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A26353	The life and death of Dr. Martin Luther the passages whereof have bin taken out of his owne and other Godly and most learned, mens writings, who lived in his time.; Martinus Lutherus. English	Adam, Melchior, d. 1622.; Quarles, Francis, 1592-1644.; Hayne, Thomas, 1582-1645.; Adam, Melchior, d. 1622. Vitae germanorum theologorum.	1643 (1643)	Wing A506; ESTC R7855	90,426	160

dislike your excessive cares with which you say you are consumed That these raigne so much in your heart is not from the greatnesse of the cause but the greatnesse of your incredulitie For there was greater cause of this in Iohn Hus his time then in ours Then again suppose there be great cause the Agent and chief mover in it is of great power for it is not our cause Why then do you continually and without ceasing macerate your self If the cause be faultie let us revoke it and flie back if it be good why do we make God a lyer who hath made us so great promises and bids us to be of a quiet and contented mindes saying Cast thy care upon the Lord The Lord is neere unto all them who being of a troubled heart call upon him Speaketh God these things into the wind or casts he these pearles to bruits I am often troubled but not perpetually Your Philosophy and not your Divinity doth thus vexe you the same befalleth your Ioachim As if it were possible that you should effect any thing with this unprofitable care I pray you tell me what can the Divell doe more then kill us I beseech you that seeing in all other matters you are a good souldier you would wrastle with your selfe as being your owne greatest enemie by providing such store of Armour for Satan against your selfe Christ once died for sin but for Justice and truth he shall not die but live and raigne If this be true what feare is there for the truth if he raigne But it will be cast downe by the wrath of God let us be cast downe with it but let it not bee done by our selves He who is become our father will be the father of our children I pray for you earnestly and I grieve that you make my prayers the most violent sucking-leech of cares to be fruitlesse I truly as concerning the cause whether it proceed from stupidity in me or from the Spirit Christ knoweth am not troubled much yea I have a better hope then ever I expected God is able to raise the dead He is powerfull also to maintaine his owne cause now ready to fall yea to raise it againe were it fallen and to advance it if it subsist If we be not worthy let it be done by others For if we be not sustained by his promises who I pray you are there in the world to whom they doe belong But more annother time so that it be not to carry water into the Sea Christ with his spirit comfort teach and strengthen us all Amen If I perceive that the cause goeth not well with you or be indangered I shall not containe my selfe but shall come with speed unto you that I may see the gastly Jawes of Satans teeth as the Scripture calleth them From our wildernesse Ian. 25 An. 1530. After this the Confession written by Melancthon according to Luthers direction and advise was exhibited in the Latine and German tongues in Caesars palace Ian. 25. at 2. a clock in the afternoone and was read by the Chancellor of Saxony before Charls the fifth Ferdinando and all the Electors Princes being assessors that with so shrill loud a voice that not onely in that large hall but also in the Court beneath and in the places adjoyning it was well heard They who subscribed to this Confession were Iohn Duke of Saxony George Marquesse of Brandenburgh Ernest and Francis brothers Dukes of Brunswick and Lunenburgh Philip Landgrave of Hassia Wolfgang Prince of Anhalt and two Cities of the Empire Norinberg and Reutling After it was read the Princes judgement was threefold First Some thought fit that the Decree of Wormes should be pressed and the refractary compelled to it Secondly Others would have had the Confession examined by learned and pious men and then to be delivered to Caesar Thirdly Some desired that the Papists should exhibite a confutation of it to the Protestants and that the whole cause should be left to Caesars judgement To this last most of the Princes agreed Thereupon the Pontifician Divines of whom Iohn Faber and Eckius were chief were iujoyned to prepare their confutation They wrote many things bitterly against the Protestants and rather multiplied revilings then arguments When therefore they were bid to new mould their writings the publication of the Pontifician refutation was deferred seven weekes from the exhibiting of the Confession In the mean space Luther and Melancthon conferred by their letters concerning many points controverted and discussed what might with a good conscience be yeelded to their adversaries especially concerning humane traditions and matters devised by men in Gods worship Luther also by many Epistles gravely written and by exhortations full of spirit and life which are indeed the treasures of all wholesome and powerfull comfort confirmed the hearts of the Prince Elector and of Pontanus his Chancellour and their Collegues in the prosecution of their attempts for the common safety and peace of peace of the Church and State and posterity and for curing the apparent wounds thereof preventing the distractions of the Church the confusion of Opinions He sent also to Albertus of Mentz the Cardinal in the time of the Assemblies