doe not seeme to shelter and protect their audaciousnesse under his excellency And those calumniators who not onely condemne all his writings as ungodly and turbulent now also if they had any wit might remember and consider what is gotten by bitter envie contumacy froward opposition and outragious clamours Wolfgang Severus Tutour of Ferdinando of Austria afterward Emperour wrote a distich encomiastick upon Luther to this purpose Of Iaphets race hath Luthers like n'ere been And his superiour sure will n'ere be seen His Imprese was a Rose and a Crosse the explication whereof is this A Rose and Crosse great Luthers heart disclose The Rose his Ioy the Crosse Christs yoak he chose Thus have we described Luthers Life and Death out of his owne and other learned mens writings in perusing whereof the Reader is to be intreated which thing Luther himselfe requested concerning his whole workes to judge well what he readeth and to consider well whence Luther came and at what time he wrote namely out of the dark mistes of Popery and when the raies of the Gospel began again to shew themselves FINIS Errata PAg. 2. l. 3. borne at p. 7. l. 18. Dominica p. 8. l. 9. controversy p. 10. l. 14. were by Erasmus writings p. 13. l. 4. to Hal. p. 17. l. 21. beeing justly pref. p. 21. l. 29. Barnimus p. 29. l. 25. Aleander p. 34. l. 28. his Jester p. 37. l. 7. and lay many p. 42. l. 6. name of p. 56. l. 23. and against Euth p. 61. M. Glacius p. 64. l. pen refuted p. 65. l. 4. provoked l. 5. Hyperaspistes l. 12. Melvictbon l. pen Carolostades p. 66. l. 16. Hesse p. 68. l. 12. words p. 68. l. 28. Priscilianists p. 69. l. 1. suddenly sick l. 2. but by the p. 69. l. 25. sonthus p. 72 Pontanus l. 26. the rudersort p. 74. l. 18. Morotatos moros p. 75. l. 25. Scheurlerus p. 78. l. 9. I am like p. 100. l. 10. whereas l. 21. Cruciger p. 113. l. 10. in faiths p. 121. l. 25. Sturmius p. 123. Aleander l. 29. dicers p. 127. l. 18. the ministers of l. 25. caused Psalmes p. 132. l. 9. judged a Ann. Dom. 1628. and once since that time b b Nehem. 1. 2. c c Segnius irritant animos demissa per aures quam quae sunt oculis subjecta sidelibus Hor. d d As the good Samaritan not only pitied but took care of the woundded man e e Christians shold be peaceable one with another the devill and the world raise stirs too many to molest tho Church f f This by severall instruments signed by them will plainly appear g When walled Cities and Castles are taken Villages must yeeld Isor h He left his wife and three children in want and distresse too manifest a signe thereof i {non-Roman} {non-Roman} {non-Roman} {non-Roman} {non-Roman} Arist. k Some who know nothing dote about questions and strife of words c. 1 Tim. 6. 4. * The cause required it And God sweetly moderated Luthers vehemency with P. Melanctâ—…hons mild and calm temper l Lutheri vitam apud nos nemo non probat Eras Epist. lib. 5. m Luthor endured not to have any one called a Lutheran And Erasmus saith Prorsus odi ista dissidiorum nomina Christi sumus omnes lib. Ep. 2. a These are a chiefe and excellent work of the New Testament Church Rev. 4. Rev. 7. 11 12. Rev. 15. 3. b When the event is seene then wee can observe how Godshand was in the worke c As S. Paul did to vex and kil Christians Act. 9. 1. 22. 19. d Epist. B. 14. pag. 453. e He foresaw that by these Novum saeculum brevi exoriturum lib. Epist. 3. f Even with George Duke of Sax. whom Luther found most opposite to the Gospell Eras. epist. B. 12 pag. 430. g Hee praised some for learning that they might strive to be praise-wor thy for it Epist. pag. 351. h Ier. 1. 18. * Men may judge something now by the good effect of his labours i These two by conjoyning their studies setled truth whereas in the Councel of Trent though some Divines saw the Truth yet the major part confirmed errour Luthers parentage Thence M. Luther went to Isenak Lu. Epist. Tom. 1. pag. 227. The birth of Luther An. 1483. Aemilius put him to Schoole An. Dom. 1496. John Reineck his School-fellow at Magdeburg An. 1498. he went to Isenak How he perfected his Grammar learning Luthers love to learning He studied at Erford An. 1501. His course in his reading a a His being M. of Arts An. 1503. or as others 1505. b b His study of the Law c c He entred the Monastery An. 1504. d d He taketh his leave of his fellow Students Tom. 1. epist. Luther meets with a Latine Bible Luther fell into a grievous sicknesse An. 1501. A Priest comforted him The Monks used him hardly The Article of remission of sinnes explained Bernard Sermon on the Annunt He read St Augustine And writers on the sentences He began to say Masse An. 1507. B. 1. Epist. 