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
invention of things by Polydore 5. Vpon Capgraves Catalogue 6. Vpon the lives of Bishops 7. An Epitome of Leland 8. The acts of the Rom. Bishops Two Comedies in severall sorts of verseâ— 1. The life of St. Iohn Baptist. 2. Of Christ. 3. Of his Baptisme aâ—d Tentation 4. Of Lazarus rais'd 5. Of the high Priests Councell 6. Of Symon the Leper 7. Of the Lords Supper and washing his Disciples feete 8. Of the Passion of Christ. 9. Of his buriall and Resurrection 10. Vpon the marriage of Kings 11. Of the Popish sects 12. Against Detractors 13. Papists treacheries 14. Against adâ—lterating Gods Word 15. Of Ioh. King of England 16. Of the impostures of Thom. Becket 17. Of the promises of God 18. Of the preaching of St. Iohn 19. Corruptions of Divine Lawes 20. Pammachius translated Bookes in prose in English 1. Vpon the Apocalyps 2. Against Standish 3. Against the custome of swearing 4. Mystery of iniquity 5. Against Antichrist 6. The triall of Sir Iohn Old-Castle 7. Some Dialogues 8. Against Baals Priests 9. Apology for Barnes and Gray against Smith 10. Against perswasion to Popery 11. Vpon Anne Askew 12. To Elizabeth after Queen 13. Vpon the single life of Clergie men 14. Lelands Journall 15. Of true Heretiques 16. Expostulations of Popery 17. Vpon Mantuan of death 18. Against the Popish masse 19. Of the calling to a Bishopricke 20. Against Bonners Articles 21. Vpon Luthers death 22. Iohn Lambards Confession 23. A weekes worke to God 24. Thorpes Examination â—ranslated into Latine 25. Iohn Pomers Epistle to â—he English men 26. Of the writers of England and Scotland enriched with 500 Authors 26. Abreviations of Leland While hee lived among the Papists he collected these and writ them 1. A bundle of all writers 2. Writers fâ—om Helia 3. Writers from Bertholde 4. Additions to Trytemiuâ— Germane collections Frenâ— collections and English 5. The spirituall warre 6. The Castle of Peace 7. To the Synod of Hull 8. The History of St. Brâ— chard Of Symon an English man 9. Prefaces upon Mantuaâ— It doth by all these appearâ— what an industruous labourer Bale was in his time whose memory is yet fresâ— amongst us IOHN COLLET THIS Collet was sonne to Henry Collet Knight and twice Lord Maior of London he was Doctor of Divinity in the Vniversity of Oxford and Deane of St. Pauls in London hee was a great Scholler living in the darke time of Popery he embraced true Religion in the reignes of Henry the 7. and 8. Kings of England His sincerity was seene in his extraordinary and laborious Sermons but specially in that which hee preacht to Henry the eighth at his siege of Tournay His Argument was stiled Christianus Miles or the Christian Soldier whereupon hee being called to tryall by the Kings Councellors The issue proved happy for he gave great content to the King insomuch that the King taking a cup of Wine said Deane I drinke to you let every man take whom he will for his Confessor you onely shall be my Doctor And truely this great Deane of St. Pauls taught and lived like St. Paul Hee was expert in St. Pauls Epistles and illustrated them with his Commentaries He preacht against the worshiping of Images concerning Iustification by the Merits of Christ freely against idle Priests against those that were marryed and yet lived inordinately His nature was against those which persecuted the professors of truth Hee derided one that thought St. Paul meant by those words an Heretique after the first and second admonition Devita that he should be cut off taking the verbe to be a substantive De vita ac si de vit â tollenduâ— He founded and built that famous Grammar schoole called Pauls Schoole where an hundred fifty and three poore mens sonnes should be taught freely and a fine house of dwelling for the Schoolemaster which Schoole beares this inscription in Latin Schola Catechisationis puerorum 〈◊〉 Christi Opt. Max. side bonâ—â—tteris Anno Christi M. D. X. â—hich doth evidently prove â—at hee was a true Religious â—an Hee assigned a large â—nnuall stipend to the head â—choole-master and Vsher he â—ft rents and houses which â—e committed to the care of â—e Worshipfull company of â—ercers in London That learâ—ed William Lylly the Author â—f the Latine Grammar was â—e first Schoole-master of â—is place Doctor Collet lies â—mously buried in the Caâ—drall Church of St. Paule â—pon whose Tombe Lyly hath engraven Latine verses and this Motto Disce muri mundo Vivere disce Deo His writings were these 1. Of the institution of youth 2. Of Manners Lib. 1. 