stiffely write against the Papists so that it is said of him as St. Augustine was famous in the old Church so Calvine in the moderne Campian the Iesuite was a bitter adversary to him he wanted not divers others for it hath alwayes beene knowne that the upholders of truth never wanted enemies He dyed of a Consumption contracted by extraordinary fastings and watchings in the yeare of Graâ—e 1564. and of his age 54. being borne in the yeaâ—e 1509. on the tenth of July his workes are here registred Commentaries on the Old Testament 1. Vpon Genesis 2. Harmony upon the foure Books of 〈◊〉 3. Vpon Iosuah 4. Vpon all the Psalmes 5. Vpon Isaiah Lectures 1. Vpon Ieremiah 2. Vpon the 21 Chapt. of Ezek. 3. Vpon Daniel 4 Vpon the lesser Prophets Vpon the new Testament 1. His harmony on the Evangelists upon Iohn Acts all the Epistles to the Hebrewes Peter Iohn Iames Iude. Sermons 1. Vpon Deuteronomy upon the Decalogue Iob 119. Psalme Canticles Isaiah 38. Chapters on the eight last Chapters of Daniel upon 10. 11. Chapters of the Epistle to the Corinthians upon the Galathians Ephesians Timothy Titus Of the Nativity Passion Death Resurrection Ascension of our Saviour Christ Vpon Gods Election and Providence Vpon Genesis upon 1. and 2. of Samuel upon the 18. Chapt. of the 1. of the Kings Vpon many Psalmes upon Iosuah Isaiah Ieremiah Ezekiel and lesser Prophets upon 123. Psalmes Other Workes 1. Institutions 2. Of the Eucharist 3. Vpon the victory of Jesus 4. Genevas Chatechisme 5. Of Reforming Churches 6. Of scandals a forme of confession of Faith his answer to Sadolets Epistle Of Free-wil against Pighius Against the Articles of the Sorbonists Acts of the Synod of Trent Against Anabaptists Against Libertines Of superstition 4. Sermons of flying Idolatry of bearing Persecution of the beauty of Gods House Of Gods Worship Against Judiciall Astrologie A defence of the Orthodox Faith â—oncerning the Trinity of Preâ—estination the Ministers of Tigurium and Geneva their agreement about the Sacrament a meanes to preserve Concord a true Communicant Epistles Answers Councels Seneca of meeknesse enlarged with a Commentary AVGVSTINVS MARLORATVS THis famous Scholer was borne in the Dukedome of Lorraine and was a Monke of the Order of St. Augustine but at length comming from that profession he proved a very famous Shepheard in the Church of Christ Jesus his manners modesty piety watchfulnesse learning were singular ornaments hee having studied the body of Divinity in France came to Lausanna which is a famous Towne of the Lords and States of Berne scituated hard by the Lake of Lemana and is a place famous for Divinity and excellent rare Printing This place Marlorate thought very convenient to settle in then entring into the Ministery he preached hard by that famous Lake of the Allobroges in the Towne of Geneva he profited much in the knowledge of Sacred Letters as appears by his studies and writings who almost knowes not that hard piece of worke his Commentaries or a Catholicke exposition upon Genesis Psalmes Isaiah and the whole new Testament including the sentences of the Ancienter Fathers of the Church with wonderfull Skil Order Brevity and perspicuity so that his labours may be termed as one saith not unfitly A Library for Divines He brings in so many of the Fathers opinions as ornaments and at last adds his owne the Gospell was preached by him all along the River Rhodanus and the Lake Lemana and the west parts of France This Marlorate amongst other Divines was cald to the conference of Possen 1561. which though it did not work that reformation in the Church which was wished yet it made the cause of the professors of the Gospell not to be so odious as formerly it was many did love the truth being by these meanes discovered which ignorantly before hated it and the professors of it In the yeare 1562. the City of Roan was besieged by the Adverse part and wonne wherein Marlorate was planted but he with three other principall Citizens were put to death not unworthily deserving the name of a Martyre This was done the thirtieth of October of his age the 56. whose workes being ever living Monuments are preserved to the benefit of the Church of God and are here set downe 1. A Catholicke and Ecclesiasticall Exposition of the new Testament 2. An Exposition upon Genesis 3. An Exposition on the Psalmes of David 4. An Exposition upon the Prophecy of Isaiah 5. His Thesaurus or Treasure-house of the whole Canonicall Scripture digested into common places Also the hard Phrases Alphabetically Printed which usually are met withall in the Scriptures by the care and industry of William Feugerius of Rohan professor of Divinity to whom Marlorate left this Worke being not altogether perfected at the time of his Dissolution And thus this famous Scholler having beene a painefull Writer and afaithfull Preacher finished his course and expects the second comming of his Lord Jesus PETRVS MARTYR THis Martyr was a Florentine his Fathers name was Stephen Vermilius and Mary Fumantine was his Mothers name both of ancient extraction and good meanes So also they both had a great care that his youth should be well seasoned with Letters being their onely childe His Mother understanding the Latine interpreted Terences Comedyes to him imitating those worthy Matrons of Rome as the Gracchi Lelii Catuli so also others of latter yeares have beene renowned for this act as Olympia Morata an Italian Jane Dutchesse of Suffolke but especially the Lady Bacon who turn'd into English the Apologie of the Church of England made by worthy Iewel Bb. of Salisbury This Martyr in his youth followed not the vaine pleasures and delights of Italy but followed vertues Lore and addicted himselfe to a Monkes life which then was held holy and blamelesse So he was admitted into the house of the Cannons Regular of the Order of St. Austin which for Learning and discipline was at that time held the purest in all Italy he studied at Patavia and was very able in Philosophy Schoole Divinity Greeke and Hebrew being a Monke Regular hee preached at 26. yeares of his age at Brixia then in the most famous Cities of Italy and France on this side the Alpes at Rome Bononia Pisa Venice Mantua Bergom in the Colledges of his order he expounded Philosophy and sometimes Homer and Divinity also He was made Abbat of Spoletto for his learning then Prâ—efect in St. Peters Colledge at Naples then Visitor Generall of his order and last hee was designed Prior of of St. Fridrian at Luca. But leaving Luca hee came to Tigurum where Bullinger Pellican and Gualter did give him free intertainment Then he was called to Strasburg at the intreaty of Bucer where hee professed Divinity five years Thence at the instance of Archbishop Cranmer and by the will of King Edward 6. hee was admitted into England and so to Oxford where hee read the Divinity Lecture Here he did great good while he stayed but in the daies
