
the
woorke
of
God
.
I
speake
not
thys
,
supposyng
that
so
politicke
and
prudent
heades
haue
neede
of
my
doctrine
or
admonicion
:
but
because
I
would
not
omit
to
profit
my
country
and
offer
my
dutye
or
seruice
that
may
tend
to
the
aduauncement
of
the
same
.
And
thus
I
humbly
commend
me
to
your
most
excellent
Maiesty
,
&
your
honorable
Lordships
,
beseching
I
maye
not
incurr●
your
displeasures
,
neither
be
contemned
of
you
,
throughe
the
pursute
of
my
aduersaries
.
I
haue
sayd
.
These
wordes
pronounced
the
Emperours
Then
Luther
aunswered
:
Considering
that
your
soueraigne
Maiesty
The
Princes
consulted
together
vpon
this
aunswere
geuen
by
Luther
,
And
when
they
had
diligently
examined
the
same
,
the
Officiall
of
Triers
Embassadour
of
the
Empyre
,
began
to
repel
hym
thus
.
Martin
,
thou
hast
more
immodestly
answered
,
then
besemed
thy
person
,
&
also
euyl
to
purpose
.
Thou
deuidest
thy
bokes
in
thre
sortes
,
in
such
order
that
al
that
thou
hast
said
,
maketh
nothing
to
the
interrogacion
proponed
.
And
therfore
if
thou
haddest
reuoked
those
,
wherein
the
greatest
part
of
thyne
errours
is
conteined
:
the
Emperial
Maiesty
,
and
the
natural
bounty
of
other
woulde
not
haue
suffered
the
rest
that
be
sounde
,
to
be
persecuted
wyth
fire
.
But
thou
resuscitatest
and
bryngest
to
lyght
,
al
that
the
general
councel
of
Constance
hath
condempned
,
the
whych
was
assembled
of
al
the
nacion
of
Germany
,
&
requirest
to
be
conuinced
with
scriptures
,
wherin
thou
errest
greatly
.
For
what
a●ay●eth
it
to
renue
disputacion
of
thinges
so
long
tyme
past
condempned
by
the
Church
and
Councels
,
vnles
it
shoulde
be
necessarye
to
geue
a
reason
to
euery
man
of
euery
thyng
.
That
if
all
suche
as
impugne
,
that
which
was
decreed
by
the
Churche
,
and
Councels
may
once
get
thys
aduauntage
,
to
be
conu●nced
by
the
scriptures
,
we
shall
haue
nothyng
certain
and
established
in
Christendome
.
And
th●s
is
the
cause
wherfore
the
Emperial
Maiesty
requireth
of
thee
a
symple
aunswer
,
either
a
negatiue
,
or
an
affirmatiue
,
if
thou
wilt
defend
al
thy
workes
as
Christian
,
or
no
?
Then
Luther
besought
the
Emperial
Maiesty
not
to
compell
him
to
yeld
against
his
conscience
,
confirmed
w●th
the
holy
scriptures
,
without
manifest
argumentes
,
alledged
by
hys
aduersaries
,
&
declared
his
answer
was
not
crooked
,
but
symple
,
and
direct
,
&
further
he
had
not
to
say
,
then
he
aduertised
before
,
that
if
his
enemies
could
not
extricate
wyth
sufficient
argumentes
hys
conscience
occupyed
(
as
they
sayd
)
with
errours
,
he
was
not
able
to
ryd
hym self
out
of
the
snares
wherin
he
was
entangled
.
And
wheras
the
general
Councels
haue
ordeyned
certain
thynges
,
those
therefore
not
to
be
tru
,
for
that
thei
haue
erred
,
&
often
tymes
gaynsayd
them selues
,
&
for
thys
cause
the
enemyes
argument
was
of
no
solidity
.
Further
,
he
was
able
to
prooue
,
and
would
constantly
stand
to
the
tryall
the
Councels
had
erred
,
and
it
was
not
meete
for
hym
to
reuoke
and
dysanull
that
which
is
manifest
,
and
diligently
set
forth
in
the
Scripture
.
Wherunto
the
Offical
aunswered
simply
to
purpose
,
and
said
:
No
man
could
proue
the
Councell
had
erred
,
but
Luther
alledged
he
could
,
&
promysed
to
proue
.
And
now
nyght
approching
,
the
Lordes
rose
and
departed
.
And
after
Luther
had
taken
hys
leaue
of
the
Emperour
,
diuers
Spaniards
scorned
&
scoffed
the
holy
man
in
his
way
to
his
lodging
,
hallowing
&
hoopyng
after
hym
a
●on●
whyle
.
The
Fridaye
following
after
,
the
Princes
Electours
,
Dukes
,
&
other
Estates
,
were
assembled
:
the
Emperour
sent
to
al
them
that
were
deputed
Counseillors
,
one
letter
,
contayning
thys
that
foloweth
:
Our
Predecessors
,
The
Princes
Electors
,
Dukes
and
that
other
Estates
of
the
Empire
,
sat
&
consulted
vpon
this
sentence
,
Friday
all
the
after
noone
,
and
Saturdaye
the
whole
day
,
so
that
Luther
yet
had
no
aunswer
of
the
Emperour
.
