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A75873	The life and death of Dr Martin Luther the passages whereof haue bin taken out of his owne and other godly and most learned, mens writings, who liued in his time.; Martinus Lutherus. English	Adam, Melchior, d. 1622.; Hayne, Thomas, 1582-1645.; Quarles, Francis, 1592-1644.; Holtman, The., engraver.	1641 (1641)	Wing A505; Thomason E207_5; ESTC R15137	91,298	166

as he came what they thought of the Seat of Rome They not knowing the force of this speech answered What know we whether at Rome ye sit on wooden or stone seats He further required of Luther that he would have a regard to the Churches peace and promised to endeavour that the Pope should do the like Luther freely promised most readily to doe what ever he could with a safe conscience in regard of Gods Trueth and affirmed that himself was desirous and studious of peace and that it was not his fault that these stirres arose for necessitie had urged him to do what he had done Multitius also called unto him Tecelius the cheife original of these debates Multitius reproveth Tecelius and with sharp wordes and threates so daunted the man Tom. 1. ep Luth. p. 152. and 208. Tecelius his death till now a clamorous unaffrighted bold face terrible to all so that ever after he languished and with heartes griefe pined away Luther wrote a consolatory letter to him in this case but for feare of the Popes indignation he died Frederik the Elector a prudent and Religious Prince neither yeelded to the Popes desire nor vouchsafed his Rose any respect though Multitius wonderfully boasted of it at Dresa sayd Doctour Martin is in my power About this time the Bohemians sending a booke written by Iohn Hus to Luther encouraged him to constancy and patience The Bohemians encourage Luther and confessed that the Divinity taught by Luther was sound and right Matters being growne to this height of dispute and Luther having many adversaries at Leipsick a towne in Misnia belonging to George Duke of Saxony Cosen german to Prince Frederik Carolostadius dispute with Eckius in the 19. yeere a disputation was held Thither came Andreas Carolostadius accompanied with Luther Melanchthon and Barninus Duke of Pomerania He at that time was in office in the University of Wittenberg Thither came also Iohn Eckius a Divine of Ingolstad Hereupon the 17. day of June Iohn Eckius and Carolostadius began the disputation about free-will Namely whether there be in man any free will to doe good as of himselfe that is as they say whether in congruitie we deserve grace when we doe what is in us to doe Eckius granted that there is not in man a genuine and naturall power and abilitie to doe a good worke but an acquired On this point eight dayes were spent by his playing the Sophister Luther could by no meanes obtaine leave of Duke George freely with his safety to dispute and thereupon came not as a disputer but an as Auditor to Leipsick under the protection granted to Carolostadius Whereupon Eckius comming to Luthers Lodging said Luther invited by Eckius to dispute that he heard that Luther refused to dispute Luther answered How can I dispute seeing I cannot obtaine protection from George the Duke To this Eckius replied If I may not dispute with you I will no longer dispute with Carolost adius For I came hither to dispute with you If I can obtaine for you the Dukes leave will you dispute When Luther assented thereunto Eckius presently procured for him a publique grant of safety and liberty to dispute This Eckius did out of an assured confidence of victorie and renowne to himselfe by confirming that the Pope is the Head of the Church Whether the Pope be head of the Church Jura Divino Iure Divino by Divine right which Luther denied Hence Eckius tooke occasion at large to flatter the Pope and demerit his favour and to derive much hatred and envie on Luther This the bold champion stoutly attempted in the whole disputation but was not able to make good his cause or confute Luther Eckius chiefe arguments were Eckius his argument that the Church could not be without an head seeing it was a body consisting of severall members Then he produced the place in Matthew Thou art Peter c. and some speeches of St Ierome and Cyprian and the Councel of Constance where against the Articles of the Hussites it was concluded That it was necessary to salvation that men should beleeve that the Pope was the Oecomenicall Bishop or Christs vicar over the whole world Afterward they entred into dispute about Purgatorie and Indulgences but in briefe about repentance about remission both of sin and its punishment and about the power of priests The two last dayes Carolostadius disputed againe and on the 14. day of July the disputation ended This disputation was set forth afterward by Luther who granted that the Pope by humane right was head of the Church Epist Tom. 1. p. 176. Whereupon Duke George inviting Luther and Eckius to dinner and embracing both of them sayd Whether the Pope have his authority by divine or humane right Pope he is Luther afterward changed his opinion about this point Before this disputation at Leipsick Luther was desired by Charles Multitius to goe to Confluence there to plead his cause before him being the Popes Commissary But Luther excused himselfe and shewed that for many reasons he neither could nor ought to goe thither In the yeere 1520. upon Multitius advise Luther wrote to the Pope An. 1520. 