of the Roman Empire Interest Principum Germaniae c. It stands the Princes of Germany in hand to looke well what new Sect of professors the Bishop of Rome doth send into their Dominions and Territories and well to consider what will be the issue and end of their proceedings And a little before hee speakes that these were at first onely busied in building and making their nests and holes and lest that great Sorcerer should bewray himselfe before he was well placed and setled he and his followers writ nor printed any thing or if they did they set it forth with so many generall ambiguities doubts that it was very hard to say what was peculiar to this Sect alone but now they have disclosed themselves fully So this Chemnitius having proved himselfe an undaunted Soldier of Jesus Christ departed this life at Brunople in the yeere of Christ 1586. and in the 64. of his age not without the great griefe of that City I have heere set downe his workes 1. Of the Originall of the Iesuites and by what policy that Sect came first up 2. The chiefe heads of their Divinity set forth by themselves at Collen 1560. with Kemnitius his addition of Annotations on the same 3. An Explication of the Doctrine of the two Natures in Christ. 4. The Grounds of the true Doctrine of the Substantiall presence exhibition and taking of the Body and Blood of Christ in the Lords Supper 5. A Forme or Index or rather an Enchyridion of the chiefe points of Heavenly Doctrine by questions and answers declared out of the Word of God 6. Of Originall sinne against the Manichees 7. A Sermon of Baptisme 8. A tryall of the Decrees of the Councell of Trident explicating the chiefe places of Christian Doctrine in 4. parts And so hee having fought the Lords battailes couragiously layd downe himselfe quietly expecting a ioyfull Resurrection ARETIVS BENEDICTVS THough this famous and strong City of Berne may bee iustly commended for many worthy actions of Peace and Warre yet neither of those makes it so renowned as Piety and Love shewed and afforded to the professors of it For this is the Basis and sure ground-worke of all policies and State-affaires which will soone fall if not maintained by this supportment It so fell out that in the yeere of Jesus Christs Incarnation 1528. there was a great Disputation at Berne performed by many grave Divines approved for Learning and truely Orthodoxe about some coÌ„troversies in Religion by which meanes those of Berne were greatly enlightned in the points of Religion and the Word of God 〈◊〉 preached not onely in 〈◊〉 City but in the 〈◊〉 Countries Amongst other Divines 〈◊〉 Note this Aretius was not 〈◊〉 least who was publicke Professor of Divinity in that City Hee is famous for his Endowments of Meekenesse Piety Learning Labour and especially for his dextrous Method in Reading and Preaching so that hee did truely divide the Word Divers other Theologues tooke their Method from him and would not make tryall in licke of their owne parts before they had heard his publicke Exercises Hee was so famous for his writings that his Labours in Divinity brought no small gaine to the Printers One of his Bookes was printed in the space of three yeeres twelve times called his Examen Theologicum which doth shew not onely the profit of it but also the Excellency being a worke fit for all who intâ—nd the study of Divinity When this Aretius had continued his Labours in the Schooles and Pulpits of Berne for many yeeres with singular approbation and profit he left this City and was enrolled a Citizen of Heaven not without the griefe of his Auditors nor without a sufficient testimony of his paines and travailes as may witnesse these Workes of his now extant in Print and here Registred 1. A forme for Students 2. Two Tables of the Hebrew Grammar 3. His Tryall for Divines 4. The History of Valentine the Gentile beheaded at Berne with an Orthodoxe Defence of the Article of Faith concerning the Trinity against his blasphemies 5. A censure of the Propositions of the Catabaptists of Poland denying that Baptisme succeeded Circumcision 6. Two Treatises one of the reading the other of the interpreting the sacred Scriptures 7. His common places containing all the heads of Divinity explaind 8. Eight Lectures on the Lords Supper 9. Commentaries on the foure Evangelists 10. Upon the Acts of the Apostles 11. An Introduction to the reading of St. Pauls Canonicall Epistles 12. Commentaries on all Saint Pauls Epistles 13. Commentaries on the Apocalyps 14. Some Physicall Workes of compositions and their degrees HENRICVS BVLLINGERVS ABout the same time that Zurich lamented the death of Zuinglius God brought this Bullinger into place Hee was a Switzer of the County of Bremogarts There is also a Towne called by this name seated two great Miles from Lucerne and hath beene in former Ages one of the Cities tyed to the Roman Empire which appeares as Simler testifies by the large priviledges which it hath Bullinger was borne heeâ—e who being a youth was excellently well qualified in the Liberall Arts and taught them with profit and commendation to divers others but he leaving the Schooles entred