3. Foureteene bookes upon St. Paul 4. One booke on the Proverbs 5. One booke of St. Matthew 6. One booke of the feare of Christ. 7. One booke of the twelve Articles of Faith 8. Vpon the Lords Prayer 9. Ordnary Sermons 10. Extraordinary sermons upon speciall occasions 11. Of the sayings of Christ. 12. Disputation against Erasmus Roterdamus 13. One Sermon to the Clergy in English WILLIAM TINDALL THIS famous Schollâ— was borne in the coâ—fines or borders of Wales 〈◊〉 had his youth trained 〈◊〉 in Oxford in Magdalen Colledge in the liberall Sciences where hee attained to great skill in the Tongues when he had gathered great knowledge of Gods Will as it was revealed in his Word He dedicated his first fruits of learning to the Colledge and then entred into holy Orders In that darke time of Popery having embraced the Truth he also instructed his wife and divâ—rs others in the knowledge of it Furthermore hee turn'd many famous bookes and writings into English and namely Erasmus his Enchyridion of a Christian Souldier But his name being growne somewhat famous he was vext by his adversarie the Adherentâ— of the Bishop of Rome and whereas he studied the quiet of his owne Conscience hâ— left this Land and went into Germany and had great conference with Martin Luther and Iohn Frith in Saxony by whose helpe hee set upon the translation of the Scriptures into English tongue for the goâ—d and prosit of the rude and ignorant people and having translated the New Testament and the Pentateuch or five bookes of Moses caus'd them faithfully to bee imprinted at Hamburg with learned Prefaces to each of them and sent them into England He writ many other famous pieces in English and when hee had staid a good while in Germany he came downe to Antwerp in Brabant where hee did much good by instructing the Merchants and enduing them with the knowledge of the truth but hee had not travelled long before his adversaries had laid him out for the fire therefore being by Letters and Messengers sent out of England taken he was led as a Prisoner to Filford Castle in in Flanders where for the testimony of Iesus Christ and for the Profession of the Gospell hee suffered constantly a cruell Martyrdome being burnd to Ashes His last words hee spake were these Open oh Lord the Kings eyes of England Hee was through the whole
Wit Learning Religion Like him these times will yeeld us few or none MATHEW PARKER This countenance speaks Gravity and hee was no lesse than he appeares He was borne in the City of Norwich furnished with Learning in the Vniversity of Cambridge Hee was BibleClarke in Corpus Christi Colledge and after he was made Fellow of the same Colledge but he was called from hence to be Chaplaine to Queene Anne Wife to Henry 8. King of England He tooke degree of Doctor in Divinity and first he was made Deane of Stoake and Queene Anne dying the King made him one of his Chaplaines and that King dying he was reputed worthy to be Chaplaine to King Edward the sixth he obtayned no meane preferments and dignities under both Kings as the Mastership of that Colledge in which hee was bred He was Prebend of Ely and Deane of Lincolne all which promotions in King Edwards dayes hee did quietly possesse untill the second yeere of Queene Mary then he was for marrying a Wife stript from all his preferments and lived an obscure and poore life But that storme being over and the Archbishopricke of Canterbury being voide by the death of Cardinall Poole Queene Elizab. iudged none fitter for this eminent preferment for Life and Learning than this Grave Prelate and so did bestow the Archbishopricke upon him He was installed the 17. of December and sate Primate and Metropolitane of all England the space of 15. yeeres in which space hee did many famous workes of Charity As first he gave to the City of Norwich the place of his birth a Silver Basen and Eure double guilt weighing an hundred and threescore and ten Ounces to this he gave 50. Shillings yeerely to be distributed to the poore of that City Hee tooke care also for sixe anniversary