1. He was removed to Wittenberg An. 1508. Mellurstads Judgement of Luther He was prosessor of Philosophy at Wittenberg and inveyes against Arist. Tom. 1. Epist. 10. He went to Rome An. 1510. What manner of Masses at Rome Tom. 6. Ien. Germ. pag. 88. He was made Doctor of Divinitie A. 1512. Staupicius would have him Doctour and why Luther expoundeth the Epistle to the Romans He recal'd men to Christ His manners and doctrine agreed The Prophets and Apostles cleared Erasmus writings Luther studieth Greeke Hebrew An. 1516. Io. Tecelius sold Indulgences Luthers propositions about Indulgences The day of Indulgences confusion Tom. 2. epist. pag. 345. Tecelius his opposing Luther Luthers temper in this cause Tom. 1. epist. p. 37. 6. Luther writes to the Archbishop who answered him not Tecelius his Theset burnt by the Students of Wittenb Tom. 1. epist. p. 54. Luthers excuse Tom. 1. 99. Lat. Luther writeth to the Bishop of of Brandenb Tom. 1. p. 63. Ep. 40. p. He wrote to Staupicius He wrote to the Pope T. 1. Epist. Eckius opposeth Luther Prierias writeth against Luther Tom. 1. Witt. p. 107. Luthers anfw Luthers conclusion concerning Rome Hogostratus controversie with Luther Luther goeth to Hidelberg 1518. 6 Cal. of May See the Theses Tom 1. pag. 141. Bucer present Luthers speecl of that disputation * Tom 1. epist. pag. 60. Luthers judgement approved The declaration of Luthers Propos. Tom. 1. Lat. An. 1518. Luther cited to Rome Tom. 1. Lat. Witt. pag. 203. * Tom. 1. pag. 106. On Saint Marks day Tom. 1. epist p. 83. What was required of him Cajetan defended the Pope Luthers answer to the Cardinal Tom. 1. epist. p. 96. b. 99. b. Cajetans Letter to the Duke of Saxony The Dukes answer Luthers conference with the Cardinals messenger Luther was intended to goe from Saxony Tom. 1. epist. pag. 120. Luther appealeth from the Pope to the Councel An. 1518.
THE LIFE AND DEATH OF Dr MARTIN LVTHER The Passages where of haue bin taken out of his owne and other Godly and most Learned mens writings who liued in his time 1. Thess 5 12 13 Wee beseech you bretheren to know the m. Who labour among you etc and to esteeme them very highly for there worke sake and be at peace among your selues LONDON Printed by I L for Iohn Stafford and are to be sould at his shop in Chancery lane ouer against the Rolles 1643. TO THE RIGHT HONOVRABLE Sr. THOMAS ROE Knight Chancellour of the most Noble Order of the Garter and one of his Majesties most Honourable Privy Councell TO whom rather should I addresse this present discourse then to your Honourable selfe who by your a Embassie extraordinary for his Majestie of England into Germany well observed the countrey and the present estate thereof where many passages here mentioned were acted And much the rather doe I humbly present it to your Honourable Patronage because upon that happie occasion it pleased our gracious God to put then into your mind and to nourish therein ever since a serious consideration of the deplorable distractions of the Christian Church as he did into good b Nehemiahs minde of the lamentable estate of Ierusalem in his time Your compassionate and tender affection was and is still much moved to c observe the living stones of the New Ierusalem lying in the dust or drencht in their own blood some of her Priests and their slocks clad in Sackcloth others with their people by sword and fire cast out and banished and which is worst of all your Honour well discerned how difficult a task it was to cure this fearfull maladie because disaffection of parties dissention of opinions unlesse God prevented the mischiefe would not admit the binding up of the wound Nor did these miserable calamities of Gods people only vex and grieve your pious and religious soule but also so rouzed and summoned up your Honours most serious thoughts that with d an heartie and godlie providence with a sincere and prudent circumspection you presentlie consulted with other most learned religious Christian lovers of Gods Church about the peace thereof so far as possiblie may be attained and so far as it lies in the power of Christian Princes of most judicious Divines and of truly zealous people guided by them both that as much as may be we may all be e of one minde and accord and think and speak one and the same thing as the sacred Scripture often and straightly giveth us in charge For this end Mr. Iohn Dury a Divine of singular pietie learning truly studious of the Churches peace and incomparably sedulous to advance the same and first interessed in the work by your Honourable means and incouragement hath so much prevailed with many illustrious f Princes States and the most eminent learned men in Germany and the parts adjoyning that the work is very wel promoted and an heartie inclination wrought