During
this
tyme
diuers
Princes
,
Earles
,
Barons
,
Knyghtes
of
the
order
,
Gentlemen
,
Priestes
,
Monkes
with
other
the
La●tye
and
common
sort
visited
hym
.
All
these
were
present
at
all
houres
in
the
Emperours
court
,
and
could
not
be
satisfied
with
the
sight
of
hym
.
Also
ther
were
hyls
set
vp
one
against
Luther
,
&
the
other
as
it
semed
with
him
.
Notwithstanding
many
supposed
,
&
especiallye
such
as
wel
conceiued
the
matter
,
that
this
was
subtilly
done
by
hys
enemies
,
that
therby
occasion
might
be
offred
to
infringe
the
safeconduct
giuen
him
,
the
which
the
Romayne
Embassadours
with
al
sedulity
,
endeuoured
to
bring
to
passe
The
monday
folowing
,
before
supper
,
the
Archbyshop
of
Triers
aduertised
Luther
,
that
on
wednesday
next
he
should
appeare
before
him
at
syxe
of
the
clocke
before
Dynner
,
&
assigned
hym
the
place
.
On
Saint
Georges
day
,
the
Archbishoppe
of
Triers
great
Vicar
,
about
Supper
tyme
cam
to
Luther
,
by
the
commaundement
of
hys
Prynce
,
sygnifieng
that
at
the
houre
and
place
prescribed
,
he
muste
the
morrow
after
haue
accesse
to
hys
Mayster
.
The
morrow
after
S.
Georges
day
Luther
obeying
the
Archbishops
commaundement
,
entred
his
palaice
,
beyng
accompanied
thyther
wyth
hys
said
great
Vicar
,
and
one
of
the
Emperours
Herauldes
,
and
such
as
cam
He
said
further
,
that
albeit
the
Councels
had
ordeyned
diuers
thinges
,
yet
they
had
not
determined
contrarye
matters
.
And
albeit
they
had
greatly
erred
,
yet
their
aucthoritye
was
not
therfore
abased
,
or
at
the
least
not
so
erred
,
that
it
was
lawfull
for
euerye
man
to
impugne
their
opinions
.
Further
,
he
alledged
certayne
thinges
of
Zacheus
&
the
Centurion
,
of
the
decrees
and
tradicions
of
men
,
&
of
the
ceremonies
ordeined
,
affirmyng
that
al
these
were
established
to
repres
the
vices
,
according
to
the
quality
&
reuolucion
of
tymes
,
and
that
the
Church
could
not
be
destitute
of
humayn
constitucions
.
Further
,
that
the
tree
is
knowen
by
the
fruit
,
the
lawes
haue
much
profited
,
and
S.
Martin
,
Saint
Nicholas
,
and
many
other
Sayntes
haue
assisted
the
Councels
.
Moreouer
that
Luthers
bokes
wold
brede
great
tumult
,
&
incredible
troubles
,
&
that
be
abused
the
common
sort
wyth
hys
booke
of
Christian
liberty
encouraging
them
to
shake
of
theyr
●oke
,
and
to
confirme
in
them
a
disobedience
.
That
presently
the
worlde
was
at
an
other
stay
,
●he
when
the
beleuers
wer
a●
of
one
ha●t
&
soule
,
&
therfore
it
was
expedient
to
haue
lawes
.
Thys
was
worthye
consideracion
,
that
albeit
he
ha●
wry●t●
many
good
thynges
,
and
dout●es
wyth
a
goodly
spirit
,
as
of
Triple
Iustice
and
other
:
yet
now
the
deuil
attempted
by
wyly
meanes
,
that
al
hys
workes
for
euer
more
should
be
condempned
,
and
that
by
these
hys
last
workes
it
is
easye
to
knowe
the
●re●
by
the
fruite
,
and
not
by
the
blossome
.
Here
he
added
somethynge
of
the
noone
Dyuell
,
of
the
Spirite
commynge
in
the
darke
,
and
of
the
fliyng
arrowe
.
All
hys
Oracion
was
exhortatorye
,
full
of
common
places
of
Rethoricke
,
of
honesty
,
of
vtility
,
of
lawes
,
of
the
daungers
of
conscience
,
and
of
the
common
and
particular
healthe
,
repeatyng
oft
thys
sentence
in
the
Proeme
,
myddle
,
and
●p●●o●●
of
hys
Oration
.
That
thys
adm●n●●●on
was
geuen
hym
of
a
singular
good
wyl
and
great
clemency
.
In
the
shutting
vp
of
hys
Oration
,
he
added
m●na●inges
,
saying
:
that
yf
he
would
abyde
in
hys
purposed
entent
,
the
●mp●rour
would
procede
further
&
exterminate
hym
the
Empire
,
perswadyng
hym
deliberatlye
to
ponder
and
aduise
these
and
other
thynges
.