sitting a printed Epistle He was a man of chiefe authority amongst the rest wherefore Luther endeavoured to perswade him that seeing there was small hope to setle a concord in religion he would obtaine of the Emperour at least a graunt of Political peace At the same time Erasmus wrote a letter of the same argument to Campegius At length the Refutation of the Protestants Confession was new dressed and refined and on the third day of August was in Caesars Palace publiquely read before the States of the Empire The Emperour professed that he would persist in his opinion and requested the Duke of Saxony and such as joyned with him to give an assent But when as they could hardly obtain a copie of the confutation and that with these conditions that it should not be published nor transcribed nor any reply made thereunto and could not prevaile to have these conditions omitted the Archbishop of Mentz and his brother the Marquesse of Brandenburgh and Henry of Brunswick requested of the Emperour that he would give them leave to take a friendly course for the composing the controversie When Caesar had yeelded thereunto there were of each partie seven at first and then secondly three chosen out of each seven who were to take a course for setling of concord Here when the Saxon partie seemed to yeeld too farre to the Pontifician Luther wrote thus to Melancthon Concerning obedience to be performed to the Bishops as in jurisdiction and the common ceremonies I pray you have a care look to your self and give no more then you have lest ye should be compelled again to a sharper and more dangerous warre for the defence of the Gospel I know that you

This highly grieved Petr. Paulus Vergerius so that in the name of Pope Clement he expostulated the matter with Ferdinando This yeere Luther spent in preaching writing Treatises and Commenting And this yeere the German Bible translated by him and brought into one body was first printed as the old priviledge dated at Bibliopolis under the Electors hands sheweth In the 1535. yeer this Bible was published Then the fancies of the Anabaptists began to appeare in Westphalia and made a very great combustion This yeere P. Paul Vergerius was sent back by the Pope into Germany He spake to the Duke of Saxony about the holding a Councel at Mantua He also met with Luther and dealt with him about matters of Religion Then Luther wrote many Sermons and Epistles and a book in a popular way about prayer and a Preface to Vrbanus Rhegius book against the Monasterians New Valentinians and Donatists And when the Pope had appointed the Councel at Mantua Luther wrote certain asseverations and Theses against the Constantian as he call'd it the Obstantian Councell He sent also a consolatory writing to the Christians of Mittweid expulsed for the Gospels sake and a letter to the Archbishop of Mentz the last he calleth it yet he wrote many after it This yeere Luther began publiquely to preach on Genesis which taske he ended as himself was wont to ominate with his life six yeers after In the yeer 36. the forme of the Concord between Luther and Bucer and other Doctors in the Churches of upper Germany was written by Melancthon at Wittenberg And published in the end of May This elsewhere we spake of and told who subscribed therunto This yeer Philip Duke of Pomerania at Torgaw married Mary daughter of Iohn Elect. of Saxony and of Marg. of Anhalt Luther was at the marriage and prayed for Gods Blessing upon the new married couple When all the rites were performed Duke Philip reached out his hand to Luther at this Luther stood a while silent and still held his hand and with a loud voice said The Lord God be with you and keep your posteritie from failing Now when as Barnimus the Vnkle of Philip had no male children Philips wife for foure yeeres was barren so that all the Male stocke of the Duke of Pomerania was likely to be ere long extinct at length by Gods blessing according to the prayer of Luther he had seven sonnes by this wife and wonderfully enlarged that noble Family In February the yeere following the Duke Elector of Saxony with the Confederate Princes and Cities and their Divines held an Assembly at Smalcald for matters of Religion that the Princes might deliberate about calling the Councel to Mantua and the Divines conferre about matters of doctrine Hither therefore Luther and Melancthon were called Luther wrote Articles concerning the chiefe controverted heads of Christian doctrine These the other Divines did approve and these were to be exhibited in the Councel of Mantua if ever it were held and put up in the name of the Saxon and neere thereunto adjoyning Churches Commonly they are called the Smalcaldick Articles These were joyned to the Augustane Confession and the Apologie and Luthers Catechismes At this meeting Luther fell sick of a grievous disease so that there was no hope of his life He was pained of the stone and obstruction in the bladder eleven dayes Here he though most of his friends disliked and reasoned against it would be carried thence the event proved his resolution good George Sturk the Physitian being sent for from Erphord went along with him Luther as he was carried along made his will in which he bequeathed his detestation of Popery to his friends and the Pastors as before in the house of Spalatinus in the yeere 1530. where he made this Verse Pestis eram vivus moriens ero mors tua Papa I living stopt Romes breath