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 The Divines of Lovan and Cullen oppose Luther 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 Luther writeth to Charles the fifth Emperour 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

with his writing contrary to his expectation New Broiles thereupon Perhaps he will burst with rage and die like a miserable idiot I could wish that theevish Mericion had taken it in mine owne hand I am so farre from fearing that Satan though I wonder at Scheurferus that not delivered my letter up to them but that he is so familiar with my bitterest enemies I intreat you that with your congregation you would pray against that furious homecide and bloudy ruffian as a man possessed by more then one Devil and breathing out nothing but menaces and slaughter that it would please Christ to save him as he did Saint Paul or confound him For why should this unquiet and mischeivous vassall of Satan be offensive to heaven and earth An. 1530. The assembly at August and conformitie of Protest The remembrance of the thirtieth yeere will never be razed out while men live on earth for in this yeere was held that solemne and numerous assembly before the Emperour and the States of the Empire which was printed and made known to all the nations of Europe Read the Story * Tom. 5. Jer. Germ. Chitr B. 13. Sax. Sleid. b. 2. Luther wrote the seventeen Articles elsewhere We return to Luther He composed the seventeen Articles before the Divines of Saxony took their journey to Augusta In these Articles he omitted scholastick disputes and points unnecessary for the peoples instruction and comprised the summe of holesome and necessary doctrin for the salvation of mens soules and true pietie Other Princes and Cities who embraced the doctrin of Luther commanded their Divines to set down in writing a briefe declaration of the doctrin commonly taught in the Churches of their territories That these seventeen Articles written by Luther Luthers Articles followed by Melanct. were especially made use of by Melancthon in writing the Confession the very words and phrases in most of the Articles retained and the order and methode of the Articles much alike Joh. Elector of Saxony came first to August and the Epistle of Iohn Elector of Saxony dated from Augusta to Luther before Caesars coming do witnesse For Iohn Elector of Saxony came to Auspurg contrary to the opinion and exspectation of all men yea he came thither first of all the Princes accompanied with Iohn Frederik his sonne Francis Duke of Lunenburg his sisters sonne Wolfgang Prince of Anhalt his wives brother and these divines Ionas Philip Spalatinus and Islebius Luther abode at Coburg For when he went from Coburg he left Luther in the Castle because he was banished by the Pope and Emperour and was extreamly hated by the Pontificians yet would that he should remain in that place neere at hand that more easily and speedily he might be consulted with for any matter pertaining to Religion Luther that he might further the common good though he was absent wrote a book to the Bishops and other Divines of note in that assembly in which he deciphered fully what was the state of the Romane Church under the Popedome and opened their cruelty and exhorted them that they would not now omit the occasion of curing this sore He further shewed that the doctrin taught by himself was agreeable to that of the Prophets Apostles that all designes undertaken against God would be frustrate Melanct care in this assembly Melanct. knowing the rage of the Papists Caesars threats was very solicitous troubled thereat not so much for his own as for the issue of these matters and posterities sake and gave himself almost wholly up to griefe sighes and teares Luther having notice hereof did often cheere him up and comfort him by his letters These words are part of one of his epistles In private conflicts I am somewhat weake and you strong In his book written An. 1529. and on the contrary you in publique conflicts are somewhat weake I stronger If I may call that a private conflict which is between me and Satan for you are ready to die if you were called to it but feare the disaster of the publique cause But I am resolute and secure for the publique cause because I am assured that it