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A02664	Tessaradelphus, or The four brothers The qualities of whom are contayned in this old riddle. Foure bretheren were bred at once without flesh, bloud, or bones. One with a beard, but two had none, the fourth had but halfe one. Collected and translated, by Thomas Harrab.	Harrab, Thomas.	1616 (1616)	STC 12797; ESTC S106009	25,718	40

the Collectors who made no reckoning of him nor of his letters He sette forth also certaine Theses or propositions against the foresaide taxing Eccliasticall persons of negligence and ignorance Tekell superior of the Iacobins set forth contrary propositions answering his and calleth Luther Heretike At this time in very truth there was great corruption in manners and the Clergy was nothing so vigilant and carefull as aforetime which thinges facilitated Luther his proceedings All the Christian world was Catholike and for many hundred yeares together had no Heretical enemies to reckon of Not any Protestant or Puritane had euer beene heard of which made Church-men to grow leffe watchfull and to liue at their ease wallowing in wealth and pleasures Pope Leo hearing of these tumults wrote to the Duke of Saxony to send Luther to his Legat Caietan who was with the Emperour Maximilian or else to send him to Rome where the cause might be heard but the Duke excused the matter and Luther wrote most humbly vnto the Pope and offered to be silent hereafter so that his aduersaries would surcease Neuerthelesse the matter grew worse for Siluester Prierias a Iacobin Master of the Popes pallace buckled with Luther and extolled the Popes authority aboue all Councels and powers on the earth in such sort as Luther enraged with his assertions abased the same more then euer Diuers Iacobins tooke Siluester his part and many Augustines defended Luther And the broyles grewe so hoate that at length Luther his complices called in question the power of the Pope about Indulgences and questioned workes meritorious and satisfactory and sundry other matters not doubted of before but Luther himselfe would not seeme to doubt thereof for in his first tome he auoucheth the same affirming that the Pope the immediate Vicar of Iesus Christ hath authority to distrubute Indulgences After all this he humbled himselfe againe to the Pope and confessed his faultes and was sent to Cardinall Caietan before whome he confeffed the Catholike faith and with great protestations submitted himselfe He was yet once againe cited to Rome but he appealed to the future general Councell protesting that he would not deminish the authority of the Pope so that he be of a sound opinion for that was his clause He wrote vnto the Pope also praysing him and dispraysing his Legate and officers and laid all faults on others Many giddy-headed people at this time ranne headlong after Luther stared on him flattered him and encouraged him to higher matters He writeth to the Emperour to Knges and to Princes crying vpon them to reforme the Church which phrase of speech pleased many protesting that he would change nothing for he liued as yet within his Couent and saide Masse The people applauded him on each side which made him more proude and arrogant insomuch as he would say turne thine eyes towardes me Germany I am sent to saue thee The first Clergie-man that euer followed Luther was Carolastade Archdeacon of Wittenberg This man and Luther disputed with D. Eckius a Prebend of Ingolstade at Lipse before Duke George brother to Fredericke Duke of Saxony and they both submitted their opinions to the Diuines of Erfor and Paris but still reuolted againe In this hoate conference Luther burst forth into these speeches This quarrell was not begunne for the honor of God neyther shall it be ended by him The Pope wrote againe to the Duke of Saxony blaming him for protecting of Luther but he sent him a milde answere saying that his holines his Nuncio was of opinion that Luther should not goe out of that coaste for feare of scattering of Heresies else where But indeed Luther had resolued if he had beene driuen out of Saxony to retire himselfe into Bohemia yet feared he the Hussites because he had affirmed them to be Heretikes In fine the Pope seing him so rebellious and so turning in and out excommunicated him by name in Bulla Caena Domini Who presently when he heard of it growing desperate vomited out all his poyson calling the Pope Ante-christ and vnderstanding that his bookes were burned as hereticall he in a rage at Wittenberge burned the bookes of the common Law with the Bull of Leo. He cried out to the people let vs wash our handes in the bloud of the Pope of the Cardinals and of al the Romish filth So in