And Dead will be Romes Death But the night after his departure thence he began to be somewhat better At Tambach the passages of his urine opened so that he voyded it in great abundance and called that Village the place of his happinesse This recovery of Luther was cause of great joy to many godly men even to all who loved Luther especially to Melancthon who signified the same to Luther in these words by his letter I heartily thanke the God of all mercy and our Lord Iesus Christ our high Priest interccding for us and compassionating our infirmities for your recovery from your dangerous disease I rejoyce at my heart both for your and the Churches sake that you enjoy your health againe and the rather because herein we behold the apparent love mercy of God to his Church Your letter expressing your recovery put cheerfulnesse into the countenances of the Princes and all good men they all acknowledg that the light of the Gospel hath been in these dayes made known to the world by your Ministry and know that they are beholding to you for it and fore see what a losse it would be to the Church if they should lose you Therefore with joynt votes they pray that long you may live among us and thanke God who hath restored you from death to life I hope God accepted of this their joy and thanks And I pray God for Christs sake to make you perfectly sound and healthfull Here we have not yet ended our deliberation about giving Caesars messenger an answer to his harsh dispute against our former answer So that neither yet is any answer given to the Pope The Duke of Wittenberg commendeth your noble courage who durst in such a disease travel and fly from this cave He mindeth to follow your example for having been eight dayes sicke he resolveth to be gone to morrow Christ graunt that I may shortly see you in good health I was much grieved for you that the more because being absent I could not performe any friendly office to you I was perplexed at some physical errours by which your disease was augmented so that no man can expresse how extreamity of griefe wrought upon me Nor am I yet freed from all griefe If your malady was onely a difficulty of urine from some stopping I hope all danger is past But if it be from the bignesse of any stone I trust that the danger will be much the lesse and that you have a prudent and faithfull Physitian whom I pray God to direct and assist From Smalcald 1537. Here the Pope rejourned the meeting of the Synod from the first of November to the first of May the yeere following and designed the place for it to be Vincentia a large and renowned City of the Venetians and sent thither some of the Cardinals to begin the Councel He pretended a serious consultation for the purging the Augean Stable and now commended the same busines to some choise men but omitted the propounding of the oath to them and would that no man should

nor ought to goe thither In the yeere 1520. upon Multitius advise Luther wrote to the Pope and sent him his booke lately written concerning Christian liberty and offered conditions of peace About this time Frederik the Elector fell into a grievous sicknesse Whereupon Luther moved by some friends and out of Christian charity wrote the booke called Tesseradecas to comfort him Then also he wrote the book Of Confession of sins in which he took occasion to speak of vowes and deplored their torturing of mens consciences And whereas in an other Treatise written by him he had said that he judged it behoofefull if the Councel would so permit that the Lords supper should be administred to all in both kindes This speech because it directly crossed the last Lateran Councel was excepted against by many amongst whom was Iohn Bishop of Misnia who prohibited the the Churchmen under his jurisdiction to administer the Lords supper in both kindes and enjoyned them to suppresse Luthers booke Luther maintained his cause and answered his Edict In the mean time the Divines of Lovan consulting with Adrian Cardinal of Derthuse then in Spain and the Divines of Cullen by a decree censure some of Luthers bookes as wicked and worthy to be burnt and held it fit that Luther should recant his opinions When Luther heard of this he answered every particular punctually And because he found so many and so great adversaries he wrote to Charles the fifth newly created Emperour and intreating pardon for this his addresse humbly besought him that he would so long onely afford him protection as that he might give account of his proceedings and overcome or be overcome because it would well beseeme the Imperirial power not to permit the innocent to be violently handled and trampled on by their wicked adversaries To the same purpose he wrote to other the Dukes and Lords of the Empire and shewed them how he began and was drawn into these attempts Not long after he wrote to Albertus Archbishop of Mentz Cardinal and in submissive manner shewed how he was condemned by two sorts of men one who never read his books the other who read them but with hearts full of hatred and prejudice The Bishop answered that he heartily desired that all sacred matters should be handled both by Luther and all other Divines as it was meet religiously reverently modestly without tumults envie contumely He said moreover that it was a griefe to him to heare that some great men disputed concerning the Primacie of Rome free-will and other sleight matters so he call'd them not much pertaining