into the Church â—nd exercised his Gifts in â—is owne Countrey But Zuingliuâ— being dead hee was sent for to Tigurine where he preached the space of so many yeeres as Zuingliuâ— was borne except onely one These Churches flourished in his time and were happy by his Iudicious Government many famous Doctors were not ashâ—med to follow his Method in his Lectures Sermons Writings Commentaries controversies he was beloved of his Adversaries for the moderating of his spirit at all times Hee laboured chiefly to procure the Churches quiet and for this purpose was very able in the Ecclesiasticall Histories and Ancient 〈◊〉 wâ—ose steps he approved and imitated This famous Bullinger when he had faithfully painefully and dextrously maâ—aged the affaires of the Church of Zurich the space of 44. yeeres and instructed them in all manner of Learning having made himselfe also renowned in the Churches abroad departed hence giving his Soule to his Creator Hee dyed in Zurich having exercis'd his gifts 50. yeeres and being aged 71. in the yeere of Grace 1575. September 17. â—nd lyes ingrav'd by Peter Martyr as one expresses it â—n an Epitaph quiescit Contiguus Petri Martyris exuvijs His Workes are contained in 8. Tomes which doe sufficiently commend their Author they are heere digested orderly Tome 1. 1. A Catechisme for the Tigurine Schoole-masters 2. An Epitome of Christian Religion in 10. Books to William Landgrave of Hessen 3. Decads of Sermons upon the chiefe heads of Christian Religioâ— in three Tomes Tome 2. 1. Confession and Exposition of the Orthodoxe Faith 2. Declaration proving the Protestant Church to be neither Hereticall nor Schismaticall 3. Compâ—ndium of the Popish and Protestants Tenents 4. The old Faith and Religion 5. Instruction to those that shall be examined by the Inquisitors 6. A
to a Councell 6. Of the freedome of Monks 7. The difference betwixt true Bishops and those of the Romish Church 8. Of the Priest hood Lawes and Sacrifices of the Pope against Henry the eight King of England 10. Against those who deny marriage to Priests 11. Axiomes of Erasmus for Luthers cause 12. Confession of faith exhibited to the Emperor at the Commencement at Augusta 13. An Apology for the Augustan confession 14. Epistles to his Friends to Princes to divers Common-weales to Cities to Churches 15. To Councells 16. Disputations 17. Sermons 18. The whole Bible tranâ—ated out of Hebrew into high Dutch Mens quêis Impura venite Hic etenim 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 sordida corda lavat PHILIPPVS MELANCTHON FITLY may this man follow Luther being both at one time famous and indeed Luther could never have found a more faithfull and trustier friend than this Melancthon For Luther was vehement Melancthon milde Luther couragious Melancthon warily fearefull Luther was fit for the Pulpit Melancthon for the Schooles Luther onely for plaine Divinity Melancthon was excellent in all manner of Philosophy so that his fame was onely among such as were full of zeale that way but Melancthon was renowned of all that heard him or reades his workes For his learning was not onely Theologie but Philosophy and even an Encuclopaedia of all variety of learning By these two Wittenbergh was as famous as Rome it selfe These Learned men fetcht Students from severall quarters to heare them Melancthon bred up many a rare Schoolemaster and excellent Theologues which furnished most part of Germany his fame was not onely great for Learning in the City of Wittenbergh but also in forraine parts nay with his very Adversaries who not onely praised him for that but also for moderating his spirit and for his dexterity in the managing all his actions and Disputations so that King Francis the first King of France whose name will bee ever fresh among the Learned sent an Embassador and Letter in which and by whom hee earnestly desired Melancthon to come into France that by his Conference and Councell matters pertaining to the Church and Religion might bee fairely decided and determined where he used such affability and sweetnesse of behaviour and carriage that he wrought there very effectually and gaind the love even of his opponents he was the most earnest against that poynt of Transubâ—tantion and no waves favoured that poynt of the Lutherans either of the Vbiquity or Consubstantiation So when this learned light had laboured hard to reform both Doctrine and Discipline of the Church and when hee had exercised his Pen to the publishing of many rare and profitable works to the Church of Christ hee yeelded up his soule to God All his writings were printed at Basil in the yeare of Grace 1544. and 1545. by Hervagius being 5. Tomes the names of which I have here inserted Tome 1. 1. Commentaries upon Genesis 2. Vpon the Proverbs of Salomon 3. Briefe explications upon some Psalmes 4. Annotations up St. Matth. upon St. Iohn 5. Vpon the first Epistle to the Corinths 6. An apologie for Luther against those Parisians 7. Against Anabaptists 8. Sentences of the Fathers of the Lords Supper 9. Of the qualification of Princes of the Law-suites of Christans 10. Of the Tree of Consanguinity and Affinity of the Church of Synods and of Ecclesiastique writers Tome 2. 1. Commentaries on the Epistle of St. Paul to the Romans 2. Another on the same 3. Schoole notes on the Colos. 4. Common places of Divinity Tome 3. 1. A Confession of Faith 2. A Catechisme 3. A briefe method of Preaching of the office of a ' Preacher and of attaining to skil in Divinity 4. Theologicall disputations 5. An Epistle to Carthusianus of vowes 6. An Epitome of the Doctrine of the ' Reformed Church 7. An Epistle to Iohn Earle of Weda Tome 4. 1. Philosophicall workes 2. Commentaries upon the soule cald De Anima 3. Vpon Aristotles Ethicks 4. Epitome of Morall Philosophy 5. Vpon Aristotles Politiques Tome 5. 