Sermons â—o be preached in five particular Parish-churches in Norfolke Hee built a faire Grammar-schoole at Rochdale in Lancashire he gave to Corpus Christi or Bennet-Colledge of which he was Head Thirty Schollerships hee builded the inward Library and furnished it with many faire Bookes printed and Manuscripts rare and scarce for worth and antiquity Moreover he gave to the Students of the same House a piece of Plate of 30. â—unces of Silver double guilt and withall gave the perpetuall Advouzon of the Parsonage of Saint Mary Abchurch to the Colledge these with many other deeds of Charity this Reverend Prelate freely did performe But one thing I cannot omit of him which was his great care for the preservation of ancient Histories whose names before this time had perished but that that fastened a Nomenclature or Catalogue of the Authors This Father of the Church deceased in the yeere of Jesus Incarnation 1574 being 70. yeeres old and lies buryed in the Châ—ppell at Lambeth covered with a Marble and an ingraven Epitaph his workes are these that follow 1. A Sermon when Mar. Bucer was buried out of Wisdome Cap. 4 ver 7. to 19. 2. A booke of the Antiquity of the Church of Canterbury and of 70. Archbishops of that See 3. The History of England of Mathew Paris 4. The flowers of the History of Mathew of Westminster 5. The History of Gyrald the Welchman of Tho. Walsin◠〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 famous Father of whom it is said Integer vera Relligionis amans IOHN FOXE BEhold this Man and thou canst not choose but wonder at his extraordinary labour and travaile to gather together so many of Gods servants in a bundle hee was borne in the County of Lancaster his young yeeres shewed that he was layd out for a Scholler and so he had education accordingly in a famous Schoole After being ripe he was sent to Oxford and was admitted into Magdalen Colledge where hee gave himselfe strictly to study and then profest Divinity hee attained to an excellent skill in the Latine Greek and Hebrew Tongues in King Edward 6. his Reigne and for his better safety and security left this Kingdome in 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 dayes and lived in the Low-câ—untries But when the Date of that Qâ—eenes dayes were expired he camâ— backâ— into England and pâ—oved a famous Divine Hâ— had an excâ—llent faculty in preaching and added â—o painefulnessâ— constancy and willingnesse but that worke oâ— his called The History of the 〈◊〉 made his name famâ—us in this Kingdome and else where and will for evâ—r 〈◊〉 his praise He wâ—s a man of an humble spirit and hâ—d tâ—uely leaâ—n'd thaâ— Doctrâ—ne of St. Paul In what estate soever he was in therewithall to be content Hee was one that had as it seem'd crucified himselfe to the world and its vanities as it may appeare in a kind and fatherlâ— reprehension of his eldest sonne who having a great mind to travel into forraigne parts which when hee had pâ—rformed he came to his Father in Oxford then being old and he being aâ—tired in a loose out-landish fashion who are you said his Father not knowing him to whom his sonne replyed I am your sonne to whom this Master Foxe answered Oh what enemy of thine hath taught thee so much vanity which speech of his shewed that his minde was weaned from the love of the world And indeed I cannot conceive how hee could have any liberty to addict himselfe to follow delights and pleasures doing so exquisiâ—ely such rare pieces of Schollership which tooke up all his time nay it is rather to be wondred how he performed so great labours in so short a time which he could not have done without long and tedious watchings and fastings which three study fasting and watching will subiect the flesh to the Spirit and this course tooke â—ee This man never sought afâ—er greedily any promotions or preferments but held and â—pproved of that estate in which he dyed He departed â—his life in London and lyes â—uried in the Church of Saint Giles without Cripple-gate upon whose Marble Monument his Sonne Samuel Foxe hath caused to bee ingraven this Inscription Christo S. S. To John Foxe his honoured Father the faithfull Martyrologian 〈◊〉 our English Church a mosâ— disert searcher into thâ— Antiquities of Histories a most stiffe Bulwarke and fighter for the Evan