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A14345	The history of the moderne protestant divines containing their parents, countries, education, studies, lives, and the yeare of our Lord in which they dyed. With a true register of all their severall treatises, and writings that are extant. Faithfully translated out of Latine by D.L.; Praestantium aliquot theologorum. English	Verheiden, Jacob, fl. 1590.; Lupton, Donald, d. 1676.; Holland, Henry, 1583-1650? Heroologia Anglica.	1637 (1637)	STC 24660; ESTC S119100	56,783	398

Treatise of Gods eternall Covenant 7. An Assertion of the two Nain Christ. 8. Five excellent Bookes of Vigilius Martyr and Bishop of Trent five hundred yeeres since written against Eutiches with Bullingers Notes 9. Institution of Christian Matrimony 10. Institutions for sicke men 11. Declarations of Gods great benefits to the Switzers and Exhortations to Repen●ance Tome 3. 1. A Treatise of the Sabbath and Christian Feasts 24. Sermons 2. Two Sermons of the Office of Magistrates and of an Oath 3. Three Homilies of Repentance 4. Sixe Sermons of conversion to God out of Act. 8. 5. Daniels Prophecy explained with the excellency of Gods Word 6. Of the Office Propheticall and how to be performed 7. Exhortation to Ministers to leave controversies and contentions 8. Of the Originall of Mahometanisme 9. Of the persecutions of the Church Tome 4. 1. A Preface to the Latine Bible Printed at Zurich 1544. 2. Sixty six Homilies on Daniel 3. Epitome of the times from the Creation to the destruction of Hierusalem Tome 5. 1. One hundred and ninety Homilies on Esay 2. One hundred sixty Sermons on Ieremy 3. A briefe exposition on Ieremies Lamentation Tome 6. 1. Twelve Bookes Commentaries on St. Mathew 2. Sixe Bookes on St. Marke on St. Luke 9. on St. Iohn 10. on the Acts of the Apostles 3. A Series of times and Actions of the Apostles Tome 7. 1. Fourteene Commentaries on the Epistles of St. Paul 2. Seven more Commentaries on the same 3. Sermons on the Apocalyps translated out of Latine into Dutch French English Polish Tome 8. 1. A Demonstration of Christian perfection to Henry 2. King of France 2. Of the Authority of the Scripture certainty absolute perfection stability and of the Institution of Bishops and their Function with some others Thus this glorious Ornament of the Church having finish'd his course and kept the Faith after long travell and labour in Gods Vineyard was layd downe to rest RODOLPHVS GVALT●ERVS UErtue and Learning are attained unto by diligence as appeares in this Man He was richly adorned with abilities in all Sciences especially Latine and Greeke he was a very exquisite Orator and a dainty Poet so being furnished with these endowments hee entred into the study of Divinity He was holy in life and grave in his carriage and singular for his Learning hee was Pastor of the Church of Zurich above 40. yeeres which hee supplyed faithfully and with good successe not onely to the benefit of the Tigurines but also to many strangers who came to heare him So it doth appeare that he desired to doe good to the Church of God by his Homilies which hee set forth upon all the Prophets Apostles Evangelists whose labours serve Students to this day as a Library Printed by Froschover with great paines and diligence Well when this Gualter had raised up the the Cause of Christ and oppos'd that See of Rome having painefully discharged his Office in the Church of the Tigurines a longtime he gave up his Spirit to God and lyes buried in this City having lived 74. yeeres and in the yeere of Christ 1586. His workes are many and those profitable to be read a Catalogue of them I here present to your view 1. The combate of David and Goliah set forth Allegorically in Heroicke Verses 2. Epiceds of Marg. Blaurer upon Peter Martyr Bullinger Parkhurst Bishop of Norwich Symler Gualter 3. Arguments of all the Chapters in the Old and New Testament in Verse Elegiack 4. A Collation of the New Testament to the Greeke Copy 5. An Apology to the Catholick Church for Zuinglius 6. Orthodox confession of faith by the Ministers of the Church of Zurich 7. A sacred Comedy of Nabal 8. Of the Offices of Ministers 9. Of the antiquity of Schooles with the praise of their Founders 10. Five Homilies of the last times and of Antichrist 11. Homilies on St. Iohns Epistles upon Zacharies Song of the Nativity of Christ of the slavery of sinne and freedome of the faithfull 12. Of the Originall Dignity and Authority of the Holy Scriptures of Christs comming and of our preparation upon the 113. Psalme 13. Three Homilies upon the Ascension of Christ and sending the Holy Ghost 14. The Christians Looking-glasse Two Homilies 15. Homilies upon the twelve 〈◊〉 Prophets 16. Homilies upon