Martine
Luther
aunswered
:
Most
noble
Princes
,
&
my
moste
gracious
Lordes
,
I
render
most
humble
thankes
for
your
benignities
and
syngular
good
wylles
,
whence
proceedeth
thys
admonicion
.
For
I
knowe
my selfe
to
be
so
base
,
as
by
no
meanes
I
can
deserue
admonicion
of
so
great
Princes
.
Then
he
frankely
pronounced
,
he
It
is
euident
the
Counc●l
of
Const●c●
abolished
thys
article
,
&
consequently
thys
article
of
our
faith
:
I
beleue
the
holy
Church
vniuersall
.
And
that
he
was
ready
to
spend
lyfe
and
bloud
,
s●
he
were
not
compelled
to
call
backe
the
manyfest
word
of
God
,
for
in
defence
therof
,
we
ought
rather
to
obey
God
then
men
.
And
that
in
thys
he
coulde
not
ad-2noyde
the
scandale
of
fayth
,
for
there
is
two
scandales
or
offences
,
to
saye
,
of
Charity
&
of
Fayth
.
The
scandale
Then
Luther
was
byd
stand
aside
,
and
the
Princes
con●u●●ed
what
aunswer
thei
might
geue
him
.
This
done
they
called
him
into
a
Parlour
,
wher
as
the
Doctor
of
Bade
repeated
hys
former
matters
,
admonithyng
Luther
●o
submyt
hys
writinges
to
the
Emperour
and
Empires
iudgement
.
Luther
aunswered
humbly
and
modestly
,
he
coulde
not
,
neyther
woulde
permit
that
men
should
say
he
would
thunne
the
iudgement
of
the
Emperour
,
Princes
,
&
supreme
Estates
of
the
Empyre
,
weying
so
s●lenderlye
their
examinacion
,
that
he
was
contented
to
suffer
his
writings
most
diligently
to
be
read
ouer
,
considered
&
iudged
of
the
simplest
,
so
that
this
were
done
,
with
the
authority
of
the
word
of
God
,
&
holy
scripture
.
And
that
the
word
of
God
made
so
much
for
hym
,
and
was
so
manyfest
vnto
hym
,
that
he
woulde
not
geue
place
,
vnles
they
taught
sound
doctrine
,
then
the
word
of
God
.
And
y●
S.
Au●ten
wryteth
,
he
had
learned
to
geue
this
honor
onely
And
answering
thus
,
Ioachime
Elector
,
Marques
of
Brandeburge
,
demaunded
if
he
had
sayd
he
would
not
yelde
,
vnles
he
were
conuinced
wyth
the
scripture
Yea
trulye
ryght
noble
Lord
(
quoth
Luther
)
or
els
by
auncient
and
euident
reasons
.
Thus
the
assemble
brake
,
and
the
Princes
repayred
to
the
Emperours
court
.
The
Archbishop
of
Triers
abode
,
accompanied
with
hys
Official
Iohn
Ecke
,
&
Cochleus
,
&
commaunded
Luther
to
come
into
hys
chamber
,
Ierome
Schurff
,
&
Nicholas
Ambsdorff
assisted
to
mayntaine
Luthers
cause
.
Then
the
Official
began
to
frame
an
argument
like
a
Sophist
&
Canonist
,
defending
the
Popes
cause
:
That
for
the
most
part
at
al
tymes
holy
scriptures
haue
engendred
errors
,
as
the
Martin
Luther
&
Ierome
Schurffe
reproued
these
folyes
,
&
other
vaine
and
ridiculous
matters
,
whych
Ecke
brought
forth
but
modestli
,
as
things
not
seruing
to
the
purpose
.
Somtyme
Cochleus
would
entermedle
his
murmuring
chattes
,
and
laboured
to
perswade
Luther
,
to
desist
from
hys
purpose
,
&
vtterly
to
refraine
thenceforth
to
wryte
or
teach
,
&
so
they
departed
.
About
euening
,
the
Archbyshop
of
Triers
,
aduertised
Luther
by
Ambsdorff
,
the
Emperours
promise
made
vnto
him
,
was
prolonged
two
daies
,
&
in
the
meane
season
he
would
conferre
wyth
him
the
next
daye
,
and
for
that
cause
he
woulde
sende
Doctour
Peutinger
&
the
Doctor
of
Bade
the
morrow
after
to
hym
,
and
he
himself
would
also
talke
with
hym
.
The
Friday
then
that
was
Saynt
Markes
day
,
Peutinger
,
&
the
Doctor
of
Bade
trauailed
in
the
forenone
After
Dynner
they
returned
,
exhortyng
as
before
,
but
in
vayne
.
They
prayed
him
at
the
least
he
would
submit
his
writyng
to
the
iudgement
of
the
next
general
Councel
.