1. A Latine Grammar 2. A Greeke Grammar 3. Logicke Rhetoricke 4. Enarrations on Hesiods workes 5. Words fit for measures and Arithmetique 6. Epigrams These were Printed by Hervagius but there are divers others set forth by Christopher Pezzelius professor of the Schoole of Breme 1. An Admonition and Premonition to those that reade the Alcoran 2. A defence for the Marriage of Priâ—sts 3. Commentaries on Daniel 4. A discouâ—se on the Nicene Creed 5. Vpon Luthers life and death 6. Many Schoole notes on Cicero's Epistles 7. Translations of Demosthenes and Pâ—utarch 8. Greeke and Latine Epigrams 9. Two Tomes of Epistles 10. Carioâ— his Chronologie enlarged with many Histories By these it is evident that this worthy Instrument did not hide his Talent but did imploy it to the glory of God and the profit of his Church and so dying in the Lord hee rested â—om his labours HVLRICVS ZVINGLIVS AS all Germany admired their Luther so all Swâ—zerland this Zuinglius He was as famous at Tigurum as the other at Wittenbergh Zuinglius as himselfe testifies in his worke of Articles which is full of learning began to preach the Gospell in the yeare of Christ one thousand five hundred and sixeteene he spoke much against the Popes Pardons and Indulgences This poynt hee learned well of his Tutor Doctor Thomas Witenbach of Biele when hee read upon it at a publicke Session of Divines at Basil. Zuinglius was solid in all manner of learning hee was a diligent searcher of the Scriptures which he might the easlier doe because he was so expert in the Holy Tongues he was admirable for refining his owne language he was such an Engine against the Popes uniust proceedings that their side wanting ability to hurt did as to Luther by great gifts and presents as so many baites strive to allure him to their side and cause and these enticements proceeded not from meane persons but from Cardinals themselves who lay at Basil as Embassadors There fell betwixt Luther and Zuinglius a sharp contention about the Vbiquitary presence of Christ in the Eucharist Zuinglius constantdenyed and it is thought since it had beene better for the Church of God if Luther in that poynt had wanted a pen to write or a tongue to speake but such insirmities accompany the best of men This Zuinglius feared neither dangers nor death so that hee might preach the Word of God He stir'd up the courages of the souldiers for the cause of Christian liberty maintaining at that time a sharpe warre hâ— put them in good hope of immortality he exhorted he comforted them nay hee accompanied them and dyed in the head of the battell So that one truely saies of him Quod pro Aris focis sanguinem profuderit But his Enemies cruelty towards his carcase is remarkable that when he was kild they tooke his body and cut it in foure pieces and committed it so to the fire This Battell in which Zuinglius
to Magistrates 2. On the 12. Psalme 3. A Method for a Preacher and study of Divinity 4. Vpon the Romans 5. Of the reading and meditation of the Scriptures 6. Method of Theologie 7. Theologicall Topicks 8. Chatechisme Workes in two Tomes Tome 1. 1. Of the study of the Scripture 2. Of the Institution of Colledges anew 3. A tryall of Students in Divinity 4. Of Chatechising 5. Of iustification by faith and of the faith and workes of a man iustified 6. Of Beneficence to poore 7. Of â—easts their lawfulnesse and unlawfulnesse Tome 2. 1. Of the duty of hearers 2. Of Gods providence 3. Of examining our selves 4. Of the marriage of Ministers 5. Whether their opinion be to be received that hold Babylon in the Apocalips to be 〈◊〉 6. The opinion of the 〈◊〉 Greekes and Latines of the digestion of the Decalogue 7. Some things of the truth of Apostleship Doctorship and other degrees 8. Of the Sacraments 9. Vpon that of the Romans 1. God gave them up to a reprobate sence and how God punisheth one sinne with another 10. Schoole notes upon 10. books of the I thicks of Aristotle 11. Physicks 12. Logtcke Rhetoricke Arithmeticke Geometry Cosmography Opticks Astronomy After his death his sonne Lawrence Hyper and John Mils put forth these in Print 1. Short Annotations on the Prophet Isaiah 2. Commentaries on the Gallathians Ephesians Philippians Colossians and Theslalonians 3. Vpon Timothy Titus Philemon Iude upon the Hebrewes So that he prosited not onely the Church of God in his life time but he also is usefull being dead so that both in life and death I may say of of him that he lived and dyed to the glory of God and the good of his Church WOLFGANGVS MVSCVLVS AMongst other famous Lights of GODS Church this Musculus is not of least ranke or dignity his Parents were but oâ— meane conditions and low fortunes he was borne at Dusa a Town of Lorraine neare to Alsatia by labour study and industry he became excellently qualisied in the knowledge of the Scriptures and so entred into the ministery From 15 yeares of age to thirty he lived in the Palatinate in his first proceedings he was protected as it were under the wings of Reinhard of Rotenbergh chiefe Governour of Litzelstein those his adversaries had then crush'd his hopefull proceedings by the authority of the Elector of Mentz but that they durst not then meddle in the iurisdiction of the Palatinate for which he gives thankes in his Dedicatory Epistle to his common places which he writ in his old age to Fredericke Count Palitine of Rhene being for holinesse and piety called by the name of Pius hee was called to exercise his Ministery in the City of Strasburgh he was a most welcome colleague to Bucer Thence hee went to preach at Augusta Hee was much supported by Vrbanus Regius a learned Divine in the yeare 1531. which was the next yeare after the declaration of the Augustan Confession in this Church of Augusta he exercised his gifts and gave himselfe to the study of sacred Letters and Ecclesiasticall Histories by turning those ancient Doctors and Fathers out of Greeke into Latine and also by setting forth Commentaries which in those times gave much light to the ignorant But Musculus by the command of the Emperor was forced to leave Augusta and by reason of civill warre in which turmoyles hee came to Berne here hee had most Christian entertainement and was received courteously here he was a publick professor of Divinity for 14 years he was alwaies either writing or printing some things which did conduce to the enlargement of Christs Kingdome till at last in the yeare of his age 66. and of the Incarnation of Christ. 