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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A49486	The prophecyes of the incomparable Dr. Martin Luther concerning the downfall of the Pope of Rome, and the subversion of the German Empire, to be over-run by the armies of the Turks, together with the many reasons that he giveth for it : as also, the remarkable prophecy of the learned and reverend Mvscvlvs, to the same effect / collected by R.C. M.A.	R. C., M.A.; Luther, Martin, 1483-1546.	1664 (1664)	Wing L3513; ESTC R23003	35,433	50

Doctrine concerning Grace and good works are of my Judgement yea almost the whole University the Prince himself and our Bishop in Ordinary and all the Ingenious Citizens with one consent affirme that before they neither knew nor heard of the Gospel nor of Christ After this Luther was summoned to Rome to maintaine some thing which he had written against Indulgencies but Luther used his best endeavours that the Cause might be heard in Germany under Competent Judges and at length he prevailed by the Mediation of the University of Wittenbergh to the Pope whereupon it was Determined that the Council should be held at Auspurg where Luther being Admonished by Cardinal Thomas Cajetan to Revoke his Errours which tended only to Disturb the Peace of the Church He made Answer That he could Revoke no Errours being as yet not Convicted by any Scripture of any and thereupon did Appeal to the Judgement of the Church But the Cardinal observing the strength of his Arguments and Commanding him not to come into his presence unless he would Recant Luther was inforced to depart which Cardinal Cajetan took so ill that he wrote unto the Duke of Saxony That he would either send Luther to Rome or Banish him out of his Territoryes and Exhorted him not to Adhere to Luther's Defenders nor stain the Illustrious Family of which he was Descended But the Elector Returned Answer That it was not in his Power to do it because Luther was not Convicted of any Errour and had done much good Service in the Vniversity and Offered his Cause to Tryal and Disputation At this time the Heroical Courage of Luther was very remarkable for when Luther came at first to Auspurg he by the Advice of such as the Prince Elector sent with him did attend three whole Dayes to have the Emperours Letter for his safety The Cardinal in the mean time did send a Gentleman for Luther to come to him which Luther denied untill the Emperour had granted what he desired whereat the Gentleman being much offended said unto Him Do you presume that Prince Frederick will take up Armes in your behalf I desire it not said Luther in any wise whereupon the Gentleman replyed Where then will you abide Luther made Answer Vnder the Cope of Heaven whereupon the Gentleman being almost amazed at his Confidence said unto Him Suppose you had got the Pope and the Cardinalls in your own Power what would you do with them I woul said Luther give them Honour and Reverence but the fall of Popery is already Begun and I shall see it Accomplished Upon these Considerations Luther's heart fainted not and he Appealed from the Pope to the Council and much about the same time the Bohemians sent a Book to Luther which was written by John Hus which Incouraged him to Constancy and Patience and manifested that the Divinity which he Taught was Sound and True and which in its due time would procure the over throw both of Pope and Popery A Disputation after this was held at Leipswich a City in Misnia and Famous since for the memorable Battels that were fought betwixt the Forces of the Emperour and the Army of the King of Sweden here Luther was invited by John Echius to a Disputation The Argument or Chief Question was Whether the Pope is Head of the Church by Divine Right which Echius Affirmed and Martin Luther Denyed The Chief Argument of Echius was That the Church could not be without a Head seeing it was a Body consisting of severall Members and the better to Confirm himself he produced the place in St. Matthew Thou art Peter and some Sentences of St. Jerome and St. Cyprian and the Judgement of the Councill of Constance in which it was Concluded That it was necessary to Salvation that men should believe that the Pope was the Oecomenical Bishop or Christs Vicar over the whole World but Luther did Refell his Arguments with so much Vigour and Acutenesse of Spirit that his Adversaries were amazed to find him so well prepared After that they entred into Disputation concerning Purgatory and Indulgencies concerning Repentance and Remission of sins and the punishment of them and concerning the Power of the Priests This Disputation Epist Tom. 1 page 176. was afterwards set forth by Luther himself to his great Commendation Luther finding that by so many over-throws which he had given to the Church of Rome he had contracted the Envy and the Hatred of several Persons of Eminency he Addressed himself in a Letter to Charles the Emperour in which he Humbly besought him That he would so long vouchsafe him his protection as that he might give an account of his proceedings to the World and either be known to overcome himself or to be overcome by others he declared himself that it would not become his Imperial Majesty to permit that the Innocent should be violently handled and be trampled on by their Wicked Adversaries To the same Effect he Directed his Letters to the Marquises Earles and Lords of the Empire Not long afterwards he did write to the Arch-Bishop of Meniz and Represented to him how he was Condemned by two sorts of Men By some who never did Read his Books and by Others Who had Read them but with hearts full of Hatred and Prejudice The Arch Bishop returned him a Civil Answer That he heartily Desired that all matters in Religion should be handled by Luther and all Others Religiously Reverently and Modestly and without any Envy Tumult and Contumely to which Luther Answered That if the work be of GOD it will stand firme and unmoveable but if it were out of sinister respects it would easily lè blown away The Pope at this time proceeding violently against Luther some Noble Men of Germany who were of the same Judgement with Luther did offer him Intertainment and Protection Amongst whom Sylvester de Schavenburgen did write a Letter to him to desire him not to depart into Bohemia nor into France or any other Country but to have recourse to him during the time of the Popes Exasperations and Threatnings and promised that a Troup of French Horse should be ready to attend his safely Hereupon Luther reassuming new Courage did admonish Spaletenus of it in a Letter to this Effect I have here sent you the Letter of the French King Knight Sylvester de Schavenburgen Tom. 1. Epist and were it not displeasing to you I do desire that by a Letter from the Prince notice may be given to the Cardinal of St. George whereby he might understand that should they with their Courses and their Threatnings ox pell me from Wittenbergh they should Effect nothing else but make a bad matter much worse For now there are such and so many Princes not only in Bohemia but in the midst of Germany who both can and will defend me from the threats thundred out against me by my Adversaries This unless God prevent it will doubtless be the issue of his matter concerning myself I am ready