towards a good correspondencie for Ecclesiasticall peace God grant your Honour life and health that to your great comfort and all true Christians joy you may shortly see the work come to more maturitie and perfection Amidst your Honours grave and vveightie intendments for this and other occasions of much concernement may you please to reflect on this discourse I conceive that there be many passages therein very confiderable for these and after times and that they will make much for the exciting of our thankefulnesse to God when we behold from what beginnings in an 100 and few moe yeares Gods truth hath risen and Papisticall and Anabaptisticall errour faln It is remarkable that the points by D. Luther mainly opposed were Indulgences the Popes boundlesse power merit of workes Purgatory Communion but in one kinde all g chiefe points and palpably and and undeniably grosse And on the other side that he stood up against the Anabaptists rebaptization of themselves their not baptizing infants as not commanded by Christ their having all things in common as had the Primitive Christians Acts 2. 44. and against the Antinomians heresies concerning the law and other like erroneous fancies It is also observable that Dr. Luther striking at the Popes unlawfull power never sought to exalt himselfe to honour or h riches For though as he saith he himselfe with other learned men executed Episcopall Authority in visiting the Churches of Saxony reforming things amisse yet he knowing his talent fittest for the Chaire of Wittenberg never would rise higher but wrote a book concerning Christian Episcopacy and installed Nicolas Amsdorf Bishop of Neoburg and George Anhaltinus Bishop of Mersburg And in regard that Luther studied and read as Professor Philosophie of divers kinds was well versed in the Fathers and in Aquinas Scotus Occam other Schoolmen and attained to the Greek and Hebrew tongues he was thereby i inabled rightly and soundly and gravely and not k ignorantly rashly or humorously to judge of these studies and of their use in Theologie It was also very commendable in him that he disliked railing discourse without solid and concluding arguments slighted foolish and groundlesse calumnies reproved young students forward and rash attempts without authority for the promoting of his cause blamed the headie and disorderly tumults raised by the Boores and vulgar sort confessed ingenuously his doubting of some points his ignorance in others and craved pardon if having beene lately a Popish Monk he should in any point erre from the truth Seeing this was D. Luthers prudent and religious course I shall never marvell at his * Heroicall Spirit and impregnable confidence of Gods assistance and of the successe of his attempts and on very good ground famous and worthy Princes countenanced and assisted him as a man by his then opposites convicted of no errour doing much good service in the University offering his cause to any just triall appealing from the Pope to the Generall Counsell and in his whole course manifesting l a true correspondence of his life with his doctrine Much more I might here adde but will not longer detaine your Honour from the discourse it selfe I humbly beseech our gracious God who inabled D. Luther to be an excellent instrument for the reformation of the Christian Church for beating downe of errour and setting up of Gods Truth that he would implant in us all quiet temperate and Christian affections m and love of Christs Name still more and more perfect the setling of Truth and building up of his Church untill we all become living stones in the Spiritual Temple sitted for our God The same God of peace crowne your Honourable selfe and all sincere promoters of Christian peace with peace externall and internall here and with eternall blisse hereafter So prayeth he who is Your Honours ever to be commanded Thomas Hayne Christian Reader DAvid a man after Gods owne heart as in
Festivall times in his private Chappell Some times Luther for his healths sake went forth into the strawberry groves and somewhat farther into the Monasteries which were neere taking upon him the name Iunker George a noble man and accompanied onely with one attendant who was faithfull and secret and would often warne Luther in the places where they were entertained not presently to lay aside his sword and to take in hand the books before him for so he might be descried Sometimes he went forth a hunting with his friends Of this sport thus he writeth I was a hunting two dayes to see that lordly but bitter-sweet sport Here we took two Hares and some silly young Partridges The sport is meet for such as have nothing else to do There did I contemplate as a Divine