to a Christian indeed and that such like rash opinions could not be broached among the ignorant people but with incouraging them to disobedience He wrote also about the Lords Suppers celebrating in both kinds and about the Authoritie of Councels And shut up his letter with Gamaliels verdict If thy work be of God it will stand firme and unmoveable if it was begun of envie or pride it will easily be blown away In like manner Luther wrote to Adolphus Bishop of Mersberg who answered him to the same purpose and admonished him that he would over-rule his pen with the love of Christ the Author of our peace At the same time it befell that Frederik Duke of Saxony had some occasion to send to Rome and gave the businesse in charge to Valentine a Dithleben a German He brought word back that the Elector was in disgrace at Rome for Luthers sake because he permitted his new opinions to be dispersed The Prince hereupon thus wrote in his own defence and answered That he never defended the doctrine and books of Luther nor was of that bent and though he did heare that many learned men approved Luthers judgement yet he opened not his minde therein Further he said that Luther was ready to give an account of his doctrine before the Popes Legate so that he might be assured of safe conduct and that if his error was detected he would change his opinion and that Luther of his own accord would have departed out of those coasts had not Multitius perswaded to detaine him there rather then to permit him to settle elsewhere that so he might more freely and safely attempt some higher designe And therefore that there was no cause why any one should have an ill opinion of him To this Letter the Pope returned answer and sending a Copie of the Bull which Eckius had obtained desired that the Elector would make Luther to recant or if he refused so to do he would imprison him and keep him safe till he further declared his pleasure At this the Court of Saxony was somewhat * troubled and Luther began to think of some retired place where he might conceale himself Some Noble Germans approvers of Luthers judgement hearing this offered Luther entertainment and protection as namely Francis a Sickengen Hulderike Hutten Sylvester de Schavenburgen Of whom the said Sylvester wrote to Luther and intreated him not to depart into Bohemia or into any other countrey but to come to him during the time of the Popes exasperation and menaces and promised that an 100. French Horse should attend his safetie Hereupon Luther taking courage admonisheth Spalatenus that this course should by the Letter of Duke Frederik be made known to the Cardinal of St. George These are Luthers words I send you the Letter of Sylvester Schavenb the French Knight and were it not displeasing to you I desire that by the letter of the Prince notice may be given to the Cardinal of St. George whereby they may know that should they with their threats and curses expell me from Witten they should effect nothing else but to make a bad matter much worse For now there are not onely in Bohemia but even in the midst of Germany such Princes who both will and can defend me from the threats thundred out against me by mine adversaries And then perhaps it may so fall out that biding under their protection I shall more strongly bend my forces against the Romanists then if under the Princes government I should publiquely performe my place as Reader of Divinitie This unlesse God prevent it will doubtlesse be the issue of this matter Hitherto I have given all due respect to the Prince but then if I be provoked by ill usage I shall not need to submit unto him And therefore in what matters soever I have not so roughly dealt with them let them attribute my forbearance therein not to my modesty nor to their tyranny nor their deserts but to my respect to the Prince and to his authoritie as also to the common good of the Students of Wittenberg Concerning my self I venture upon the danger and contemne Romes both fury and favour Let them censure and burne all mine I will not be reconciled to them nor at any time hereafter joyne with them On the contrary I unlesse I can get no fire will

men of the world say that Homer is the father of all the Poets the fountain yea the Ocean of all learning and wisdome and eloquence so our Moses is the father and fountain of all the Prophets and sacred books that is of all heavenly wisdome and eloquence Concerning humane learning I am perswaded that Theologie could not wholly be kept sincere without the skill of other Arts For heretofore when knowledge of other learning was decayed or despised Theologie did fall and lay neglected most miserably Nay I discern that the revelation of Gods Word would never have become so glorious unlesse first the Tongues and Arts had been brought into use and flourished and made a way for Divinitte as John Baptist did for Christ And elsewhere I think they erre and are extremely out of the way who think the knowledge of Philosophy and of nature to be of no use for Theologie Of Tentations thus he speaketh I would have men who are tempted thus to be comforted with faith and hope first to avoyd solitarinesse and still to have company and to sing Psalmes and talke of holy matters Then secondly to be assuredly perswaded which though it be most difficult yet is it the most ready cure that those thoughts are not their own but Satans and therefore that they should earnestly endeavour to