1563. he changed this life for a better not dying without sufficient testimony both of great labour and learning in his never dying workes A catalogue of them I have here presented to your view 1. Commentaries on Genesis 2. Enarrations on the Psalmes 3. Commentaries on Mathew in â—hree Tomes 4. Vpon Iohn 5. Vpon the Romans and Corinthians 6. Vpon the Philippians Colossians Thessalonians and the first of Timothy 7. His Common places 8. Vpon the Commandements 9. A Booke against Coccleius 10. A Treatise whether a raw Christian may Communicate with the Papists or not in 4 Dialogues 11. How farre iniury is to bee suffered of a Christian. 12. Of Oathes against Anabaptists 13. Of the Germane warre 1546. Translations of Greeke Authors 1. Commentaries of St. Chrysostome upon Saint Paules Epistles 2. Epistles of St. Basil and Nazianzen and some other Fathers 3. Ethicks of Basil. 4. Of solitary life 5. Many Homilies 6. Schoole notes of Basil upon all the Psalter 7. Thirty nine Epistles of Cyril 8. A Declaration of those 12. Anathemaes in the Ephesine Councell 9. Opinions of Nestorius confuted by Cyril 10. Synopsis of the Scriptures out of Athanasius 11. One hundred and forty questions out of the old and new Testament 12. A Synopsis of Theodore Bishop of Tyre Ecclesiasticall Histories 1. Ten bookes of Eusebius of Ecclesiasticall affaires 2. Five bookes of Eusebius of the life of Constantine 3. Eight bookes of Socrates the Ecclesiasticall Historian 4. Nine bookes of Zozomen 5. Two bookes of Theodore 6. Sixe bookes of Euagrius the Monke 7. Out of prophane Histories five bookes of Polybius Berna professor publicus occubuit IOANNES CALVINVS HE was born in France the breeder of many great wits was endued with excellent parts both of Nature and learning which appears by his indefatigable Labour Cares Studies Watchings The sirst piece that gave the World notice of his ability was his Institutions dedicated to Francis the first King of France Philip Melancthon cald him The Divine by way of excellency at first he addicted his studies to the Civill Law under the government of Peter Stella at Aurelium who was then counted the ablest professor of that way in the study of this Calvine prosited exceedingly so that hâ—e might have had faire preferment by it but he intended another course for he was bent to study Divinity which he did at Biturigum under Volmarus a Germane who lov'd Religion and favoured the professors of it hee also learnd the Greeke tongue and the Hebrew at Basil by the company of Symon Grynaeus and Wolgangus Capito you shal have his commendation in a few lines bestowed upon him by a great Divine For a piercing ludgement for stating Divinity questions for experience in Church affaires for Readinesse and Purity in his Writings Preachings for Labour and Study for resolving of doubts for his Disputations for Constancy in Adversity Humility in in Prosperity for despising Honour Promotions for Parsimony Continency Sobriety Piety few or none have paralleld or out-stript this man His labours are so well approved of in the Church that his writings are extant almost in most parts of the Christian World Witnesse France Germany Italy Transilvania Poland England Scotland Spain and other Kingdomes Provinces Common-wealths hee did
THE HISTORY of the Moderne Protestant Divines Containing their Parents Countries Education Studies Lives and the yeare of our Lord in which they dyed With a true register of all their severall Treatises and Writings that are extant Faithfullv translated out of Latine by D. L. The Righteous shall be had in everlasting remembrance LONDON Printed by N. and John Okes 1637. TO THE RIGHT Worshipfull Knights Sir PAUL PINDAR Sir IOHN WOLSTENHOLME Sir ABRAHAM DAVVES Sir JOHN JACOB Farmers of the Custome-House to the Kings most Excellent Majesty all happinesse wished Right Worshipfull THAT my Intention was devoted to your Worships appeares by this Presentation and that my Intention hath rightly directed my Presentation will easily bee seene for where could these faithfull Witnesses that are dead have had fairer hopes of Tuition than by you who are living Witnesses of the same Truth most of them have constantly suffered for some of them were Exoticke some Natives all of the same Faith GODS Word commends the protection of the former Grace and Nature both pleade for the other Some of them that were Strangers had faire protection and good provision in this Kingdome and were publickly grac'd allowed in the famous Schooles of our Vniversities and some of ours upon the change of Religion found presently a Reciprocall requitall in their chiefest Hans towns Both one and the other were worthy Agents in the Church of GOD and their Workes the never dying Monuments of their Fame will praise them in the Gates they were so eminent Lights that my Encomium will rather séeme to lessen than augment their lustre however I have striven as much as I could to revive their Memories from the grave of Oblivion And Right Worshipful if you but receive as much comfort by Reading of their Workes as I have done by the Edition I am fully perswaded your Worships will rest satisfied and I shall not be taxt for presumption Disdaine not therefore I pray you to Patronize those whom I doe beleeve ere this GOD the Father of the Faithfull hath registred for his own Sonnes in the Booke of Life I neede not blazon your Worthy and Religious actions to the World when as both Church and State adorned and greatly beautisied by them doth and will for ever eternize your Pietie and Vertues to succeeding posterity I onely wish the rich men of this age either to imitate your doings or be ashamed that they follow not such Eminent examples Goe on still I exhort you and in due time you shall reape the