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A16704	Luthers life collected from the writinges of him selfe, and other learned Protestants, together with a further shorte discourse, touchinge Andreas Melanchton, Bucer, Ochine, Carolostadius, Suinglius, Caluine and Beza, the late pretended reformers of religion. Taken from the onely reporte of learned Protestants themselues. By Iohn Brerely priest and author of the Protestants apologie.	Anderton, Lawrence.; Anderton, James, fl. 1624, attributed name.	1624 (1624)	STC 3606; ESTC S106394	244,302	202

his catalogue pag. 4. fine doe affirme and mencion the miracles wrought at our conuersion by Austine throughe Gods hande And see the like affirmed by Hollinsheade in his foresaide Cronicle pag. 100. b. line 60. Secondlie concerninge S. Bede who liuinge aboute a hundreth yeres after our saide conuersion and diuulged the historie thereof Luc. Osiander in his epitom c. centur 8. lib. 2. cap. 3. pag. 58. initio saithe Beda omnibus pontificijs erroribus in quibus nos hodie à Papa dissentimus inuolutus est c. and yet saithe further there of him Bonus fuit vir as allso he is tearmed Reuerende Bede by maister Foxe act mon. printed 1576. pag. 128. b. initio and by maister Bell in his regimente c. printed 1606. pag. 175. initio and by maister Bucer Whoe in his gratulatis ad Ecclesiam Anglican●m printed Anno 1548. pag. 82. post med tearmeth him verè venerabilem Bedam and maister Cowper in his chronicle printed 1565. at the yere 734. fol. 171. b. saithe The holie man Beda for his learninge and godlie life was renowned in all the worlde c. In like manner concerninge S. Boniface whoe aboue 800. yeres since conuerted Germanie to the faithe of Christe that he was a knowne catholicke see plainelie confessed by the centurie writers centur 8. col 794. line 51. and col 796. line 43. 44. c. in which respecte they doe there tearme him the slaue of Antichriste c. and yet concerninge his like confessed sanctimonie of life see also there col 794. line 49. vnder the title Opera eius in ministerio bona and col 795. line 23. and likewise col 801. line 41. vnder the title De donis virtutibus eius Thirdlie concerninge saincte Bernard Abbot of Claireuaux who liued Anno Domini 1120. was author of the Bernardine Monckes whereof see Hospinian de origine monachatus printed 1588. fol. 179. b. initio the centurie writers in theire 12. centurie doe saye of him Acerrimus propugnator sedis Antichristi fuit c. col 1638. line 16. and againe Bernardus coluit Deum Maozim ad nouissimum vitae suae articulum col 1637. line 45. yet more Ad comitem aquitanniae Bernardus dixit quicquid extra Ecclesiam Romanam est illud necessario iudicio Dei interire sicut ea quae extra arcam fuerant in diluuio absorpta sunt c. item qui Papam Romanum Antichristum persequitur hunc ipsum filium Dei persequi col 1639. line 44. and yet maister Whitaker de Ecclesia printed 1599. pag. 369. post med saithe Ego quidem Bernardum verè fuisse sanctum existimo and Hieronymus Marius in his Eusebius captiuus printed Tiguri 1597. fol. 36. a. circa med saithe Quis quaeso Basilium Bernardum Dominicum c. tanquam à Deo reprobatos haberet Thus much of S. Bernarde Fourthly as concerninge S. Francis and S. Dominicke who liuinge Anno Dom. 1204. instituted the seuerall orders of Franciscanes and Dominicanes theire religion was soe euidētly catholicke that maister Whitaker de Ecclesia printed 1599. pag. 369. post med saithe Franciscus vero Dominicus homines superstitiosi fuerunt c. de religione vero quod sciam idem illi senserunt quod nunc vulgus papistarum sentit and yet Pantaleon in his chronic printed 1568. pag. 100. initio saithe Dominicus vir doctus bonus praedicatorum ordinem instituit Anno 1225. and concerninge S. Dominicke see Dominicus Marius as nexte before and Luther in his loci communes printed 1594. class 5. pag. 117. circa med saithe Fateor sanè non defuisse suadona Francisco Dominico Bernardo c. and Pantaleon in chronic pag. 95. fine saithe Sanctus Frāciscus sanctitate eruditione illustris in Italia claret and Melancthon in his apologia confessio● Augustanae printed at Witemberg 1573. fol. 221. b. ante med saithe seriously Bernardus Franciscus alij sancti viri c. and in his corpus doctrinae printed Lipsiae 1561. pag. 95. fine yt is saide Antonius Bernardus Dominicus Franciscus alij sancti patres elegeruut certum vitae genus c. And Tindal in his reuelation of Antichrist extant in maister Foxe his act mon. printed 1563. pag. 1338. a. prope initium saithe I doubte not but saincte Bernarde Francis Dominicke and many other holy men