Luther
agreed
therunto
,
but
wyth
this
condicion
,
that
they
them selues
shoulde
present
the
Articles
collected
out
of
his
bookes
to
be
submitted
to
the
Councel
,
in
this
maner
,
notwythstandyng
that
the
sentence
awarded
by
the
councel
,
should
be
authorised
by
the
scripture
,
and
prooue
the
contrary
wyth
the
testimonies
of
the
same
.
Then
leauing
Luther
,
they
departed
and
reported
to
the
Archbishop
of
Triers
that
he
had
promised
to
submyt
hys
wrytings
in
certayn
articles
to
the
next
Councel
,
and
in
the
meane
space
he
would
kepe
silence
,
whyche
Luther
neuer
thought
,
who
neyther
wyth
admonicions
,
ne
yet
menaces
could
be
induced
to
denye
or
submyt
hys
bookes
to
the
iudgements
of
men
,
he
ha●
so
fortified
them
with
cleare
&
manifest
authorities
of
the
scripture
,
vnlesse
the●
coulde
prooue
by
sacred
Scripture
and
apparent
reasons
he
had
erred
.
It
chaunced
then
by
the
special
grace
of
god
,
that
the
Archbishop
of
Triers
sent
for
Luther
,
resolued
presently
to
heare
hym
.
And
when
he
perceiued
otherwise
then
Peutinger
,
&
the
Doctor
of
Bade
had
tolde
hym
,
he
affirmed
that
Luther
should
not
haue
reuoked
for
a
great
deale
,
that
he
had
sayd
,
vnles
he
had
heard
him
speake
,
but
that
straight
he
would
haue
gone
to
the
Emperour
,
and
declared
what
the
Doctors
had
reported
.
Then
the
Archbyshop
treated
and
Moreouer
,
the
Archbyshop
bedding
a
friend
of
hys
drawe
nygh
,
required
Luther
to
declare
what
remedye
myghte
bee
ministred
to
helpe
thys
.
Luther
aunswered
:
There
was
no
better
remedy
,
then
suche
as
Gamali●l
The
Archbishoppe
enquired
of
hym
what
he
would
do
,
if
certain
articles
wer
taken
out
of
his
bookes
to
be
submitted
to
the
generall
Councell
.
Luther
aunswered
:
So
that
they
be
not
those
,
which
the
councel
of
Constance
condempned
.
The
Archbishop
sayd
I
feare
they
wyll
be
the
very
same
:
but
what
then
?
Luther
replied
:
I
wyl
not
nor
I
cannot
hold
my
peace
of
suche
,
Then
the
Archbishop
,
seing
Luther
would
in
no
wyse
submit
the
word
of
God
to
the
iudgement
of
men
,
gently
bad
Luther
farewell
,
who
at
that
instant
prayed
the
Archbishop
to
entreate
the
Emperours
Maiestye
to
graunt
hym
gracious
leaue
to
depart
.
He
answered
:
he
would
take
order
for
hym
,
and
speedelye
aduertise
the
Emperours
pleasure
.
And
within
a
smal
whyle
after
,
the
Archbishops
Offical
,
in
the
presence
of
the
Emperours
Secretarye
,
who
was
Maximilians
Chauncelour
,
said
vnto
Luther
in
his
lodging
,
by
the
commaundement
of
the
Emperour
:
that
syn●e
he
had
ben●
admonished
diuersly
of
the
Emperial
Maiesty
,
the
Electors
,
Princes
,
&
Estates
of
the
Empire
,
and
that
notwythstandyng
he
would
not
return
to
vnity
&
concord
,
there
remayned
that
Th
emperour
as
aduocate
of
the
Catholike
faith
shuld
procede
further
.
And
that
it
was
the
Emperours
ordinaunce
,
he
shoulde
wythin
.xx.
dayes
,
returne
securely●
vnder
safeconduct
,
and
be
safely
garded
to
the
place
whence
he
came
,
so
that
in
the
meane
whyle
he
stirred
no
commocion
among
the
people
in
hys
iorney
,
eyther
in
conference
or
Sermons
.
Luther
hauing
vnderstanded
thys
,
aunswered
very
modestlye
&
Christianly
:
Euen
as
it
hath
pleased
God
,
so
is
it
come
to
passe
,
the
name
of
the
Lorde
be
blessed
.
He
sayd
further
,
he
thanked
most
humbly
the
Emperors
Maiesty
,
&
all
the
Princes
&
Estates
of
the
Empire
,
that
they
had
geuen
to
hym
benigne
&
gracious
audience
,
and
graunted
safeconduct
to
come
&
to
returne
.
Finally
he
said
:
he
desired
none
other
in
them
,
then
a
reformacion
,
accordyng
to
the
sacred
woorde
of
God
,
and
consonancy
of
holy
scriptures
,
whych
effectually●
in
hys
hart
he
prayed
.
Otherwyse
he
was
prest
to
suffer
al
accidentes
for
the
Emperiall
Maiesty
,
as
lyfe
and
death
,
good
fame
and
reproch
,
reseruing
nothyng
to
hym selfe
,
but
the
onely
woorde
of
God
,
whych
he
would
constantly
confesse
,
to
the
latter
end
,
humbly
recommending
hym
to
the
Emperours
Maiestye
,
and
to
all
the
Princes
,
and
other
Estates
of
the
sac●e●
Empyre
.