St. Math. Marke Luke Iohn Acts Rom. Corinth Galath 17. Nineteene Homilies on ●entations 18. Tenne Homilies of the Bread of Life 19. Three hundred and twenty Homilies on Esay 20. Translation of the five Bookes of Moses 21. Twenty foure Bookes of Zuinglius translated out of Dutch into Latine 22. The Psalter into Dutch 23. Ten Sermons of Theodoret of Divine Providence 24. Upon Ciceroes Workes de Lege Agraria in Verrem 25. Of the quantity of Syllables and Verses 26. An Elegy on the studies of the German Nobility 27. Many sorts of Verses ancient and learned to Iohn Frisius a Tigurine And so having spent his spirits to the good of the Church and terror of his Adversaries and to the sweete content and comfort of his owne Soule hee had his desire fulfill'd which was To be dissolv'd and to bee with his Saviour free from further troubles and miseries which this Life was full of THEODORVS BEZA BEhold the grave countenance of this Man who seemes to bee alive though dead This Beza is famous through all the Christian world borne of Noble Parents who did enlarge Christs Kingdome wonderfully by his Vertue Piety writings and holy labours he was excellent in Learning in his youth especially for Latine and Greeke as also for the Politiques as appeares by those famous Monuments set forth by him His Tutor which hee had first was at Aurelium then at Zurich who was called Melior Volmarus a German by Nation a godly man well learned and excellent for the Greeke tongue to whom in the yeere of our Redemption 1560. Beza dedicated the Confession of his Faith a● unto a Parent or Patrone with which also he expressed the whole course of his former life At twenty yeeres of Age he was Licenciate in the Civill Law he had two Vncles one of them was a Senator or Alderman as it were of Paris the other was Abbat of Frigimontan both these did mainely desire to have this Beza nay this Abbat so greatly loved him that he had design'd him next successor in that Abbey which was worth five Thousand French Crownes yeerely howsoever he had two Benefices of which hee had no skill to governe so that hee had full friends Monies and ease and being enticed with the fulnesse and splendor of these he did suspect that Sathan had layd snares for him Therefore being mindfull of Holinesse and thinking of his good Tutor and the change of his life he fell into a Sicknesse which was the cause of his spirituall Health and welfare as hee would say So recovering his health he forsooke all and came to Geneva as to the safest Haven for his goods in the yeere 1548. Hence within a while hee went

stiffely write against the Papists so that it is said of him as St. Augustine was famous in the old Church so Calvine in the moderne Campian the Iesuite was a bitter adversary to him he wanted not divers others for it hath alwayes beene knowne that the upholders of truth never wanted enemies He dyed of a Consumption contracted by extraordinary fastings and watchings in the yeare of Gra●e 1564. and of his age 54. being borne in the yea●e 1509. on the tenth of July his workes are here registred Commentaries on the Old Testament 1. Vpon Genesis 2. Harmony upon the foure Books of 〈◊〉 3. Vpon Iosuah 4. Vpon all the Psalmes 5. Vpon Isaiah Lectures 1. Vpon Ieremiah 2. Vpon the 21 Chapt. of Ezek. 3. Vpon Daniel 4 Vpon the lesser Prophets Vpon the new Testament 1. His harmony on the Evangelists upon Iohn Acts all the Epistles to the Hebrewes Peter Iohn Iames Iude. Sermons 1. Vpon Deuteronomy upon the Decalogue Iob 119. Psalme Canticles Isaiah 38. Chapters on the eight last Chapters of Daniel upon 10. 11. Chapters of the Epistle to the Corinthians upon the Galathians Ephesians Timothy Titus Of the Nativity Passion Death Resurrection Ascension of our Saviour Christ Vpon Gods Election and Providence Vpon Genesis upon 1. and 2. of Samuel upon the 18. Chapt. of the 1. of the Kings Vpon many Psalmes upon Iosuah Isaiah Ieremiah Ezekiel and lesser Prophets upon 123. Psalmes Other Workes 1. Institutions 2. Of the Eucharist 3. Vpon the victory of Jesus 4. Genevas Chatechisme 5. Of Reforming Churches 6. Of scandals a forme of confession of Faith his answer to Sadolets Epistle Of Free-wil against Pighius Against the Articles of the Sorbonists Acts of the Synod of Trent Against Anabaptists Against Libertines Of superstition 4. Sermons of flying Idolatry of bearing Persecution of the beauty of Gods House Of Gods Worship Against Judiciall Astrologie A defence of the Orthodox Faith ●oncerning the Trinity of Pre●estination the Ministers of Tigurium and Geneva their agreement about the Sacrament a meanes to preserve Concord a true Communicant Epistles Answers Councels Seneca of meeknesse enlarged with a Commentary AVGVSTINVS MARLORATVS THis famous Scholer