erred as concerninge masse Hitherto of of them Lastlie as concerninge Franciscus Xauerius whoe beinge by profession a Iesuite did in this our age viz. Anno 1541. beginne his succesful conuersion of the easte India to the Christiane faithe confirminge the same to them of that nation with greate holines of life and stupendiouse miracles the same is soe euident and confessed that maister Richard Hackluite preacher in his booke of principall nauigations c. printed 1599. in 2. part of the 2. volum pag. 88. initio doth in such respecte mencion to vse his owne wordes that holie man Xauerius his particuler vertues and wonderful workes in that region Sainctes hauinge byn vniuersally professed as is confessed for aboue a thousand See heretofore in the preface to the reader initio in the margine at a. the testimonies of Simon de Voyon maister Powel maister Parkins and maister Naper yeres at the leaste before Luther and as confesseth maister Naper duringe all that time without maister Naper vpon the reuelatiōs propositiō 36. fine and after the edition of 1594. pag. 68. fine and after the other edition of 1611. pag. 90. fine saithe We conclude that betweene the yere of Christe 300. and 316. the Antichristian papisticall reigne began reigning vniuersallye and without any debateable contradiction 1260. yeres anie debatable contradiction shoulde nowe in this laste age beginne to be impugned and thereupon abandoned That likewise the religion and churche of protestantes at this present pretended for onelie true should continewe vnknowne latente Hereof see heretofore in the preface to the reader at a. fine the seuerall testimonies of maister Brightman and maister Naper and inuisible for aboue a thousand yeres paste and but nowe see next hereafter at p. brought to lighte and reuealled and nowe also but reuealled by men of such vnworthie condicion as hath bene formerlie hereby described and whoe then knewe of Luthers not knowinge of any to ioyne with him at the time of his firste begunne innouation see heretofore cap. 1. sect 1. in the margine at l. and see also further heretofore in the preface to the reader at d. e. g. h. this poynte ys also more euidēt in that the prooffe of the affirmatiue lying on our aduersaries part they are not hable to name anie one congregation nor soe muche as any one mā who at Luthers firste breache from our churche anno 1517. was then originally not catholicke but protestante not of anye other churche or soe much as of anie one other person in the worlde at that time formerlie in beinge and of their religion ys the scruple which ministreth the nowe present occasion of soe greate doubte For that our foresayde

quibusdam accusationibus indecenter traduxit quo vel vno nomine adducti Lutheri scripta absque omni exceptione nullo planè modo probare volumus c. verum etiam c. see this in Hospinians concord discord printed 1607. fol. 99. b. antemed Lantgraue in his published writinge thereof penned by his diuines but allso by the protestant deuines (m) the diuines of the counte Palatine in theire admonitio Christiana de libro concord printed 1581. pag. 233. fine 234. initio doe obiect against Luther Conuitia hyperbolicè praeter pietatem modestiam confidenter arroganter dicta scurriles in rebus serijs lusus quam multa acerbè iniuriosè scripta non tantum in Christi insignes ecclesias c. sed etiam in magnos principes of the counte Palatine and by other (*) maister Stafford in his Niobe printed 1611. pag. 139. circa med saith hott spirited Luther though otherwise a stoute souldier in Christes churche is not to be excused for his vnreuerent speches of Henrie the eight of England c. vnlimited Luther thou verities chiefe Champion I am altogether vnhable to Censure the c. domesticke testimonie in soe much as Luther himselfe was enforced to acknowledge the worldes opinion herein hadd of him sayinge (n) Luther in loc commun class 4. fol. 35. b. ante med saithe Video ab omnibus in me peri modestiam and there fine He further saith Omnes ferme in me damnant mordacitatem all men I perceiue require modestie at my handes allmoste all men condemne me of sharpenes in wordes And yett against all these soe euident premisses some of our aduersaries are not abashed to defende Luthers foresaide intemperate raylinge as proceedinge (o) In the protestant booke entituled the prophane schisme of the Brounistes c. printed 1622. pag. 67. fine 68. initio it is thus said of maister Robinson and maister Iohnson excusinge one of their brethrens there obiected intemperat raylinge Maister Robinson saith that he knew not by what particuler