amidst their nets and dogs Nor did the outward appearance of the game more delight me then what I conceived by it move me to pitie and griefe For what could this sport signifie and resemble but by the dogs wicked Popish divines and by the nets the cunning tricks and wiles by which they seeke to catch harmlesse Christians as hunters those silly creatures This was a most evident mysterie of the pursuing of plain hearted and faithfull souls Yet was there a more cruell mysterie presented to me When by my meanes we kept a young Hare alive and put her in my Coats sleeve and so left her in the meane time the dogs finding it broke one of her legs and taking her by the as she was in the sleeve stopt her wind Thus it is with Satan and the Pope who cruelly destroy poore souls without regard of my paines to save them I was by this time weary of this sport and thought that more pleasing where Beares Wolves Bores Foxes and such like savage creatures are strook dead with darts and arrows It comforted me again for I took it as a mystery resemblance of salvation that Hares and harmless creatures are taken by men not by Beares Wolves and ravenous Hawkes who resemble Popish Bishops and Divines because by these may be signified a devouring by Hell by those an eating of them as food for heaven He passed also to Wittenberg from his Patmos making few acquainted therewith and lodged with Amsdorf here he spent some few dayes and was merry with his friends without the Electors knowledge In his retirednesse he was much troubled with costivenesse having the benefit of naturall ease that way but once in foure or five dayes Then also was he tried by some devillish tentations which much disquieted him This disease he overcame by exercise and medicines sent him from Spalatinus Then read he also the Hebrew and Greek Bibles and besides the books above mentioned he wrote many letters to his friends which be now printed At length not enduring further delay and innovations he returned from his Patmos to Wittenberg without the knowledge of the Electour March the sixth Ann. 1522. he rendred these reasons of his return to the Electour First said he I am call'd back by the Letters of the Church and People of Wittenberg and that with much solicitation and entreaty Secondly at Wittenberg Satan hath made an inrode into my flock and raised such stirres that I cannot well represse and quiet them with my writing alone but of necessitie I must live there be present among them and both heare them and speake to them go in and out before them and do what I can for their good Besides I feare that some great and violent sedition will arise in Germany and make Germany undergo grievous punishment for its contempt and ingratitude I thought it therefore needfull to do doe what I ought and could for them in this regard by my counsell and endeavour to teach admonish and exhort them thereby to avert Gods anger and judgement or at least to stay them a while Furthermore I know well and am verily perswaded that my preaching and my proceeding to divulge the Gospel of Christ is not of my own motion but the worke of God Nor shall any kinde of death or persecution shake this my confidence and make me thinke otherwise and I conceive that I rightly divine that no terrours or crueltie can put out the light already shining And in an other Epistle I return to Wittenberg under a more sublime and strong protection then the Elector of Saxonie can give me Nor did I ever minde to sue for defence from your Highnesse Moreover did I know that your Highness would and could defend me verily I would not returne No sword can advance and maintaine this cause God alone can order and promote it without any mans excessive care and helpfull hand Therefore in this cause he that most strongly trusts to Gods assistance he most surely defendeth himself and others Seeing therefore I perceive your Highnesse to be weake in faith I can by no meanes attribute so much to your Highnesse as to be perswaded that I can be defended and freed from danger by you I will keep your Highnesse person your minde and body and estate safe from all danger and damage in this my cause whether you beleeve me or not Let your Highnesse then be assured and not doubt at all that this matter is farre otherwise concluded of in heaven then at Norimberg For we shall finde that they which think they have devoured all the Gospel and queld it in the rising are not yet come to the Benedicite I have to deale with another manner and more powerfull Prince then our Duke He knoweth me and I him conveniently well Did your Highnesse beleeve you should behold the wonderfull works and glory of God Whereas you not yet beleeving see none of these