might be the sooner discovered 13. The reader will not be offended if I presume to enterpose a thought of my owne who here did heartily desire I had that picture in my possession which made to doe him mischiefe I would preserve to do him honour but I râ—voke my wish seeing the best image and resemblance of Iunius is what is made by him in his owne workes as that is the best representation of the Sun not made by pen and pencill but by his owne Beames and Irradiations 14. Here I passe by many remarkeable escapes of Iunius whose life was nothing but a mixture of dangers and deliverances perils and preservations At last he went to Limburg there to be Preacher to the truth where this most memorable accident hapned which without diâ—loyalty to Historicall truth cannot be omitteed There was hard by a widdow mother to many childeren wounded in conscience because her attendance on her family had caused her often absence from Masse and griefe so prevailed upon her that she continually exclaimed that she and her childeren were damned The popish priests like the Aegyptian Iannes and Iambres sought by exorcismes and magical spels to cast the Divell out of her whose superstition tooke as little effect as the cruelty of her neighbours who with bonds and whiping in artificiall arguments endevoured to reclaime her to a right mind all in vaine and she making a forcible escape fled into the woods and continued poore soule full thirteene years in this piâ—tifull conditioâ— For such who conceive it no great paine for another to be â—ext but one whole yeare with a wounded conscience would count six moneths of that sorrow to much for themselves if they foundly felt it Iunius understanding the matter obtained privat discourse with her informing her that the Masse was both needlesse and unlawfull whereas she was bound by the specialty both of nature and grace to provide for her children and it pleased God who sharpned the tongue of Iunius so to bore her eares with attention too and apprehension of his arguments that she was converted both to a quiet mind comfortable life and a sincere professor of the Protestant Religion this deserveth to be preferred before milions of Monkish miracles which are onely composed of the concâ—rrence of the boldnesse of some Priests in counterfeiting and the blockishnesse of other people in beleeving them 15. At Limburgh Iunius lived some yeares pestered with Papists Anabaptists as Saint Paul at Athens with Stociks and Epicures farre differing from themselves but joyntly opposing the truth Here the Fryers raised a report that Iunius was a monster and had a cloven foot like the Divel whereas it had borne more proportion with truth if they had said that Iunius had a cloven tongue like the Disciples Acts 2.3 because of his great and exact skill in all learned Languages From Limburg he was called to Hidelberg where he lived many yeares in the University and with Emanuel Tremelius Iew and Ientile well joyned together in a piouâ— imployment made that excellent translation of the Bible out of the Originall into Latin 16. Then Henry the fourth King of France sent for him home into his native Country he returned by Leyden in Holland because his necessary occasions called him thither Gods children are called wanderers Heb. 11.38 and yet they are ever in the right way and these Planets keep a regular motion both in respect of their pious imployment and Gods constant protection At Leyden he was choson to be Divinity professor which place with great industry aud applause he discharged for ten yeares or there abouts till at last he dyed of the Plague Anno 1602. the thirteenth of October in the fifty sixth yeare of his ege 17. His disease hath given occasion to his adversaries to infect his memory as much as lay in their power with their pestilent tongues but such would be silent when considering that that promise Psalme 91.6 to defend men from the Arrow that flyeth by day and the Pestilence which walketh by darknesse is like all other promises of temporall blessings and preservation running with a secret clause of revocation in case God conceiveth the contrary more for his glory and his childrens good 18. Four Wifes he had successively all dying of diferent diseases the first wronged by the cruelty or ignorance or both of the Midwife in her travell lead a dying life a long time after to her owne much misery and no lesse sorrow of her Husband the second by a Feavour the third by a Dropsie the fourth a few dayes before himselfe of the Plague The short lives of these his wives which were godly women Iunius interpreted to be a just punishment of God upon him because in his youth he had been a generall hater of all women-kinde for having formerly â—â—â—â—eited on the base conditions of some beastly women in â—he City of Lions he loathed the whole see for their sakes and would not be reconciled unto it though his owne Mother so vertuous a woman might have been a fit Mediatrix to compose the quarrell which he unjustly bore against all women This Iunius from a false inducement of some few gathered a generall conclusion of all put a dangerous fallacy of