the dsputation at Lipse when he was admonished to vse modesty in speech and writings I will write said he other kinde of stuffe if I knew that it would displease the Sea of Rome Whilst they triumph ouer some heresie of mine I will inuent new saith he in Praf cap. Bab. He vsed still in speaking and writing most filthy wordes and tearmes of ribaudry and caused the Pope and Cardinals to be pictured and sette forth in diuers places in most filthy and vgly shapes He resolued forthwith to build a Religion of liberty and to abandon Austerities Celibates or single liues Fastings Chastities and such like and to giue euery man leaue to beloeue what him list And so it should be most pleasing to flesh and bloud and consequently be easilie receaued of many To this end he wrote that it was lawful to beleeue what he would that we were either predestinated or reprobated so as we could not doe withall That euery Christian was a priest and might preach the word of God The Emperor Charles came into Germany before whom Luther was conuented with letters of safe conduct this was at Worms where he behauing himselfe heretically yet with great dissimulation he was sent backe and condemned by the Emperor for an Heretike he retired himself into a castle called Alstat belonging to the Duke of Saxony yet with commandement that he should keep himselfe secret for feare of the Emperor This he tearmed his Pathmos here he wrote bookes sarsed with all manner of contumelies and opprobrious speeches he called the vniuersity of Paris which had condemned his doctrine the vttermost hall of Ante-Christ the back-dore of Hell At this time at Wittenberge they beganne to assault the Masse for Luther was yet in Friars habit and said Masse still and to breake downe Images which Luther vnderstanding was very much offended with them He did forbidde that eyther Aristotle or Plato should be taught in their vniuersities or any thing but the Bible Catolastade and Melancton his followers were now become the one a ploughman the other a Baker for that they would liue by the sweat of their browes but Luther called them backe and rebuked Carolastade for breaking Images affirming that no Image was forbidden in the Scriptures but only of God he translated the Bible into the German tongue which was presently burned in most places There were noted only in the new Testament 1400 places corrupted and falsified yet notwithstanding a Lutheran minister in Wittenberge instituted a feastiuall day and called it the translation of the Bible being the first Lutheran feastiuall day that euer was And for al this Luther altered the

the Catholikes obserue the Gregorian Calendar and they the olde vse yet confessing that the reformation is right This is to be seene in Ausburg Spires Wormes Franckforte Ratisbone and in other places without any contention at all They bring their children to the Fonts to be christened which were In ancient time and after the P father hath recited the institution of Baptisme he absolueth the infant from originall sinne coniureth the Diuell to leaue this newe Christian which he baptiseth making three times the signe of the Crosse and other thinges after the Catholike fashion They obserue also the Catholike ceremonies in Marriage for the most part they abstaine from flesh on Fridayes Saterdayes and in Lent their Churchyardes are esteemed holy and when one is dead there commeth singers with boyes kept for that purpose which goe before the Corps and sing psalmes in the vulgar tongue all the vvay and in the Church Manie of them beleeue that there is Purgatòry and doe pray for the dead The Ecclesiasticall persons in Emperiall Citties enjoy their reuenues and so doe the Religious also But the Religious which are in Lutherane Dutchies and Countries haue beene banished and poore children are put in their places and brought vp in learning Ecclesiasticall persons amongst them differ in habit from the Laytie The Confessionists are in many Emperial townes as in Ausburg Vlmes Dingnelspil Bibrace Norlingen Hedpron in Colmar Strausburg Haganan Wisemburge Landan Spires Wormes Oppenheny and Franckeforte There be diuers Princes as the Duke of Wittenberg the Lantgraue of Hesse the Marquesse of Brandeburg and other Counts and Lords which follow the Confession of Ausburge with an oath to admit no other Religion in their Territories When all the Country was in an vproare about these new Sects many Sectaries met together at Spires and although they were of different opinions yet joyned they in league against the Catholike Church and against the Emperor protesting that they vvould dye in their opinions And of this protestation they were tearmed Protestans but this league was