The
morrowe
after
whyche
was
the
.xxvi.
daye
of
Apryll
after
hee
¶
The
prayer
which
Martyne
Luther
was
accustomed
dayly
to
say
.
COnfyrme
(
O
God
)
in
vs
that
thou
haste
wrought
,
and
perfect
the
woorke
that
thou
haste
begone
in
vs
to
thy
glorye
.
So
be
it
.
❧
An
intimacion
,
geuen
by
Philip
Melancthon
to
hys
Auditorye
,
at
Vitteberg
.
The
yeare
1546.
Of
the
decease
of
Martyne
Luther
.
(
⸫
)
THE
Scholers
assembled
to
heare
the
Lecture
of
the
Epistle
to
the
Romaynes
,
Phyllip
Melancthon
recited
publikly
,
thys
that
foloweth
,
at
nyne
of
the
clocke
before
noone
,
aduertisyng
he
gaue
thys
informacion
,
by
the
counsayle
of
other
Lordes
,
for
that
the
Auditors
vnderstandyng
the
expresse
truth
(
for
so
much
as
the
lords
knew
certainly
Fame
woulde
bl●we
sclaunderous
blastes
euery
where
of
the
death
of
Luther
)
should
not
credit
flying
tales
and
false
reportes
.
My
friendes
,
ye
know
that
we
haue
enterprised
to
expound
Grammatical
lye
the
Epistle
to
the
Romaynes
,
in
the
which
is
contayned
the
true
doctrine
of
the
Sonne
of
God
,
the
which
our
Lord
by
hys
singular
grace
hath
reuealed
vnto
vs
at
thys
present
by
the
reuerend
Father
,
&
our
dearelye
beloued
Maister
Martin
Luther
.
Not
withstanding
we
haue
receiued
heauy
newes
,
which
haue
so
augmented
my
dolour
,
that
I
am
in
dout
if
I
mai
continue
hencefoorth
in
scholasticall
profession
,
and
exercise
of
teachyng
.
The
cause
wherefore
I
commemorate
thys
thinge
,
is
for
that
I
am
so
aduised
by
other
Lordes
,
that
ye
may
vnderstand
the
true
sequele
of
things
least
your selues
blase
abroade
vayne
●ales
of
this
fatal
chaunce
,
or
geue
credit
to
other
fables
,
which
commonly
ar
accustomed
to
be
spred
euery where
.
Wedensday
last
past
,
the.
17.
daye
of
February
,
Doctor
Martin
Luther
syckned
a
litle
before
Supper
,
of
hys
My
heauenly
father
,
eternal
&
mercyful
God
,
thou
hast
manyfested
vnto
me
thy
deare
Sonne
our
Lord
Iesus
Christe
.
I
haue
taught
hym
,
I
haue
knowen
hym
,
I
loue
hym
as
my
life
,
my
health
,
and
my
redempcion
,
whom
the
wycked
persecuted
,
maligned
,
and
wyth
iniury
affected
.
Draw
my
soule
to
thee
.
After
thys
he
sayde
thys
that
ensueth
,
thryse
.
I
commende
my
Spirite
into
thy
handes
,
thou
hast
redemed
me
God
of
truth
.
God
so
loued
the
worlde
,
that
he
gaue
his
onelye
Sonne
,
that
all
those
that
beleue
in
hym
,
shoulde
haue
lyfe
euerlastyng
.
Iohn
.
3.
Hauyng
repeated
often
tymes
hys
He●as
,
the
conductor
and
Chariot
of
Israel
is
dead
,
who
hath
gouerned
the
Churche
in
thys
lasle
age
of
the
worlde
,
for
the
doctrine
of
remission
of
synnes
,
and
of
the
fayth
of
God
,
hath
not
beene
compreheneed
by
bumayne
wysedome
,
but
God
hath
manifested
the
same
by
thys
holye
man
,
whom
we
haue
sene
raysed
of
God
.
Let
vs
loue
the
memory
of
thys
man
and
the
doctrine
that
he
hath
taught
.
Let
vs
learne
to
be
morest
&
meeke
.
Let
vs
consider
the
wretched
calamities
,
and
marueilous
chaunges
that
shal
folow
this
myshay
&
doleful
chaunce
.
I
beseche
thee
O
Sonne
of
God
,
crucified
for
vs
,
&
resuscitate
Emanuel
;
gouerne
,
conserue
&
defend
thy
Churche
.
(
⸫
)
¶
Philip
Melancthons
Oracion
,
made
and
recited
for
the
Funeralles
of
the
Reuerens
man
Marrin●
Luther
at
Vitteberge
.