recompence of reward Your Worships that so much love GODS Temple I hope will vouchsafe to receive and entertaine these famous men who have been the Lords Embassadors in his Church here and are in the Celestial Temple with him in Glory So wishing all your Worships the like happinesse with his Saints when you shal be dissolved and praying for your prosperity on earth with length of dayes I referre my selfe and all my endeavours to Him and your worthy selves being Your Worships in all Christian Offices Donald Lupton To the Christian Reader I Have here sent to the view of the World the lives of these Reverend Moderne Writers whose Actions in their Studies do sufficiently declare what they did and what they suffered in the cause of our Saviour JESUS I found them in Latine and I thought it might bee some profit to our times to make them speake English They were in their times great Antagonists to the Roman cause and it is pitty their Memories should perish or that they should not bee generally knowne who generally did so much good in the Church of God against all oppositions in their dayes For their Effigies or Icons they are not of my Invention but taken to the Life Some by Albertus Durerus and the others by that Famous Henry Hondius onely I desired to have them done in lesser Plates for the profit of the Buyer Reade their lives without prejudicate Opinion admire their Diligence and Vigilancy imitate their Vertues and Pious performances praise GOD for raising such stout Champions for defence of the Truth and blame not mee who have laboured thus much for your sakes and will with GODS Blessing doe more for your profit Who am Yours D. L. A CATALOGUE of all the names of the Moderne Divines mentitioned in this Booke Out-landish Writers BErengarius pag. 1 Iohn Hus. p. 1 Hieronymus Pragnensis 8 Erasmus Roterodamus 14 Martinus Lutherus 21 Philippus Melancthon 30 Hulricus Zuinglius 40 Iohannes Eoculampadius 50 Paulus Fagius 60 Martinus Bucerus 68 Andreas Gerardus Hyperius 81 Wolfgangus Musculus 90 Ioannes Calvinus 99 Augustinus Marloratus 108 Petrus Martir 115 Hieronimus Zanchius 122 Martinus Chemnitius 132 Aretius Benedictus 140 Henricus Bullingerus 147 Rodolphus Gualterus 158 Theodorus Beza 166 Franciscus Junius 178 The English Writers follow IOhn Wickliffe pa. 190 John Bale 197 John Collet 207 William Tindal 214 John Bradford 221 Hugh Latimer 226 Nicholas Ridley 231 Thomas Cranmer 237 Edwine Sands 246 Alexander Noel 251 John Juel 258 Matthew Parker 269 John Foxe 276 Edmond Grindal 286 Laurence Humphrede 293 Gervase Babington 299 Thomas Holland 304 Robert Abbat 311 John Whitguift 319 Thomas Becon 330 James Montagu 339 William Perkins 347 William Whitakers 356 BEREN GARIVS BEhold the Effigies of this great and worthy Scholler whose hand and eye poynt towards Heaven whither his Saviour Jesus is ascended in the sight of his Apostles and shall be there untill his second appearing to iudgement he is placed first in time amongst these famous witnesses this is that Berengarius a French man and Arch-Deacon of Gant who was powerfull in the Scriptures and expert in the writings of the ancient Fathers of the Church and who with admirable wit and wisedome did prove that Christ was not carnally in the Blessed Sacrament and so hindred mainly that grosse error of Popish Transubstantiation which Doctrine hee confuted out of Gods Holy Word and by the authority of the sincere Fathers so that his writings went farre and neare with approbation and admiration to wit into Italy Germany France and other Territories and this was in the yeare of our Lord 1020. Whereupon Leo the ninth cald a Councell at Vercellis and did in it condemne this Doctrine of Berengarius so also when Nicholas the second was Pope he was cald to a Councell held in Rome where by the bitter menacings of that Pope he was compel'd to a recantation which did mightily reioyce the Pope insomuch that he sent his recantation to the Cities of Italy Germany France as it plainly appeares in that noted Chapter which beginnes Ego Berengarius de consecratione distinct secunda Wherein these words full of Blasphemy are by the consent iudgement and prescipt of that Councel to be read I doe beleeve that the Body of our Saviour Jesus Christ is sensibly in the Sacrament Et in voritate manibus sacordotum tractari frangi fidelium dentibus aâ—teri But it is not the malice of thy Adversaries oh
Executioner kindling the firâ— behinde him Hierome cald to him and bade him kindle iâ— before his face for said he I am not affraid of it for had I I had not come hither at this time having had so many opportunities offered mee to escape it The whole City of Constance admired this mans constancy and Christian-like magnanimity in the suffering this death It is not certaine whether he set out any thing in print or not but certaine it that many brave Manuâ—ipts and worthy Oratiâ—s had in sundry Vniversiâ—s with his Letters and â—nclusions went to the fire â—s wel as tho Author who deâ—ivered up himselfe a pleasant â—acrifice into the hand of his Saviour Iesus whom hee so dearely loved for as one sung of him that he should say at the giving up of the Ghost Hanc animam in flammis offero Christe tibi ERASMVS ROTERDAMVS Hâ—e was borne at Roterodam upon St. Simon and Judes Eve and lived 57 years his Mothers name was Margaret at Zevenbergen His faâ—hers name was Everard He had two unckles almost ninety yeares old a peece his education was at Deventer Schoole nine yeares Peter Winchell being his Tutor once chiefe Schoole-master at Goud so sent to St. Hertogen Bosch here he was solicited to enter into a Cloyster to turne Monke they gave him time to resolve he answered Hee was too young to know the world unâ—itter to know a Cloyster because as yet hee knew not himselfe yet at last he had bound himselfe to that life being drawne by the strong perswasions of one Corneliuâ— his Chamber-fellow at Deventer living then at Stein nere Goud hee told him the holinesse of that kinde of life rich furniture and copiousnesse of