motion of the spirit he was guided to write in those phrazes but maister Iohnson iustifieth further c. addinge these wordes viz. especiallie consideringe with what fire and zeale the lorde hath furnished such his seruantes at all tymes as as he had stirred vpp for speciall reformation let the example of Luther alone suffice whome into what tearmes his zeale carried him his writtinges doe testifie c. from the motion of gods holie spirite III. AS concerninge Luthers great inconstancie in doctrine Suinglius confesseth and reprehendeth the same sayinge (a) Suinglius tom 2. printed 1581. in respons ad confess Lutheri fol. 458. a. circa med saith Lutherus nunc hoc nunc illud de eadem repronuncias nec vsquam sibi constat haud dubiè ca inconstantia leuitate Dei verbo vtendum esse existimat quae effrictae frontis scurrae inter aleam vti consueuerunt Luther pronounceth nowe this nowe that of one and the same thinge nor is he at any time constante to him selfe but questionelesse thinketh that he may vse that inconstancie and lightnes in the worde of God which impudent scurrilouse felowes doe vse at their gaminge And to forbeare the (*) the diuines of the counte Palatine in their admonitio christiana de libro concordiae printed 1581. pag. 225. paulo post med saye In caena vero Domini tam est varius sibi dissimilis Lutherus vt in scriptis ipsius tres vel quatuor de illa sententias reperiamus diuines of the counte Palatine Hospinian a learned Caluiniste whoe as before greatlie honoreth and commendeth Luther in his alphabeticall table set before the beginninge of his booke at the letter l. vnder the worde Lutheri mencioneth as him selfe confesseth euen against his will and as no lesse then (b) Hospinian in histor sacram part 2. fol. 4. b. post med saithe Mallemus equidem istam tanti viri inconstantiam grauemque lapsum perpetuo occulcare nisi causae grauissimae nos haec adscribendum impellerent enforced therto for great causes Luthers wonderfull inconstancie in doctrine with particuler reference to his contrarie doctrines there by him in that booke at large alledged in which course is by him sett downe (c) see this in the alphabeticall table sett before Hospinians histor sacrament part 2. printed 1602. Lutheri inconstancia c. Luthers inconstancie in doctrine fol. 4. b. the causes of his inconstancie and errors fol. 5. his first opinion of the lordes supper fol. 5. b. his seconde opinion fol. 7. b. his thirde opinion fol. 8. his fourth opinion fol. 12. his fiueth opinion ibidem Sturmius his testimonie of his inconstancie in the lordes supper fol. 12. a. his inconstancie touchinge communion vnder one or bothe kindes fol. 12. b. 13. his inconstancie touchinge the communion of the wicked fol. 13. b his incōstancie touchinge concomitancie fol. 13. b. his incōstancie touching the eleuation of the sacrament fol. 13. b. 14. his incōstancie touchinge the adoration of the sacrament fol. 14. with muche more there set downe in this kinde and in the booke exemplified at large from Luthers owne alledged inconstant and contrarie writinges accordinge to the figures of direction here as before mencioned Whereto might be added like further testimonie from (d) Suinglius tom 2. in his Responsiones duae c. fol. 417. a. paulo ante med saithe Lutherus temere quiduis arripit si forte aliquid se offerat quod ipsum iuuet mox sui quodammodo oblitus vel quomodo negauit affirmat vel quomodo ab ipso affirmatum vel concessum est denuo pernegat c. pristinam doctrinam suam suspectam facit c. cum c. ad eos dumtaxat libros quae intra quatuor aut quinque ab hinc Annos conscripserit lectorem relegat quis enim his vel lectis vel auditis non dicturus est si alios annos quinque expectauerimus haud dubiae his elapsis illos quoque libros quos intra annos hosce quinque modo elapsos conscripserit in dubium vocabit Atque hoc illud est quod plus nobis dolet And see the verie same repeated there againe fol. 449. b. fine Allso Erasmus l. 3. de libero arbitrio saythe Luther him selfe hathe changed his opinion soe often and yett newe paradoxes are springinge from him daylie c. Suinglius and Erasmus IV. NOtwithstandinge this his shamefull inconstancie he was not yet abashed to pretend him selfe moste certaine of his doctrine not forbearinge also to preferre him selfe before all the moderne and auncient wr●ters to this ende he saythe (e) See this heretofore cap. 2. sect 3. fine in the margine at the figures 11. if I be deceiued God hath deceyued me c. (f) Luther tom 2. Witemb fol. 333. a. fine saithe Certus enim sū mea dogmata habere me de caelo c. dogmata mea stabunt I am