(
⸫
)
AL
best
in
thys
common
sorrow
my
voyce
shal
be
troubled
wyth
dolour
&
teares
:
yet
I
must
saye
somewhat
in
thys
frequent
assembly
,
not
(
as
the
Paganes
solemne
custome
was
)
to
sing
the
Encomye
of
the
dead
,
but
rather
to
admonish
this
companye
of
the
marueilous
gouernment
,
&
perils
of
the
Church
,
that
we
may
consider
for
what
causes
we
ought
to
be
careful
&
pensiue
,
what
thinges
we
haue
special
neede
of
,
&
to
what
examples
we
ought
to
direct
our
lyfe
.
For
although
prophane
men
beholding
this
horrible
confusion
in
thys
mortall
estate
,
supposing
althinges
are
transported
by
aduenture
,
and
gouerned
by
Fortune
:
yet
we
confirmed
wyth
many
euident
testimonies
of
God
,
let
Let
thys
then
be
the
Proeme
of
my
Oration
.
The
Sonne
of
God
(
as
Paule
sayth
)
sitteth
at
the
right
hand
of
the
euerlasting
father
,
&
ministreth
good
things
to
men
,
that
is
,
the
voice
,
of
the
Gospel
,
&
the
holy
ghost
,
and
to
distribute
these
giftes
,
he
rayseth
Prophets
,
Apostles
,
Doctors
&
Pastors
,
●
taketh
these
out
of
our
congregacion
,
such
as
do
learne
,
who
professe
,
heare
&
embrace
the
Prophetes
&
Apostles
The
continual
order
of
the
first
fathers
After
the
Apostles
followed
an
other
Then
muste
we
collocate
hym
among
this
select
&
blisful
Troupe
of
godly
and
excellent
Mirrours
,
whom
God
hath
sent
to
gather
&
restore
hys
Church
,
that
we
may
vnderstand
this
was
the
principal
flower
of
humaine
kin●●
▪
Solon
,
Themistocles
,
Scipio
.
Augustus
,
were
excellent
&
woorthy
men
,
who
established
and
gouerned
large
Realmes
&
great
Empires
:
yet
were
they
mu●●
inferiour
then
these
our
Guides
.
Esa●
Iohn
Baptist
,
S.
Paule
,
Austen
,
and
Luther
.
It
is
necessary
for
vs
to
vnderstand
these
differentes
in
the
Church
.
What
then
are
the
absolute
&
true
matters
that
Luther
hathe
manifested
,
which
geueth
great
glory
to
his
workes
,
and
maketh
hys
praise
liue
in
the
mouth
of
men
?
Many
cry
out
that
the
Church
is
disturbed
,
&
controuersies
planted
in
them
,
not
easy
to
be
vnfolded
.
I
aunswer
to
these
:
Suche
is
the
gouernment
of
the
Churche
,
when
the
holy
Ghost
argueth
the
worlde
,
many
dissentions
growe
through
the
peruers
stubbornes
of
the
wycked
,
&
they
are
in
fault
,
that
wyll
not
heare
the
He
hath
also
instructed
other
dutyes
acceptable
to
God
,
and
so
a
dourned
and
fortefied
ciuil
life
,
as
none
to
thys
day
wyth
more
perfection
.
Further
he
hath
sequestred
childish
institucion
of
humain
ceremonies
,
the
customs
and
lawes
lettyng
true
inuocation
from
necessary
workes
.
And
that
this
heauenly
doctrine
manyfested
might
come
to
posteritye
,
he
translated
the
Prophetes
and
Apostles
workes
,
into
hys
maternal
tong
,
wyth
such
perspi●uitye
,
that
hys
traduction
geueth
more
lyght
to
the
Readers
,
then
the
Commentaries
of
diuers
other
.
Hereunto
he
hath
added
manye
Enarrations
,
the
whych
as
Erasmus
And
as
it
appeareth
the
greatest
part
of
his
doctrine
,
surmounteth
the
compasse
of
humayne
capacity
,
as
the
doctrine
of
remission
of
syns
&
fayth
.
So
muste
we
necessarilye
confesse
he
was
taught
of
God
,
and
diuers
of
vs
haue
sene
his
conflictes
,
in
the
which
he
learned
,
that
we
should
perswade
our selues
this
,
that
by
fayth
we
are
heard
and
receaued
of
God
.
The
sincere
&
godly
wyts
shal
celebrate
foreuer
,
the
benefites
whyche
God
hath
conferred
to
his
Church
by
Luther
,
and
fyrste
they
shall
render
thankes
to
God
,
then
protest
,
they
ar
much
obliged
to
hys
learned
labors
:
albert
the
Atheistes
,
who
vniuersally
haue
the
church
in
derision
,
esteme
an●
iudge
these
true
offices
and
dutyes
,
a
chyidysh
pastime
,
a
mere
folye
,
and
alienacion
of
the
mynde
.
He
hath
not
excitated
indissoluble
disputacions
,
neither
proponed
to
the
Church
,
the
Apple
of
contencion
,
nor
published
obscurities
&
enigmes
.