afterwards more established at Smalcade See here many auncient ceremonies yet amongst the Lutherans which make vp a just beard in the face of the eldest brother Lutheranisme Now to Iohn Caluin CHAP. III. What manner of man Iohn Caluin was HE was borne at Noyon in Picardy in Fraunce the tenth of Iuly Anno 1509. His name indeed was Iohn Chaunie sonne of Gerard Chaunie and of Iane France But as Luther chaunged his name so did he and called himselfe Caluin and because the Anagramme of his name maketh Lucian he vvould be called Alcuin vvho vvas the learned master of Charles the great After his infancy in some forte bestowed in learning sitte for that age he was sent to Orleans and after that to Bourges to study the ciuill Law and there meeting with one Melchior Wolmer a Germane the greeke Reader was by him drawne to the study of Diuinity for that he espied a ready wit in him and Melchior himselfe was sectetly a Lutheran but outwardly shewed himselfe a Catholike He opened vnto Caluin the secrets of Luther his Sect. After some time spent with Wolmer of whom he learned Luther his Religion and some skill in the Greek tongue he left the Vniuersitie and returned to Noyon where his father had prouided for him a Prebend a Cure in the country Yet Wolmer solicited him still by letters to become a Lutheran yea after that hee vvas returned into Germany But he went from Noyon to Paris where he began secretly to teach his owne opinions and being suspected he went to Angolesme where he was maintayned for the space of three years by one Tillet curat of Claixe Canon of Angolesme to whom he did read greeke And there it was said and diuers haue written it that he was accused conuicted of a most filthy crime Here he beganne to frame his Institutions and did read the same to diuers secretlie where he durst he was abstinent and of a sharp wit but he abstayned as himselfe confessed not for cause of Religion but because his stomacke was weake and he was subiect to the Megreame He would not as Luther his custome was to doe vomitte out all that he thought but kept still some things to himselfe outwardly shewing himselfe otherwise then he was within his words were few and he giuen to be solitary for naturally he was Melancholike opening himselfe to few and not delighting in company and euer had in his mouth Nunquam minus solus quam cum solus That he was neuer lesse alone then vvhen he vvas alone At Angolesme in Tillet his Gallery were some 3000. books and manuscripts which Caluin still turned ouer in such retired sort as his chiefest friends could hardly come to the speach of him Luther was cloquent and had a great gift in speaking and preaching but Caluin contrary was very silly in his sermons had neither grace nor action in the pulpit so asneuer any auditor was moued but only by the name of Caluin he in his speech so vnpleasing and redious with his quidmoror cómon in his mouth He was more skilfull in latin then Luther was he would often say that Luther had done nothing vvorth a button and that Christendome vvas no more beholding to him then a poore trauailer is obliged to one that sheweth him his way a farre of that it was to no purpose to follow his steppes which was said he to be halfe a Papist but better it wer to build the Church altogether new for he scorned to be any mans Disctple Dispite and desperation made Luther an Arch-Sectary and the desire of glory and estimation made Caluin another author of vvorse Heresies for this he writeth of himself All who desired pure doctrine came to me to learne although I my selfe had but new begun Prafat in Psal He called himselfe a Ptophet and spake and wrote in his owne praise and vvas very eloquent in his mother tongue vvhich caused many vnlearned to reade his bookes with delight He vsed most dispitefull and reprochfull vvordes against Kings and Princes calling them brute beasts fooles and asses If they band against God that is to say against his sect saith hee wee ought rather to spit in their faces then to obey them in 6. Daniell hee would endure no man except he submitted himselfe to him Wolmar vvho first founded the disposition of his wit vvriteth thus of him to Farell his associate in the conquest of Geneua I feare not so much saith he the ouer-thwartnesse of his vvit for this vice is sit to aduance our affaires to make him a stout defender of our opinions for he vvil not so easily be catched but that he vvill be able to entrap our aduersaries This letter caused great stirre betwixt him and one Christian a Minister of Poytiers vvho scattered copies of it by reason of the emulation vvhich was between him and Caluin Whilst he stayed in Angolesme he sayned himselfe to bee a Catholike and said