was borne in the Dukedome of Lorraine and was a Monke of the Order of St. Augustine but at length comming from that profession he proved a very famous Shepheard in the Church of Christ Jesus his manners modesty piety watchfulnesse learning were singular ornaments hee having studied the body of Divinity in France came to Lausanna which is a famous Towne of the Lords and States of Berne scituated hard by the Lake of Lemana and is a place famous for Divinity and excellent rare Printing This place Marlorate thought very convenient to settle in then entring into the Ministery he preached hard by that famous Lake of the Allobroges in the Towne of Geneva he profited much in the knowledge of Sacred Letters as appears by his studies and writings who almost knowes not that hard piece of worke his Commentaries or a Catholicke exposition upon Genesis Psalmes Isaiah and the whole new Testament including the sentences of the Ancienter Fathers of the Church with wonderfull Skil Order Brevity and perspicuity so that his labours may be termed as one saith not unfitly A Library for Divines He brings in so many of the Fathers opinions as ornaments and at last adds his owne the Gospell was preached by him all along the River Rhodanus and the Lake Lemana and the west parts of France This Marlorate amongst other Divines was cald to the conference of Possen 1561. which though it did not work that reformation in the Church which was wished yet it made the cause of the professors of the Gospell not to be so odious as formerly it was many did love the truth being by these meanes discovered which ignorantly before hated it and the professors of it In the yeare 1562. the City of Roan was besieged by the Adverse part and wonne wherein Marlorate was planted but he with three other principall Citizens were put to death not unworthily deserving the name of a Martyre This was done the thirtieth of October of his age the 56. whose workes being ever living Monuments are preserved to the benefit of the Church of God and are here set downe 1. A Catholicke and Ecclesiasticall Exposition of the new Testament 2. An Exposition upon Genesis 3. An Exposition on the Psalmes of David 4. An Exposition upon the Prophecy of Isaiah 5. His Thesaurus or Treasure-house of the whole Canonicall Scripture digested into common places Also the hard Phrases Alphabetically Printed which usually are met withall in the Scriptures by the care and industry of William Feugerius of Rohan professor of Divinity to whom Marlorate left this Worke being not altogether perfected at the time of his Dissolution And thus this famous Scholler having beene a painefull Writer and afaithfull Preacher finished his course and expects the second comming of his Lord Jesus PETRVS MARTYR THis Martyr was a Florentine his Fathers name was Stephen Vermilius and Mary Fumantine was his Mothers name both of ancient extraction and good meanes So also they both had a great care that his youth should be well seasoned with Letters being their onely childe His Mother understanding the Latine interpreted Terences Comedyes to him imitating those worthy Matrons of Rome as the Gracchi Lelii Catuli so also others of latter yeares have beene renowned for this act as Olympia Morata an Italian Jane Dutchesse of Suffolke but especially the Lady Bacon who turn'd into English the Apologie of the Church of England made by worthy Iewel Bb. of Salisbury This Martyr in his youth followed not the vaine pleasures and delights of Italy but followed vertues Lore and addicted himselfe to a Monkes life which then was held holy and blamelesse So he was admitted into the house of the Cannons Regular of the Order of St. Austin which for Learning and discipline was at that time held the purest in all Italy he studied at Patavia and was very able in Philosophy Schoole Divinity Greeke and Hebrew being a Monke Regular hee preached at 26. yeares of his age at Brixia then in the most famous Cities of Italy and France on this side the Alpes at Rome Bononia Pisa Venice Mantua Bergom in the Colledges of his order he expounded Philosophy and sometimes Homer and Divinity also He was made Abbat of Spoletto for his learning then Pr●efect in St. Peters Colledge at Naples then Visitor Generall of his order and last hee was designed Prior of of St. Fridrian at Luca. But leaving Luca hee came to Tigurum where Bullinger Pellican and Gualter did give him free intertainment Then he was called to Strasburg at the intreaty of Bucer where hee professed Divinity five years Thence at the instance of Archbishop Cranmer and by the will of King Edward 6. hee was admitted into England and so to Oxford where hee read the Divinity Lecture Here he did great good while he stayed but in the daies