For
he
is
easy
to
the
faythful
&
godly
,
and
such
as
be
of
sound
vnderstandyng
,
&
sclaunderouslye
wyll
not
geue
iudgement
,
by
conference
of
sentences
to
consider
what
agreeth
with
the
heauenly
doctrine
.
and
what
dissenteth
.
And
that
more
is
,
the
godly
are
fully
resolued
▪
that
these
differentes
were
longe
synce
appointed
.
For
since
Gods
pleasure
is
we
should
behold
&
know
hys
wyll
in
the
Prophetes
and
Apostles
workes
(
in
the
which
he
hath
manyfested
hymselfe
)
we
maye
not
thynke
hys
woordes
are
doubtfull
,
as
the
leaues
of
Sibilla
.
But
some
(
which
wer
not
peruers
)
haue
compiayned
that
Luther
was
Neyther
I
deny
that
sometymes
vehement
mocions
offend
,
ther
is
none
in
thys
infirmity
of
Nature
,
voide
of
spot
.
Yet
if
ther
be
any
such
as
the
autentick
writers
haue
reported
of
Hercules
,
Cimon
,
and
other
,
deformed
&
misshapen
:
yet
apt
and
vpryght
in
excellent
exploictes
.
Certaynly
I
must
confesse
that
these
be
good
and
praise
worthy
,
and
as
S.
Paule
sayth
,
yf
he
do
hys
duty
wel
in
the
Church
,
obseruyng
fayth
,
and
a
pure
conscience
,
he
is
acceptable
to
God
,
and
we
oughte
to
reuerence
hym
.
We
knowe
that
Luther
hath
bene
such
,
for
constantly
he
hath
mayntained
the
sinceritye
of
the
Gospel
,
and
retayned
an
integrity
of
conscience
.
Now
what
is
he
(
that
hath
knowen
Luther
)
&
is
ignoraunt
,
wyth
what
What
shal
I
saye
of
other
his
vertues
?
I
often
tymes
came
vnwares
And
when
occasion
was
offered
to
enter
in
consultacion
about
imminent
daungerous
,
we
alwaies
obserued
hys
marueilous
constancy
of
courage
,
neyther
would
he
lurke
appalled
,
neyther
represent
anye
face
of
feare
,
wyth
the
terrour
therof
.
He
leaned
alwayes
to
the
Lord
,
as
to
hys
holye
ancre
,
and
neuer
waued
in
anye
poynt
of
hys
fayth
.
Further
,
he
was
so
ingenious
,
that
alone
he
considered
what
was
necessary
Of
hys
eloquenc●e
we
haue
euerlasting
testimonies
,
wherein
certaynly
he
was
equiualent
to
any
that
excelled
in
arte
Oratory
.
Then
wyth
good
cause
we
may
lament
the
lacke
of
hym
,
who
in
wysedome
and
lyuelynes
of
spirite
was
so
excellent
,
so
garnished
with
doctrine
▪
so
exercise
▪
wyth
vie
,
so
adorned
with
many
&
those
heroyical
vertues
,
so
elected
of
God
,
for
the
restauration
of
the
Curch
,
and
finally
with
so
paternal
affection
,
louyng
and
embracing
vs
,
we
are
lyke
Orphelius
,
depriued
of
a
faythful
and
famous
father
.
And
albeit
necessarelye
we
must
obey
diuine
order
:
yet
let
vs
endeuour
the
memory
of
hys
benefites
&
vertues
may
remayne
immortal
wyth
vs
.
And
let
vs
reioyce
that
presently
he
is
in
the
blessed
&
swete
company
of
God
&
his
welbeloued
Sonne
our
Lorde
Iesus
Christ
,
the
Prophetes
and
Apostles
,
There
he
learneth
wherefore
the
sonne
of
God
is
called
the
woord
and
Image
of
the
eternal
Father
,
&
how
the
holy
ghost
is
the
band
of
mutuall
loue
,
not
onelye
betwyxt
the
eternall
Father
and
the
Sonne
,
but
also
betwyxt
them
and
the
Church
.
For
he
had
learned
the
ru●●mentes
and
principles
of
thys
doctrine
in
thys
mortal
lyfe
,
and
mencioned
oftentimes
these
celestiall
matters
,
the
difference
betwyrt
true
and
false
inuocation
,
the
true
knowledge
of
God
,
beholdyng
the
diuine
manifestacions
,
&
the
discernynge
of
the
true
God
,
from
foreged
and
inuented
Gods
,
&
these
matters
he
disputed
very
wisely
&
graue●●
Many
in
thys
Auditory
haue
heard
hym
at
certayn
times
expressing
this
sentence
:
Ye
shal
see
the
heauens
opened
,
and
the
Aungels
of
God
ascendyng
and
descending
vpon
the
sonne
of
man
.
In
the
exposicion
of
thys
,
he
exhorted
hys
Auditours
to
plant
in
theyr
hartes
thys
syngular
consolacion
,
the
whyche
affirmeth
that
the
heauen
is
opened
,
that
is
to
say
,
way
made
open
for
vs
to
passe
to
God
,
the
barre
of
Gods
wrathe
remoued
from
suche
as
haue
recourse
to
the
Sonne
,
that
God
is
familiarlye
conuersaunt
wyth
vs
now
,
and
that
he
receyueth
,
gouerneth
and
conserueth
such
as
inuocate
hym
.