uncharitablenesse on his owne soule And was afterwards sensible of Gods holy hand upon him in lending him four good Wives and taking them from him teaching him their goodnesse rather by loosing then enjoying thâ—m 19. To conclude Saint Paul being effectually to move Timothy 2. Tim. 4.6 to the discharge of his office and to be instant in season and out of â—eason in Preaching useth this forcible motive For I am now ready to be offered and the time of my departure is at hand The death of the godly ought to put life into the godly the losse of pious men of the former generations ought to inrich such of the age present to succed in their places take up their Armes and valiantly acquit themselves in their roomes Let those therefore who have read over the life of this worthy man now gathered to God summon their strength and unite their forces according to the distance of their parts and places to discharge themselves to the glory of God and good of his Church For it is high time when such Pauls Set â—for other Timothies to arise His Works are many and are here registered 1 A Speech in French to the Spanish King for the defence of the Low Countries 2 An answer to Sandwich his brethren in England of Images 3 The Translation of the Old Testament with Immanuel Tremelius out of Hebrew 4 Acts of the Apostles and Epistles to the Corinthians out oâ— Arabicke 5 Confession of Faith of Frederick Count Palatine the third 6 Apocrypha translated with Notes 7 Iohannes Tilly of Kings and of the Kings of France translated into Latine 8 A Speech of the Hebrew Tongue 9 An Hebrew Grammer 10 Ecclesiasticus Latine and French 11 A Looking-glasse of Tremelius
which came downe from above namely from the two Springs of Ior and Dan stood still and the rest failed and were cut off running into the the Sea of the Plaine otherwise called the DEAD SEA so that betwixt both the river of Iordan was dryed up into a faire passage over it I feare whilst the streame of a new supply from the two Fountaines of Learning and Religion in this Kingdome is much disturbed and partly obstructed in these tumultuous times and whilst the present Generation of eminent Divines maketh haste to their graves able Ministers will almost be drayned dry in the Kingdome The rather because as the arrow mortally wounded Ahab betwixt the joynts of his Armour so in the interstitium betwixt two Disciplines and give me leave to tearme Discipline the Armour of the Church Episcopacy put off and another Government not as yet close buckled on Prophanenesse and Licenciousnesse have given a great grievous wound to the Church of God for the speedy cure whereof joyn thy Prayers with his who is Thy servont in any Christian office THO. FULLER Walth Abbey THE TABLE A page Amsdorsius 246 Andreas 387. Andrewes 440. Abbat 538. B Berengarius 1. Bilney 121. Buâ—re 153. Bradford 179. Bugenhagius 280. Brentius 292. Bullenger 329. Boquine 347. Bucolizer 364. Babington 455. Beza 465. Bale 502. Benedictus 520. Bolton 586. C Colet 97. Caralostadius 113. Capito 135. Cruciger 144. Cranmer 223. Calvin 266. Câ—emnisius 307. Chytraeus 417. Cowper 558. D Diazeus 142. Deering 341. Danaeus 408. Drusius 533. E Erasmus 57. Erpenius 582. F Frith 118. Farellus 286. Fox 377. Fagius 146. G George Prince of Anhalt 164. Grindall 350. Gilpin 352. Gulterus 372. Gerardus 511. Grynaeus 535. H Husse â—2 Hooper 172. Hesperius 264. Humfried 386. Hemingius 413. Heerbrand 415. Holland 500. Hedio 163. I Ierom of Prague 21. Iustas Ionas 165. Iohn a Lasco 243. Iewell 301. Illiricus 343. Iunius 441. K Knox. 319. L Luther 31. Leo Iudae 136. Latimer 217. M Myconius 138. Melancthon 234. Marlorat 245. Musculus 248. N Nowell 422. O Oecolampadius 109. Olevian 373. P Peter Martyr 205. Philpot. 221. Pellican 229. Parker 328 and 523. Perkins 431. Polanus 499. Piscator 564. Pareus 577. R Rogers 167. Ridley 191. Ramâ—â— 325. Rollâ—â—k 410. Reynolds 477. S Saunders 169. Strigelius 290. Simlerus 344. Sohinus 384. Sadeel 397. Sands 452. Scaliger 498. Scultetus 584. T Tindall 126. Taylor 176. Tremelius 346. Tossanus 424. Trelcaâ—ius 464. V Vrbanius Regius 130. Vergerius 288. Viretus 299. Vrsin 361. W Wicklief 8. Wigandus 367. Whitaker 401. Whitgift 457. Willet 565. Whatley 592. Z Zuinglius 85 Zegedine 314. Zanchius 390. BERENGARIVS The Life and Death of Berengarius WE read Acts 27.20 when Saint Paul was tossed with the Tempest that neither Sunne nor Starres for many dayes appeared This may passe for the dolefull Embleme of the dismall darkenesse in the depth of Popery wherein Berengarius lived the subject of our ensuing discourse and before whom from the expiring of the Primative Age till his entrance into the Church little considerable light of knowledge shined amongst many Errours and much ignorance 2 We have not been idle in seeking but unsuccesfull in the finding the date of Berengarius birth and can likewise give no account of his Parentage and extraction Herein he was not unlike the River Nilus unknown and obscure for its Fountaine but famous and renowned for his Streames and his birth may seeme to be eclipsâ—d by the resplendant lustre of his life And Towres in France