gelicall Truth which hath revived the Martyrâ— as so many Phoenixes from the dust of Oblivion is this Monument made He dyed 18. of Aprill 1587. and of his age 70. He writ and set forth these things that follow 1. Meditations on the Apocaâ—ps 2. A Treatise of Christ crucifiâ— Lat. 3. Of Christ tryâ—mphing in 〈◊〉 4. The continuation of Williâ— Haddon against Osorius 5. Against the Pope Lat. 6. Short and comfortable exâ—rtations to the afflicted Angliâ— 7. Short notes of Election in English 8. The foure Evangelists in Saxon-English 9. His History of Martyrs 10. A Sermon made at the baptizing of a Iew the Text out of the 11. to the Romans in Lâ— tine 11. Vrbanus Rhegius 〈◊〉 Faith translated 12. One hundred and fifty Ti tles and Orders of Common places 13. A supplication to the English Lords for the afflicted brethren
Spanish rests yet unanswered by any of that side This Divine was lame of his right hand so that it was unfit to write withall but what famous things hee did write with his left hand not onely the Corporation of Christs Colledge but also the whole Vniversity of Cambridge afford long and sufficient testimonies But alas he was taken from us in the vigour and strength of his age being indeede more fit for heaven than earth hee sickned and dyed at Cambridge in the yeare of Grace 1602. not without many teares and the griefe of all good men being but aged 44. and had all the funerall solemnities and rites of the Vniversity as did befit so learned a man His Workes are here in order set downe 1. A foundation of Christian Religion 2. His Golden chaine or a description of Divinity 3. An Exposition on the Apostles Creed 4. An Exposition of the Lords Prayer 5. A Declaration of the state of Grace and Condemnation 6. Cases of Conscience 7. A discourse of the Tongue done into Latine by Thomas Draxe 8. Of the nature and practice of Repentance 9. Of the meanes to dye well in all states and times 10. Of the combate of the flesh and spirit into Latine by Drax. 11. Of the course to live well 12. A Treatise of Conscience 13. The Reformed Catholicke 14. Of the true meanes to know Christ crucified and the Graine of Mustard-seed into Latine by Thomas Drax. 15. Of true VVealth 16. Of the Idolatry of the last times 17. Of GODS free grace and of free will in Men. 18. Of mens callings 19. Of Predestination in Latine by the Author 20. His Bible harmony 21. A Dialogue of the worlds dissolution These that follow were set forth after the Authors death 1. Three bookes of the cases of Conscience translated into Latine by Thomas Drax and Meyer 2. Commentaries on the five first Chapters on the Galathians 3. Of Christian Equity by Crashaw 4. Of Mans Imagination set forth by Thomas Peirson 5. Problemes against Coxe in Latine by himselfe set forth by Samuel Ward 6. The key of Prophesie set forth by Thomas Tuke 7. Commentaries upon the fifth sixth and seventh chapters of Matthew set forth by Thomas Peirson 8. Commentaries on the three first chapters of the Apocalyps by Robert Hill Tho. Peirson 9. Of the tentation of Christ Matt. from the 1. ver to the 12. of the 4. chapter 10. An exhortation to repentance 11. Two excellent Treatises of Ministers calling set out by Master Crashaw 12. A commentary on Iudes Epistle by Thomas Pickering 13. Of poysoning a Treatise 14. Against Prognosticks an answer to a Countrey fellow 15. Of the houshold Discipline in Latine by the Author now Englished WILL WHITAKER ALthough those of the Church of Rome have had many rare Schollers which have confuted their erronious and superstitious Tenents yet of late scarce any have so convinced them as Iuel and VVhittakers He was borne in Lancashire and was sent to the Vniversity of Cambridge and was admitted into that famous society of Trinity Colledge where hee proved a famous Scholler both in Tongues and all manner of Theology and so was made the Kings Professor of Divinity and Master of Saint Johns Colledge which preferment he long held and in that space he had often combatings with many great Romish Priests and Iesuits as Stapleton Sanders Reinolds and Campian with what successe any man of iudgement or discretion can easily discerne and not daunted with these combatants hee set upon their chiefe Goliah and Champion himselfe even great Bellarmine the Cardinall whose Arguments and