is just and true that it is Gods and Christs and is not appaled with the guilt of sinne as I a private servant of God am compelled to trembling and palenesse For this cause like a secure spectator and do not regard the menaces and crueltie of the Papists If we fall Christ the Lord and ruler of the world falleth with us And suppose he fall I had rather fall with Christ then stand with Caesar Nor do you alone strive to hold up Gods cause I constantly stand to you with my sighes prayers I wish I might also with my bodily presence For the cause is mine rather I say mine then all yours and attempted by me not out of any rash humour or desire either of glory or gain which thing the Spirit witnesseth to my conscience and the matter it self hath already plainly shewed and will more and more shew it even to the end Wherefore I entreat you for Christs sake not to forget Gods promises and the divine comforts where t is said Psal 55. Cast thy care upon the Lord have thine eyes fixt on the Lord Psal 27. play the man let thine heart be comforted The booke of the Psalmes and the Gospels are full of the like speeches Joh. 16. Be of good comfort I have overcome the world If Christ be the Conquerour of the world why should we feare it as if it would overcome us A man could finde in his heart to fetch such a sentence upon his knees from Rome or Jerusalem And in the same Epistle you would determine of these businesses according to your Philosophy by reason that is cum ratione insanire run wild with humane over-care and kill your self nor do ye see that this matter is beyond your reach and providence and I pray Christ to keep it that it come not into your hand and counsell which is a thing vehemently desired by you For then publikely and apparantly and suddenly we shall perish And in another Epistle Grace and peace in Christ In Christ I say not in the world Amen Concerning your apologie for your silence I will speake elsewhere I extreamely 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

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 Conf. Theolog. Melanct. pag. 438. Tom. 2. epist. pag. 196. 250. 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 Tom. 2. epist pag. 196. 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 Mellific Histor part 3. pag. 450. 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 too 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 Melancthon 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 day He was in his private converse of such behaviour that his life was a patterne of vertue Luthers private life As he dined or supped oftentimes he would dictate matter to be preached sometimes correct the faults of the presse sometimes he would recreate himselfe and others with Musick He was by nature which Melancthon would often wonder at a moderate eater and drinker and yet had no small or weake body His temperance He hath beene seene for foure dayes together and being in health to eate and drinke nothing at set meale times and often at other times for many dayes to be content with a little bread and fish I will say nothing how in the Cloysters he macerated himselfe with watchings fasting labours Oftentimes being invited to banquets Tom. 1. ep p. 2●5 he went not because he would not lose his time I sayd he lose too much time by invitations to feasts here in the City I know Satan hath such an hand in it that I may not deny it and yet it doth me harme to accept the courtesy In company he was familiar pleasant courteous yet grave as beseemed a man of his place He was affable and studious of truth His zeale in prayer Melancthon affirmeth that he often found him at prayer with great ardency and teares imploring God for the whole Church He set apart every day a certain time for reading some Psalmes and intermixt his owne prayers and teares with them He often used to say that he was offended with them who either through idlenesse or variety of imployment sayd that it was enough to pray with groanes onely And for that end said he formes of prayer are prescribed us by the will of God that reading might inflame our minds yea that the voice also might professe what God we call upon His recreations When he recreated his mind and tooke it of from study he delighted to play at Chesse and was skilfull at it He sometimes practised the art of Turning with his servant Wolfgang and would say if the world should deny us sustenance for my paines in Gods word we would learne to get our livings with our hands Tom. 2. ep p. 293. and 334. Sometimes he did play on an Instrument sometimes shoote He was carefull also of the neatnesse of his garden and desired of his friends varietie of plants to furnish it So that he had no vacant time Of his imployments thus he writeth I am very full of imployment Tom. 2. ep p. 365. the Psalter requireth a whole man preaching to the people might