seated on the river Loyer was his native City wherein he was borne about tâ—e yeâ—r of our Lord 1020. as by proportion of Cronologie may probably be collected And it is observable that as the City of Towres gave the first being to Berengarius so â— Gate of that City called Saint Hues gate in at and neere which they used to meet gave the denomination to the Huâ—anites or modern French Protestants which in the point of Transubstantiation sâ—cceed to the opinion of Berengarius or rather to the truth of the doctrine it selfe 3 Here we must not omit that some have mâ—intained that this Berengarius came over with William the Conquerour into England and by his bounty received the Castle of a Camb. Brittan in Northhampton Barnewell in Northamptonshire for his possession But the mistake ariseth by confounding him with another Berengarius his namesake surnamed Le Mâ—igne or the Monke which also added countenance to their first error though indeed he was a Martiall man and no Ecclesiasticall person on whom the King conferred that Castle Thus though we should have â—eene right glad to have had this worthy Schollar our Countryâ—man though not by birth yet by habitation accounting it Englands honour that he was infeofted with faire demeynes therein yet because all is grounded upon an Errour no counterfeit credit nor false favours shall be assumed by us on others mistakes 4 Having profited in the Schoole above his equals under Fulbertus his Master the World began to take notice of his abilities and at last he was preferred to be Archdeacon of Aâ—giers a man of a bold spirit and daring resolution as God alwayes suits men for the worke they undertake We may observe in Bâ—ttels that they set those who are best arm'd â—o charge in the first ranke and order them to follow who are not so compleatly weaponed God in like manner in his wisdome appointed that sucâ— Confessours of the Truth who were to make the firsâ— Breach into the Armies of Antichrist should be accoutred Cappaâ—pae with undaunted courages such as this Berengarius and Luther were though men of meeker mindes and milder dispositions may afterwards be well used in the same service 5 For his life and conversation it was so blamelesse that therein he starved the malice of all his adversaries the long teeth of whose spight could finde nothing to feede upon He is reported not to have suffered any woman to come in his sight not because he was a hater of their sex but because he was to deale with dangerous adversaries he would warily cut off all occasions of suspition and in some cases we may say that over-much wariÌ„nesse is but even measure and caution if it be not too much will be too little 6 The maine matter wherein he dissented from the current of the Roman Church and is honoured for a Champion of the Truth was in the point of Transubstantiation an Errour which crept one of the last into the Church and was the first that was most vigorously opposed It took the rise from some extravagant expressions of Damascene and Theophilact who endeavouring to shew the reality of Christs presence in the Sacrament scattered such florishing language to that purpose flowers though they cannot feede may sometimes infect that though well intending yet ill interpreted gave occasion to their unskilfull Râ—â—ders who more minded the words then the matter from such Rhetoricall premises to conclude a Dogmaticall point
Great afflictions by which he lost all his bookes and writings and so was compelled to begin all againe to his great hinderance and doubling of his labours yet afterwards he went in another ship to Hamborough where he met Master Coverdal who assisted him in the translation of â—ive the books of Moses the sweating sicknesse being in the towne all the while which was Anno Christi 1529. and during their imploiment in that work they were entertained by a religious Widow Charity Mistresse Margaret Van Emerson when his English Testament came abroad Satans and the Popes instruments raged exceedingly some saying that there were a thousand Heresies in it others that it was impossible to translate the Scriptuâ—es into Euglish Popish lies others that it was not lawful for the Lay-people to have it in their owne language c. and at last the Bishops and Priests procured of King Henry the eight a Proclamation prohibiting the buying or reading of it yet not satisfied herewith they suborned one Henry Philips to go over to Antwerp to betraie him who when he came thither inâ—inuated himselfe into Master Tindal's company and pretended great friednship to him and haveing learned where his abode was he went to Bruxels and there prevailed so far that he brought with him the Emperors Atturney to Antwerp and pretending to visit Master Tindal he betraied him to two Catchpoles which presently carried him to the Atturny who after examination sent him to prison in the Castle of Filford 18. miles off and seized upon all his writings and what else he had at his lodging the English Merchants at Antwerp who loved Tindal very well did what they could to procure his release also letters were sent by the Lord Cromwell and others out of England in