Obiections he hath so succinctly and solidly answered that all the Divines of Europe give him great praise and if he had not beene taken away by death hee had answered all the Tomes of Bellarmine exquisitely However I have heard it confest of English Papists themselves which have bin in Italy with Bellarmine himselfe that hee procured the true Portraicture and Effigies of this Whitaker to bee brought to him which he kept in his study for hee privately admired this man for his singular learning and ingenuity and being asked of some of his friends Iesuites Why hee would have the picture of that Heretique in his presence hee would answer quod quamvis Hereticus esset Adversarius esset tamen Doctus Adversarius That although he was an Heretique and his Adversary yet he was a learned Adversary To which I may iustly say that hee was a pious man and a solid Teacher and dyed in peace and quietnesse of Conscience to the griefe of all England and especially of the Vniversity of Cambridge in the yeare of our Lord 1595. and of his age forty seaven and was buryed at Cambridge in St. Iohns Colledge with great solemnity and funerall ornamenns befitting so great a learned man as he was where in the same place you may reade his Epitaph engraven and set in Golden letters upon the Wall by his Sepulchre in the Chappell of St. Iohns Colledge His workes are famous and follow here truely registred 1. Against Thomas Stapleton a Papist his defence of Ecclesiasticall authority in three Bookes with an authority of the Scriptures 2. A solid refutation of Nicholas Sanders his forty Demonstrations that the Pope is not Antichrist because hee is but one man and there haâ—ing beene two hundred Popes 3. A Christian Answer to the tenne reasons of Edmund Campian the Iesuite 4. A defence of Iohn Harding the Iesuite answered and the tenne reasons of Edmund Campian which hee offered to the Ministers of the Church of England 5. Fragments of the old Heresies which helpe to make up the Romane Church 6. Theses propounded and defended at the Commencement at Cambridge 1582. The summe of which was that that the Pope is the Antichrist spoken of in Scripture 7. A disputation of the â—ly Scripture against the papists of this time especially against Robert Bellarmine and Stapleton 8. Certaine Lectures of the controversies of the Church distributed into seven questions a worke set forth after his death by Iohn Allenson 9. A controversie of councels against Iesuites especially Bellarmine in sixe questions 10. A Treatise of Originall sinne in three bookes against three bookes of Thomas Stapleton of Universall Iustification 11. Lectures upon the controversie of the Romane Bishop diâ—ibuted into eight questions chiefely against Bellarmine 12. His Cygnea Cantio or his last Sermon to the Clergie at Cambridge 1595. with a true description of his life and death 13. A translation of a booke of Iuel against Harding in Latine FINIS Tabernis Rhenanis
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
Grammar 10. Ecclefiasticus Latine and French 11. A Looking-glasse of Tremelius against Genebrard 12. Twelve Orations for the reading of the Old Testament 13. An Oration of Vrsinus life 14. Upon Gregory 13. his Cursings against Gebbard Bishop of Colen 15. Upon St. Iudes Epistle 16. Foure Speeches for reading the Old Testament 17. Upon the 4 first Psalmes 18. A Catholicke Apology in Latine 19. An Hebrew Lexicon 20. His table of Purgatory 21. A Christian admonition against Iohn Haren in French 22. A book called the Academy 23. His 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 Greeke and Latine 24. Translation of 2. Epistles of the Kings and one of Plessis in Latine 25. His sacred Paralels 26. Upon the Prince of Anhalt his death 27. Notes upon the three first Chapters of Genesis 28. A confutation of some Arguments of the Creation 29. Notes upon the Apocalyps 30. Second Edition of his Lible 31. Manilius with corrections and Notes 32. His first defence of the Catholicke Doctrine of the Trinity 33. A Commentary on Daniel 34. The King of France his confession in French 35. Upon the Death of Iohn Cassimeire Count Palatine 36. Commentary on Psal. 101. 