Bookes the rest and tranquility of minde with the Angel-like society of the Brethren The first that tooke notice of him was Henry Bishop of Bergh but this Bishop missing for want of meanes a Cardinalship gave leave to Erasmus to travell to Paris with promise of yearely maintenance but failed a fault too frequent in great men Here falling sicke by ill dyet hee returned to his Lord Bishop and was nobly entertained and recovering health hee went amongst his owne friends againe into Holland but staid not but departed againe for Paris he was afraid to study Divinity least mistaking the grounds hee should be termed Heretique But the Plague raging in Paris a whole yeare he went to Lovaine but he had seene England before and his noble Maecenas the Lord Montioy where he was wonderously entertained and writ a Booke in the praise of the King and all England heâ— he had the favour of thâ— Arch-bishop of Canterbury but from hence he went into Italy and stayed at Bononia Now hee was almost forty yeares old hence he went to Venice where he printed his Adagies so he passed to Patavia thence to Rome where he was much esteemed of by Raphael Cardinal of St. George he had meanes enough if Henry the 7. K. of England had lived at last hee returned for Brabant and was admitted into Charles the 5. Emperors Councell by the helpe of Iohn Silvagius great Chancellor All his workes are printed â—t Basil sold by Hierome â—roben 1540 in Folio being â— Tomes 1. Containes those things which â—onduce to the Latine and Greeke tongues Divers Translations of Greeke Orators Poets Tragedians Morals Similes Colloquies Declamations Epigrams 2. 1000 of Proverbs his Attica Musa and Cornucopia full of all manner of learning 3. His Epistles 4. Containes institutions of Manners Apothegmes Institutions of princes with divers others 5. Enchyridion of a Christian souldier his Commentaries upon some Psalmes Prayers institution of Christian marriage many Treatises Theologicall 6. The New Testament with Annotations 7. Paraphrases upon the New Testament 8. Some things translated out of Greeke into Latine out of St. Chrysostome Athanasius Origen Basill 9. Many Apologies against detractors of his workes Fabricius Clauditur exigua Rotorodomus Humo MARTINVS LVTHERVS THis Luther was borne in a Dorpe in Saxony named Isleben his parents were not eminent either in wealth or honour he was brought up carefully in the liberall Arts and being of an excellent wit and a great courage and magnanimous spirit he left the Cloystered life being graced with the stile of Doctor in Divinity not unworthily having a charge of soules in Saxony he preached Gods Word constantly and zealously He spoke much against Indulgences and Popes Pardons and Bulls sold by Teccelius He received his degree of Doctor by the intreaty of the Duke of Saxony and the Vniversity being then of the Order of St. Augustine by the hands of Doctor Stupitius who seeing Luther something willing to refuse that degree told him that God had much worke to be performed by the wisedome of Learned men and intended to use his labours in that kinde Maximilian the Emperor reading with great delight the disputations of Luther against Teccelius gave speciall command to Doctor PfEfinger that hee should defend this man safely for he saw that his Labours and workes would in short time be very necessary and usefull against the iniuries and contrivings of the Bishop of Rome but Luther going on did write couragiously and sharply against that See insomuch that he is reputed of many to bee carried with too much zeale I lee was called to appeare at Wormes but being disswaded from the iourny by some of his friends in regard the Adverse part were strong he answered resolutely that he would appeare in that place Though all the Tiles of Wormes were Divels Luther spoke some things which he said should come to passe and so indeed they fell out Onewas which he writ to Scnepfius Doctor of Theology that after his death many of his followers would fall away and that what neither would bee done against the Church of God by the Turke nor the Pope should be done by some of his followers who hating those of the Reformed Religion did maintaine thar vaine Idoll of Vbiquity with Brentius and Smedelinus and leane to the Romish cause Another was that when Charles the Emperor should oppose against the Gospell of Christ that then he would lose all his domiminions in Low Germany and so it came to passe in his son Philips reigne who striving to advance the Roman cause lost the Spread Eagle for thereupon the united States revolted and defended their owne liberties against the houses of Spaine and Austria Well after a great deale of labour to advance the Gospell and to abate the power of Rome this great Heroicke spirit gave up his Spirit into the hands of his Maker All or the most part of his works are printed in High Dutch Latine by Sigismund Sueve most of those that are extant are here numbred 1. Proposition of Penitents and Indulgences 2. A disputation of the Popes power 3. An Epistle to Silvester Cajetan 4. Epistles to them of Breme to the Brethren in Holland Brabant Flanders and to Charles the fift Duke of Saxony 5. An Appeale from the Pope