his behalf but Philips so bestirred himselfe that all their endeavours came to nothing and Tindal was at last brough to his answere and after much reasoning although he deserved not death yet they codemned him to die being brough forth to the place of execution whilest he was tying to the stake hee cryed with a servent and loud voice Lord open the King of Englands eies And so he was first strangled by the hangman and then burn't Anno Christi 1536. The power of his Doctrine and the sencerity of his life was such that during his imprisonment which was about a yeare and an halfe hee converted his keeper and his daughter and some others of his houshold and Philips that betraied him long enjoyed not the price of innocent blood but by God's just judgment he was devoured by lice Master Foxe in his History of Martyers sayes he might be called Englands Apostle The Workes which he writ besides the translation of the Scriptures are these that follow 1. A Christians obedience 2. The unrighteous Mammon 3. The practice of the Papists 4. Commentaries on the seventh Chapter of Saint Matthew 5. A discourse of the last will and testament of Tracij 6. An answer to Sir Thomas Mores Dialogues 7. The Doctrine of the Lords Supper against More 8. Of the Sacrament of the Altar 9. Of the Saâ—cramentall signes 10. A foote-path leading to the Scriptures 11. Two letters to John Frith All these are extant together with the workes of two Martyâ—s Barnes and Frith in English in Folio and thus after much labour and persecution this worthy member of Christ yeelded to the flaâ—es expecting a joyfull reresurrection Zeale crown'd his heartâ— and made him to out vie Papisticke stocks of Hell-bred Tyranny He feard them not but boldly would dispute Against their swelling Errours and confute Their Principles with a most dexterous art His tongue was never Traytor to his heart Truth was the hand that pointed to the way Where full content and rich Salvations lay T' was not a loathsome prison â—ould devorse His ready lipps from the profound discourse Of true Religion nothing could prevent His iust endeavours Time he thought mispent If not imploy'd to good Readerâ— admire His body flam'd to make his soule a fire The life and Death of URBANUS REGIUS who died Anno Christi 1541. URbanus Regius was borne in Arga Longa â—n the territories of Count Montfort of honest parents who principl'd him in the rudiments of Learning from school sent him to Friburg where he lived with Zasius an excellent Lawyer who loved him dearly for his diligence and industry from thence he went to Basil to study other Arts and from thence to Ingolstad where after a while he read privately to divers Noble-men's-sons whose parents desired him to furnish their children with books and all other necessaries for which they would take care to pay him againe quarterly but when he had run into debt for them they neglected to returne their money which caused him to thinke of departing and having an opportunity he listed himselfe a souldier under a Captaine that went against the Turkes leaving his books and oher furniture to be divided amongst the Creditors being now amongst the souldiers it happened that Iohn Eccius who was Govâ—rnor of the University coming forth to see the souldiers he espied Regius amongst them and enquired the cause of his so sudden a change he told them how those Noble-men had served him whereupon Eccius got him released from his Captain and by his authority procured the Debts to be paid by the parents of those youths which had been with him wherupon he returned to his studies againe wherein he growing famous for his wit and learning Maximilian the Emperor passing through Ingolstade made him his Laureat-Poet and Orator afterwards he was made Professor in that University Then he fell hard to the study of Divinity and a while after the controversie growing hot between Luther and Eccius Rhegius favoring Luther's doctrine because he would not offend Eccius to whom he was many wayes bound he left Ingolstade and went to Augusta and there at the importunity of the Magistrates and Citizens he undertooke the Government of the Church and being offended at the grosse Idolatry of the Papists he joyned with Luther and Preached against the same and having written to Zuinglius to know his judgement about the Sâ—crament and Originall Sin he received such satisfaction that he joyned in opinion with him about the same At that time the Anabaptists crept into Augusta and held private conventicles to the disturbance of the publicke peace for which the Magistrates imprisoned the chiefest of them and afterwards for their obstinacy punished them Râ—egius Preaching against Purgatory and Indulgences the malice and cruelty of the Papists prevailed at length to â—he driving of him out of that City buâ—â—fâ—eâ— a while by the earnest prayer of the Citizens he was called back 〈◊〉 to his former Charge where also he married a wife by whom he had thirteen children Eccius also came thither and sought by all meanes to turne him from the truth but in vain he sent also Faber and Cochlaeus with flatteries and lage promises who prevailed as