things To God be glory and praise for ever This and much more to this purpose he wrote shewing his full assurance and plerophory of faith most admirable He also wrote thus to Melancthon concerning the cause of his return Provide a lodging for me for the Translation of the Bible compels me to return to you pray to God that it may stand with his good pleasure I desire to conceale my self as much as I can yet will I proceed in my worke resolved upon He wrote the like to Amsdorf That for the translation of the Bible he must return to Wittenberg that therein he might use other mens counsell and help Luther being returned from the Lords Day first in Lent that whole weeke every day preached one Sermon these are extant and in them he shewed what he liked or disliked in the alterations made in his absence He found fault with them who had abrogated private Masse and Idols and administred the Lords Supper in both kinds and taken away auricular confession differences of meats invocation of Saints and other the like matters not because they had done impiously but because they proceeded not herein orderly He affirmed that he condemned the Papisticall Masse the worshipping of Images
darke places He entreated Spalatinus to send precious stones from the Court for his better knowledge of them and took care that he might know the names and differences of certain beasts and fowles and creeping things and insects He had Rams Sheep Calves kild and cut up at his house and learned the names of their joynts and the proprietie of speech about them from the butchers Oftentimes as himself relateth he spent fourteen dayes together in the interpretation of one word or line with Melancthon and Aurogallus help In their consultation this was their course Luther was President in the work performed in the Monastery and ever had by him the old Latine Translation and his new one and the Originill Text To Melancthons care was commended the Greek Bible to Crucigers the Hebrew and Chaldee other professours were imployed in the perusing the Rabbins and every one of them still came to the worke well premeditated Every one gave his judgement concerning the place to be translated they compared all together and at length concluded of the expression thereof But Luther before his death revised the first edition for one day teacheth another For this paines we owe him perpetuall thanks for it much benefits the Church and informeth such as know not the originall yea it much pleasures the learned in the tongues for conference of translations Yet this paines was blamed by Vicelius and Staphylus and other vassals of the Pope Luther also published many learned Expositions and Comments on the Scripture Of wch thus saith Erasmus In one leaf of Luthers Commentaries is more solid Divinitie then in many prolix Treatises of the School-men and other the like He also refined and much enriched the German tongue He translated out of Latine some things which other thought not possible to be rendred in the vulgar tongue and yet used most significant and proper words so that some one word might seeme to set the whole matter forth most expressely Of the Pope Luther wrote how he made use of the Masse even for the souls departed and saith that he with his Masse had gone not onely into all corners of the world but even into purgatory it self here he useth a word in the German tongue signifying the noyse * of his tumbling down into hell Also he calleth Indulgence-Mongers pursethreshers because the Pope winnowed good money out of that chaffe There are full many such passages in his German writings Well therefore said renowned Sturnius concerning him Luther may be reputed very well the Master of our tongue whether you speake of the puritie or copiousnesse of it The counsellers of Princes the Judges of Cities all Secretaries all Embassadours and Lawyers attribute this praise to him being a Divine The cause defended by him was just and cessary and of it self deserved the victory but assuredly he shot forth the darts of his arguments with the strong armes of true Oratory If he had not revived Religion if he had preached no Sermons had he written nothing else but what he divulged of the Scriptures translated yet for this his paines he deserved very excellent and perpetuall glory For if the Greek and Latine and other translations be compared with the German they come short for clearnesse purenesse proprietie agreeing with the original I am perswaded that as no Painter could passe Apelles so not any writer can go beyond Luther for his translation in our tongue He began a matter as was conceived beyond the reach of man and liable to extreame danger But there is no counsell no power prevalent