He
admonished
that
that
Further
,
he
sayd
that
the
Aungels
ascending
and
descending
in
the
body
of
Iesus
Christ
,
wer
the
Ministers
of
the
Gospel
.
Who
first
by
Christ
their
Guide
,
ascended
to
God
,
&
receiued
of
hym
the
lyght
of
the
Gospell
,
and
the
goly
Ghost
.
Then
after
they
descended
,
that
is
to
say
,
thei
had
the
charge
to
professe
and
enstruct
among
men
.
He
added
thys
interpretacion
,
that
the
very
heauenly
spirites
which
we
commonly
cal
Angels
,
beholding
the
sonne
,
are
instructed
&
r●●oy●e
in
this
merueylous
con●unction
of
twoo
natures
,
&
for
that
they
war
vnder
the
Lord
for
the
defence
of
the
Churche
,
they
be
also
gouerned
by
hys
hand
.
He
presently
beholdeth
these
so
excellent
thynges
,
and
as
before
he
ascended
and
descended
among
the
Ministers
of
the
Gospell
,
by
the
conduction
of
Iesus
Christe
,
so
nowe
he
seeth
the
Aungels
sent
by
hym
,
&
hath
equal
fruicion
wyth
them
of
the
contemplacion
&
consideracion
,
of
the
diuine
wysdome
and
marueylous
workes
of
God
.
We
remember
wel
what
incredible
pleasure
he
conceiued
in
recityng
the
policies
of
the
Prophetes
,
theyr
counsels
,
daungers
and
deliueraunces
,
and
how
learnedlye
he
conferred
al
tymes
of
the
Church
,
that
he
wel
declared
wyth
what
burnyng
desyre
he
longed
to
be
in
the
societye
of
these
excellent
personages
.
He
embraceth
these
now
&
reioyceth
to
haue
mutual
conference
in
lyuelye
voyce
.
These
salute
their
louyng
companion
newly
repayred
to
them
,
and
ioyntly
yeld
thankes
to
God
,
that
he
assembleth
and
conserueth
hys
Church
.
Let
vs
not
doubt
,
but
that
Luther
is
in
happy
&
blessed
estate
.
&
let
vs
lament
the
losse
&
●acke
of
so
vertuous
&
heauely
a
father
,
&
as
duty
byndeth
vs
to
obey
the
wyt
of
God
,
who
hath
reft
vs
such
a
rare
●ewel
:
so
let
vs
vnderstand
Gods
pleasure
is
,
we
should
consecrate
to
etern●●●
,
the
memory
of
his
vertues
and
benefites
.
Let
vs
●hen
in
thys
apply
ou●
diligence
,
let
vs
imitate
as
we
be
able
,
his
vertues
which
is
expediet
for
vs
to
know
,
that
is
,
the
feare
of
God
,
fayth
,
feruecy
in
praier
,
cleannes
in
ministerye
,
chastity
,
diligence
to
eschew
counsels
tendyng
to
sedicion
,
and
desyre
to
learne
.
And
as
it
behoueth
vs
,
to
remember
the
other
faythful
gouernours
of
the
Churche
,
whose
histories
we
reade
,
as
Ieremy
Iohn
Baptist
,
&
S.
Paule
.
So
let
vs
consider
oftentymes
the
doctrine
and
order
of
thys
reuerend
father
,
&
herewyth
let
vs
adde
prayer
,
and
action
of
thankes
,
as
it
becommeth
vs
now
to
do
in
thys
assembly
.
WE
render
thankes
vnto
the
,
O
Furthermore
,
because
the
decease
of
excellent
gouernours
is
often
a
presage
or
foreshewing
of
great
inconue
niences
to
come
to
such
as
shal
succede
I
and
al
those
that
professe
ministery
require
you
to
consider
the
daungers
wherunto
the
whole
world
is
subiect
The
Turkes
inuade
of
one
side
,
&
on
the
other
domestical
enemies
,
threaten
intestine
wars
.
Ther
●urke
also
eueri
where
licencious
&
insolent
heades
,
who
after
they
shal
cease
to
feare
Luthers
censure
&
seuere
correction
,
wil
not
stycke
audaciously
to
corrupt
this
doctrine
of
vs
faythfully
taught
.
Finally
,
that
God
may
withdraw
such
inconueniences
,
let
vs
apply
our
diligence
to
lyue
wel
,
&
to
study
,
&
let
vs
retein
this
setence
alwaies
impressed
in
our
mindes
that
as
long
as
we
shal
conserue
,
heare
,
learn
&
loue
the
pure
doctrine
of
the
Gospel
,
we
shal
be
the
house
&
church
of
God
as
the
sonne
of
God
sayth
:
If
any
loue
me
,
he
wyll
obserue
my
word
,
and
my
father
wyl