turn their hearts to some other thoughts and leave those evill thoughts to Satan For to insist upon them to strive with them or to struggle to overcome them is a provoking and strengthning them to a mans perdition without remedie Of men distracted and fooles this was his judgement I think that all fooles and such as have not the use of reason are vexed or led aside by Satan not that they are therefore condemned but because Satan doth diversly tempt men some grievously some easily some a longer some a shorter time And whereas Physitions attribute much to naturall causes and mitigate those evils by naturall meanes sometimes this cometh to passe because they know not how great the power and strength of the devils are Concerning the Assembly at Auspurg whose remembrance Melancthon delighted not in because there such as endeavoured the propagation of the Gospel were censured by Charles the fifth harshly and grievously Whereunto five Electors thirtie Ecclesiasticall Princes Secular Princes twentie three Abbats twentie two Earles and Barons thirtie three and thirtie nine free Cities subscribed Of this assembly I say this was Luthers judgement Though after much expense ye see nothing done at Auspurg yet thus I think though their cost had been double yet the publique confutation of the sophisters and envious persons would be equivalent thereunto for they sought to disgrace our doctrin with lies as if it was the most erroneous that ever was heard Of it also Brentius saith The cost bestowed in all assemblies within the memory of men are not a sufficient price for the excellent treasure of the Confession and Apology Of the Lords Supper thus Luther writeth I neither can nor will deny this that if Carolostadius or any other man within these five yeeres could have perswaded me that there was nothing in the Sacrament but bread and wine he should have done me a singular kindnesse For I have laboured much and been most studious about this points discussion I have endeavoured with all possible intention of minde to cleare and fully open this matter because I well saw that hereby I could especially wound the Papists Besides I had two others who wrote to me more soundly and acutely of this point then Carolostadius nor did so wrest the words to the conceit of their own humour But I saw my self fast taken and had no way left to escape For the Text of the Gospel is so cleare and powerfull that it cannot be shaken much lesse be overthrown with words and glosses suggested by addle heads Of this question he wrote a large Epistle and indeavoured to prove That Christs flesh was not only eaten spiritually but corporally And whereas elsewhere he speaketh otherwise of this matter there be some who affirm that he opened his minde thereof a little before his death For t is said that as he was fitting himself for his journey to Isleben Ian. 23. An. 1546. he affirmed to Melancthon that he confessed that he had gone to farre in the Sacramentary controversie And when Melancthon perswaded him to explicate his minde by publishing some book he answered that by this course he should derive a suspition on all his doctrin as faultie but Melacthon might do as he saw cause when he was dead The witnesses of this his speech are Melancthon Herbert de Langen Daniel Burenius cons. of Breme and others When Antonius Musa the Pastor of Rochle on a time complained that he himself could not beleeve what he taught others Luther answered I thank God that I heare others to be affected to the Papists doctrin as I was He was wont to say that a preacher should beware of bringing three dogs into the pulpit with him pride covetousnesse envie This rule he gave concerning government of ones selfe in preaching When saith he You see the people heare most diligently conclude that they will go away more cheerefully He judged them in Princes Courts to undergoe the greatest labours who are compelled to drink so extreamely that they cannot rest night or day When a Stone was brought unto him out of the Mansfeild Stone-pits wherein was the image of the Pope with a triple Crown Lo said he the Pope must be revealed and extold by Metal Mines and diggers of Metals Three things said he make a Divine Meditation prayer tentation And that three things were to be done by a Minister 1. He must read the Bible over and over 2. Pray earnestly 3. Alwayes be a learner And that they were the best preachers to the people who spake as to Babes in Christ in the ordinary strain popularly and most plainly When he visited the Churches in Saxony and a countrey man repeated the words of the Creed in the vulgar tongue saying I beleeve in God the Father Almightie He asked the countrey man what was meant by Almightie who answered I know not Luther said neither do I nor any learned man know it Onely beleeve thou that God is thy father and that he can and will preserve thee and thine He tooke delight to expresse some things in his owne tongue and in Ryme Of which some were to this sense and meaning Eate what is sodden well Drinke what is pure and cleare That thou the truth doth tell To all let it appeare Speake not to all what ever thou doest know If thou be well keepe wisely were thou art Conserve with care what ever is thine owne Mischance sure-footed comes like th' nimble Hart. Be silent in due time abstaine sustaine Hold up thy head Of need to none complaine Despaire not of Gods helpe thy state to stay Who sends assistance to us every