against the Lord who most admirably defended Luther living and dead against all his adversaries Whilest he lived he had most potent most subtle enemies and in a word all Antichrists kingdome nor onely did the Pope and his Bishops his Universities and other Sophisters openly set upon him with Buls and Treatises published but designed to take him away closely with poyson daggers guns and other meanes Concerning secret plots against him they be well known He thus speaks of them There is here a Polonian Jew hired with two thousand crownes to poyson me my friends have disclosed the plot to me by their letters He is a Doctor of Physick and dare attempt any thing and will go about it with incredible craft and celerity This very houre I caused him to be apprehended what the event will be I cannot say This is the news To Spalatinus also a he wrote that there were many Actors of the plot whom he would not have wrackt if they would not voluntarily confesse by whom they were suborned but endeavoured to have them set at libertie Yet he addeth Though I am fully perswaded that he was the man descried unto me all marks of him did so rightly answer the description sent to me Again what the Papists did attempt the words of Alexander the Popes Legate do well declare Of wch Luther thus speaks Spalatinus writeth b that Alexander was bold to say Though you Germans who paythe least summes of money to the Pope have shaken of the yoke of servitude yet we will take a course that ye shall be consumed with civill broyles and perish in your own bloud Concerning the fables and lies cast abroad in his life time what should I say Of his countrey and parentage it was bruited that he was a Bohemian and borne of as they call them heretical Parents Then they layd aspersions upon his promotion at Wittenberg and defamed it with sundry lies Heare what he wrote to Spalatinus That Embassador or I know not what of Ferdinands was with me to see what manner of man I was and how I carried my selfe He sayd that it was told his Master that I went up and down armed and guarded and did spend my time among Queanes divers tavern hunters and was notorious among all men with I know not what other the like honours But I am now well inured to such lies How often was he reported to fly to the Bohemians how often were scandals raysed from his writings how often was he cal'd a flatterer of Princes a trumpet of sedition His bold speech and vehemency was a string much harped upon Whence he saith of himselfe Almost all men * condemne me of two much eagernesse But I am of your mind that it is Gods will to have the inventions of men in this manner thus revealed For I see matters in this our age quietly handled to be quickly forgotten and no man to regard them And again * Yet do not I deny but that I am more vehement then is fit which thing seeing they know so well they should refraine from provoking me How hard a thing it is to bridle the pen you may well enough learne by your selfe And this is the reason why I have ever been averse from shewing my selfe in publique matters but the more averse that I was so much the more was I
Charles Multitius sent to bring Luther to Rome His speech concerning Luther Praef. Tom. 1. Luther Lat. worke at Wittenb Multitius reproveth Tecelius Tom. 1. ep. Luth. p. 152. and 208. Tecelius his death The Bohemians encourage Luther Carolostadius dispute with Eckius Luther invited by Eckius to dispute Whether the Pope be head of the Church Jura Divino Eckius his argument Epist. Tom. 1. p. 176. Luther wrote to the Pope An. 1520. The Divines of Lovan and Cullen oppose Luther Luther writeth to Charles the fifth Emperour Luther writeth to the Archbishop of Mentz The Archbishops answer Tom. 2. Lat. Witt. pag. 48. 1520. The Duke of Saxon maliced for Luther His excuse Tom. 2. Lat. Wittemb p. 50. Ton 2. Lat. Wittemb pag. 51. c. The Popes Bull * Tom. 1. epist. pag. 249. Luther thought of a place to retire himself in Tom. 1. epist. Tom. 2. Lat. p. pag. 66. Book of Captivitie of Babyl on The Pope called Antichrist An. 1520. Erasmus judgement about Luther desired Tom. 2. Lat. Sleidan Luthers judgement Tom. 2. Lat. Luthers book burnt Erasmus is instigated against Luther Lady Margarets answer Tom. 1. Epist. p. 290. Luther burneth popish books Thirty errors of Popery Tom. 2. lat pag. 125. De Constit. c. Translat 25. 9. 1. Jdco permittexte Luther sent for to Wormes 1521. And goeth thither Some dehort him Luther commeth to Wormes Promise of safety to Luther was to be kept Luther appeareth before Caesar What he is to answer to Luthers answer Luther incouraged by divers present Mat. 10. 19. 