of Queene Mary hee was expeld England and returned to Strasburg but contentions arising there also he with Iuell went to Tygurum and at the last there as in a Haven hee laid himselfe to rest 1562. 11 of November of his age 63. What he was his workes will declare to all that will read them which I here have placed 1 A Cathechisme or exposition of the Creed 2 Commentaries on the first Epistle of Saint Paul to the Corinthians at Oxford 3 Vpon Iudges 4 Vpon the Romans 5 A defence of the Doctrine of the Eucharist as it is approved by Gods Word ancient Fathers Councels 6 A disputation of the Eucharist at Oxford After his death these Bookes are extant 1 Commentaries on the first of Kings and on the 12. first Chapters of 2. Kings 2 On Genesis 3 A little booke of Prayers out of the Psalmes 4 A Confession of the Lords Supper to the Senat of Strasburg 5 His Common places distributed into foure Classes 6 Orations Sermons Questions and Answers 7 Epistles Theologicall 8 Commentaries on Exodus 9 Commentaries on the lesser Prophets 10 Commentaries upon the 3 first bookes of Aristotles Ethicks with some reserved Manuscripts HIERONYMVS ZANCHYVS THis Zanchy followed Peter Martyr being bred in the same Colledge this Martyr was so Eminent for his gifts that hee drew by his Example and Piety many worthy men to leave that state of life under Popery and to embrace the Gospell Amongst other Lacisius first Professor of Latine in Italy afterwards of the Greeke Tongue at Strasburgh that worthy Gentlman Celsus Martingen being extracted from a noble family having had Earles of that Name which professed the Greek tongue in his Colledge and after governed the Italian Church in Geneva discreetly and so Emanuel Tremelius that famous Interpreter of the Hebrew Tongue And this Zanchy who together with Peter Martyr taught the Word of God in the City of Strasburgh was excellently well seene in the writings of the Ancient Fathers of the Church and in Philosophy which when hee prooved against the Omnipresence of Christs Body against the Ubiquitarians was not approoved by some of that Sect for which cause Zanchy as well as Martyr left this City and came unto the famous Vniversity of Hydelbergh where the whole Vniversity together with the godly Prince Frederick shewed their love and favour But this point of Ubiquity then prevayling those that withstood it were forc't to remove So Zanchius came to be Pastor of Clavenna which is a Towne of Rethia indifferently famous not farre off from the Lake of Comen through which the Merchants of Italy and other places bring their Wares and expose them here to sale Which place lying neare to Italy and pleas nt for its scituation many Italians who quitted themselves from the See of Rome lived here At last he preach't the Word of God at Newstadt a Towne of the Palatinate under the protection of that Religious Prince Cassimere At length Age and infirmities accompanying it comming on this Prince provided fairely for Zanchius his maintenance A Prince he was addicted to Religion and the quiet of the Churches Zanchius and Sturmius mainly oppos'd Ubiquity and strongly defended the Augustan Confession they were both very old and a little before Zanchius dyed he used this speech to Sturmius Oh worthy Sturmius if ever now is the time for us to open our eyes and turne to the Lord and looke up to Heaven where our blessed Redeemer Iesus reignes with the blessed spirits knowing and hoping assuredly that shortly we with those Saints shall also be with the Lord Iesus A worthy Divine Speech and fulfilled shortly after in Zanchy for hee dyed in the yeere of Christ 1590. in the Calends of November in the City of Heydelbergh being aged 76. and Sturmius was 80. whom he followed Zanchies Workes are these that follow 1. Divine Miscellanies with with the explication of the Augustan Confession 2. His Judgement of the controversies about the Lords Supper 3. Of the Sacred Trinity Bookes 13. in 2 parts in the first the Orthodox Doctrine of this Mystery is proved and confirmed by Gods Word In the latter all Oppositions of the Adversaries are answered 4. An Answer to a little booke of an Arrian 5. An Answer of William Holdet of the visions of Christ to St. Stephen and St. Paul after his Ascension 6. Of opening Schoolemen in the Church with a Speech to the study of the sacred Scriptures 7. Of Christian Religion and Faith to Vlysses Martengius Earle of Barch and Patritius Venetus 8. A Compendium of the chiefe points of Christian Doctrine 9. A perfect Treatise of the sacred Scriptures proved succinctly out of the Ancient Fathers 10. Of the Incarnation of Christ wherein both his Omnipresence is handled and Vbiquity confuted accurately in two Bookes 11. Of the Divine Nature and of his Attributes 12. Of the Workes of God in sixe dayes 13. A worke of Mans Redemption 14. A Commentary upon the Prophet Hosea 15. Commentaries upon the Epistle to the Ephesians Collossians Theslalonians and Saint Iohn 16. Some observations of Physicke Printed with Aristotles Workes in Greeke found in that part which treates of Hearing And thus after many labours and diligent travell in the Worke of the Lord for many yeeres together did this Noble Zanchius commend himselfe to his Saviour Jesus Christ. His Motto upon his Coate was Sustine abstine MARTINVS CHEMNICIVS THis Name of Martine hath oppos'd the proceedings of the Church of Rome much especially three viz. Martine Luther Martine Bucer and this Martine who did chiesly oppose the proceedings and determinations of the Tridentine Councell In his first proceedings hee followed Luther and Melancthon hee was well furnished in the knowledge of the Liberall Sciences by the study of the Mathematicks and Philosophy hee found an easier passage to Theology Hee was much addicted to a Kinsman of his George Sabine who professed at Regio Montane where hee made this Chemnitius Chiefe over the Library of the Prince of the Borussorum When hee had exercised himselfe a while at Wittenbergh hee was called to Brunople a free and famous City of Saxony This man by his Learning and Preaching made the City of Brunople as famous for Piety as Trent was for her Councell This was hee that examined the Decrees of the new Fathers of Trent by the writings of those Ancient Fathers of the Church and layd them to be tryed by the rule of Gods Word This worke made him famous and disparaged the Adversaries proceedings and conclusions Many others have done well upon that Subiect but his it was that most wounded and galled that side Hence they have beene striving to answer it but have not beene as yet able but have left it off as too hard a taske for them to performe This was hee that stood up among the first to discover the Nature Arts and plottings of the Monkes and Jesuites of Germany as may appeare by his writing to Joachim Marquesse of Brandenburgh Elector