20. Luthers second answer Eckius indignation and reply Caesars Letter to the Princes about Luthers cause The Archbishop of Triers dealing with Luther-Slcidan B. 3. Luthers departure from Wormes Luther excommunicate proscribed Luther conveyed to Wartenburgh Luthers Patmos Luthers works written in this his retirednesse Private masse taken away at Wittenberg Luthers taking the aire and his recreation Hunting is a resemblance of the devils practise He came privately to Wittenberg Tom. 1. epist. pag. 367. Luthers infirmitie Tom. 1. epist. pag. 361. He returned to Wittenberg Tom. 2. epist. pag. 47. Luthers confidence and relying on God Another cause of Luthers return Carolostade offended with Luther 1522. Luther translated the New Testament and printed it * Melanct. used about it Tom. 2. epist. p. 55. epist. 1. to Camerar a Tom. 2. epist. pag. 85. Luthers dealing with the ring-leaders of the Anabaptists Luthers harsh answer to the King of England Luthers excuse for so writing Sebastian Earl of Schlick 1523. An assembly at Norinberg A Councell to be held in Germany The hundred grievances of Germany Sleid. lib. 4. pag. 29. Luther interprets the Decree Sleidan 4. pag. 83. Caesar was offended at the Decree The Gospel propagated Tom. 2. epist. pag. 121. Luthers book concerning the Civill Magistrate 1523. The German Pentateuch Luther excusing bimselse Tom. 2. pag. 121. Frederik Duk. of Saxony warned to punish Luther The Popes Legate accuseth Luther Laurent Campegius the Popes Legate Erasmus wrote against Luther being much importuned thereunto Tom. 2. epist. 230. Muncers writing against Luther The Psalmes put forth c. Of Benno Bishop of Misnia Luther casts away his monkish weed Of calling a Counsel Reformation in the Cathedal Church at Wirtenberg Tom. 2. Ep. p. 246. 1525. The Boores rise in armes Luther exhorts to quell them The contention with Carolostade The Anabaptists The name of Masse The flesh profiteth nothing Ordering of Ministers German songs Luther writeth to Strasburg about Carolostade Luther marrieth Camerarius in the life of Melancthon What Luthers adversaries did about this marriage * Chaplain to George Duke of Saxony Luthers answer to their opprobries The cause of Luthers marriage Anabaptists at Anwerp Luther writeth to Anwerp The Articles of the Anabaptists Tom. 2. Ep. 290. Luther writeth to the King of England c. An. 1526. * Tom. 2. ep. 270. Erasm. his Hyperasp Tom. 2. epist. 314. Epist. pag. 324. Sixe Sects of the Sacramentarians Luthers speech of comfort to Hessus Tom. 2. epist 318. The forme of the German Masse His work at Jen. Tom. 3. p. 277. An. 1527. The Anabaptists Of the military life Tom. 2. epist. p. 331. What strange portent was before his death See Tom. 2. epist. pag. 337. Luther sicknesse 1527. A worse sicknesse afterward Luthers last Will Luibers recovery Leon Keisar burnt for Religion Tom. 2. pag. 354. b. An. 1527. 1528. * Tom. 2. ep. p. 394. Ibid. p. 394. Answer to Zwinglius and Oecolampadius Bucers Dialogue Carolostade Epistle to Pontanus Luthers answer * Tom. 4. Ep. Ien. An. 1529. The greater and lesse Catechisme Luthers booke against the Turk The assembly at Spire The name of Protestants Conference at Marpurg Luther called Tom. 4. Ien. p. 46â—… * The life of Oecolampadius and others Tom. 2. Ep. p. 386. Fame of the Popish Princes league Luthers letter about it * George Duke of Saxonie The letter intercepted Ep. Tom. 2. p. 389. New Broiles there upon An. 1530. The assembly at August and conformitie of Protest * Tom. 5. Jer. Germ. Chitr B. 13. Sax. Sleid. b. 2. Luther wrote the seventeen Articles Luthers Articles followed by Melanct. Joh. Elector of Saxony came first to August Luther abode at Coburg Melanct care in this assembly In his book written An. 1529. Psal. 55. Psal. 27. Joh. 16. Luthers desire to come to the Assembly Apoc. 9. 8. The Protestants Confession Who subscribed to it It was commanded the Papist to confute it if they could Melancthon Luthers letter each to other Luthers Exhortaion Luther writeth to Albertus Cardinal The refutation of the Confession read The copie of it hard to be got Arbiters of the cause Luthers admonition to Melancthen The Confession of the Protestants translated into divers tongues The issue of matters in this assembly * Luthers admonition ad Germanos Luther studies in the wildernesse at Coburgh Luthers ardent prayers Bucer goeth to Luther * See Regius his life An. 1531. An interpretation of Caesars edict An exelene Protestation of M. Luther In the book Weber den Wrucht c. * Tom. 5. of his works at Ien. p. 304 c. An. 1532. a First peace to the Protestants b Sleid. B. 8. p. 205. An. 1533. Luther comforted the Oschatz A controversie with George Duke of Saxony George the Duke call'd the Devils Angel Luther comforts the banished Citizens of Leipsick Luthers lesse Apologie Of the dispute with the Devil A letter to Frankford An. 1534. Petrus Paulus Vergerius An. 1535. P. Vergerius returneth into Germany Luthers labours Councel at Mantua An. 1536. Concord between Luther and Bucer c. In Bucers life The Assembly at Smalcald Luthers articles there approved and to be exhibited to the Councel Luther sick of the stone Luthers recovery The joy at his recovery shewed by Melancthons Letter An. 1537. Luthers booke of the Popes reformation The Popes reformation turned to smoake The Legend of Iohn Chrysostom Luther of the Helvetians The sect of the Antimonians An.
1538. Sim. Lemnius his libel Sleid. b. 12 Camerarius in Melancthons life An. 1539. Of lawfull defence Of the name of Councels and the Church George Duke of Saxony dyeth Henry succeeds Protestancy in Misnia * Now fiftie yeeres old An. 1540. The conference at Hagenaw Melancthon sick in his journey Luther prayeth for Melancthon c. Robert Barnes burnt at London His confession printed by Luther An. 1541. Myconius sick and comforted by Luther Iohn â—…udding Tom. 7. Ien. An. 1542. The Alcoran in the German tongue An. 1543. Camerarius in the life of Melancthon Luther to the Printer to Tigur Luther writeth against the Jews His answer to C. Schwenckfeld His judgement about ceremonies and excommunication Luther at Mersberg A commentary upon Davids last words An. 1544. Commentary on Genesis * In the life of Bulling and Lavat. Histor. Sacr. Luthers last Lecture See Mathes Sermon concerning Luther p. 169. b. The lye in Italy about Luthers death Tom. 8. Jen. p. 206. The Italians disgrace the Germans An. 1546. The Councel of Trent began Camerarius in vita Melanct. Luther called to Mansfield He lodged at Justus Jonas his house Luthers danger Luther very sick Luthers imployment Luthers conference Whether in the other life we shall know one another Luthers disease of which he died Luthers prayer before his death Luthers death Luthers body brought to wittenberg His honourable buriall The body of Martin Luther Doctour of Divinity lieth here interred who in An. 1546. the 12. of the Kalends of March died in Isleben the place of his birth when he had lived 63. yeeres 3. moneths and tenne dayes Melancthons sorrow for Luthers death Their intire love faithfull society What followed Luthers death See Mathel Serm. on Luthers life What will be great hinderances of Christian Religion Luthers vertues His constancy in the truth Luthers couragious speech about the Gospels successe at the Assembly at Auspurg 1530. * Tom. 1. epist. p. 85. * Tom. 1. epist. p. 297. and Tom. 2. p. 340. The Emperour Sigismund unhappy after Hus his death Tom. 2. Epist. The chiefe points of Religion opened and cleared by Luther Melancthon Tom. 6. declam Luthers worthy paines in translating the Bible The difficulty of Jobs Translation Luthers course in translating the Bible Tom. 1. epist. 171. Mathes Sermon concerning Luthers life p. 153. Luthers revising the first Edition of the Bible Who carped at this Luther expositions of the Bible Erasm. judgement thereof Luthers eloquence in his own tongue * I st binnunter gerum Pett in die helle Luthers adversaries Secret plots against Luther a Tom. 2. epist. 271. The Papists designes b Tom. 2. epist. p. 8. Lies against Luther Tom. 2. epist. p. 8. Tom. 2. ep. p. 71. 85. 289. * Tom. 2. ep. pag. 6. * Tom. 1. ep. p. 292. Charles the Emperour kept the souldiers from digging up Luthers bones Tom. 1. ep. Luth. p. 230. b. Luther discerned not all truth at first Tom. 1. ep. pag. 130. a Tom. 2. ep. pag. 72. b Tom. 2. ep. pag. 243. Tom. 2. ep. pag. 301. Tom. 2. ep. pag. 230. Tom. 1. epist. p. 61. Tom. 2. epist. p. 273. Tom. 1. epist. pag. 11. Tom. 2. epist. pag. 371. Tom. 2. epist. pag. 28. Tom. 2. epist. pag. 307. Tom. 1. epist. pag. 360. Tom. 2. epist. pag. 281. Tom. 1. epist. Melanct. pag. 408. to 1. Obenburg Tom. 5. oper. Jen. pag. 280. Conf. Theolog. Melanct. pag. 438. Tom. 2. epist. pag. 196. 250. Luthers private life His temperance Tom. 1. ep. p. 265. His zeale in prayer His recreations Tom. 2. ep. p. 293. and 334. Tom 2. ep. p. 365. Luthers liberality Mathes in his serm. p. 144. Tom. 2. ep. pag. 342. How he dealt with Printers His loving affection to his children His anger zeale Tom. 2. epist. p. 10. p. 207. Tom. 2. epist. pag. 10. Tom. 2. epist. pag. 207. Of Luthers Health Of Luthers person Of his wife and children after his death Luthers writings His judgement of them in the Praes. of Tom. 1. Lat. Work printed at Wittenberg Tom. 7. Jen. Germ. p. 288. The Antimonians Tom. 2. Jen. Germ. p. 69. In his b. of Rhiloric Exer. Melancth. in Mathes serm. Camerarius in Melancth. life pag. 251. Wolf Severus of Luthers