37. Exposition upon the Apocalyps in French 38. Commentary on Ionah the Prophet 39. An Analysis upon Genesis 40. Ciceroes Epistles to Atticus and Q. his brother with Corrections and Notes 41. A defence of the Catholick Doctrine of Nature and Grace 42. A praise of Peace 43. The peaceable Christian in French 44. Of the observation of Moses policy 45. Of Divinity 46. An Oration against the Iesuites in Latine 47. Notes upon Tertullian 48. Notes and Animadversions upon Bellarmine of the Translation of the Roman Empire These be this painefull Labourers fruits more he writ which are not come forth and some things by the iniury of times are lost these be sufficient to shew his paines and labour and will for ever eternize his Name These are the Names and Lives of the Forreigne Divines those that follow are of our owne Nation 〈◊〉 WICKLIFEE AMongst many famous Writers of this Nation as Beda Alckvine John Carnotensis Girald Nigellus Neckam Sevall Bacanthorpe Ockam Hampoole of Armach this Wickliffe is not the least of worth hee was famous both for Lifes and Learning he was brought up in the famous Vniversity of Oxford in Merton Colledge he gave himselfe after hee was Maister of Arts to the study of Schoole Divinity wherein having an excellent acute wit he became excellently well qualified and was admired of all for his singular Learning and sweetnesse of behaviour He preached the Gospell under that famous King Edward the third who alwayes favoured and protected him from his raging Adversaries The Bishop of Rome lost by his Doctrine the power of making and ordayning Bishops in England and the Tenths of spirituall promotions and also the gaines of his Peter-pence The Popes ever since pretending to bee Imitators of St. Peter have still desired to fish in this Iland knowing how profitable this Kingdome hath beene to that See of Rome In the time of King Richard the second this Wickliffe was banished in which misery and affliction hee shewed a singular spirit of courage and constancy wheresoever hee â—vent or whatsoever he suffered At last returning from Exile he died in the yeare of our Saviour Iesus whom he had Preached 1398. and was buried the last day of December in his Parish Church of Lutterworth in Leicester-shire But in the yeere 1428. which was 41. yeeres from the time of his death his dead body was by the Decree of Pope Martin the fifth and the Councell of Sene dig'd up and burned with the Execrations of that fiery Pope thus he found the cruelty of them being dead whom he had being living taught to be so He writ as Pius Aenaeas testi fies more than two hundred faire volumes most of which were burned by Subinck Archbishop of Prague in Bohemia The Catalogue of his Works you may reade in the Centuries of John Bale some of them I have here set downe 1. Of Christ and Antichrist 2. Of Antichrist and his members 3. Of the truth of the Scriptures 4. Of the fountaine of Errors 5. A booke of Conclusions 6. 7. Of Ecclesiasticall and Civill government 8. Of the Impostures of Hypocrites 9. Of Blasphemy 10. Lectures on Daniel 11. On the Apocalyps 12. Of the marriage of Priests 13. The Divels craft against Religion 14. His policy to overthrow faith 15. Of Apostacy 16. Two bookes of Metaphy sickes one containing 12. Bookes 17. Glosses upon the Scripture 18. Of falling away from Christ. 19. Of truth and lying Besides these he writ many of Philosophy and traâ—slated the Bible into the English tongue making Prefaces and Arguments to euery Booke he also traâ—slated the twelve Bookes of Clement the Parson of Lanâ—hon containing the harmony of the Evangelists And thus went out this Lampe of England of whom one thus hath said Mortuus est pâ—sthà c â—ssa cremata sua IOHN BALE HEE was an Englishman borne in Suffolke fitted and furnished with all maner of learning at Cambridge His Parents had many Children and were Papists This Bale being a boy was shut up 12. yeares in a Cloyster of Friars Carmalites hee was first brought from that darknes to light by the Right Honourable the Lord Wentworth but he was troubled first under the government of Leo at Yorke and afterwards under Stokesley at London being Arch-bishops But Bale got his freedome by the meanes of Cromwell who was privy Councellor to King Henry the eighth for some dainâ—y and eleganâ— Comedies which he compos'd yet he was forced to flye and remained in Lower Germany eight yeares in which hee writ many workes He was called home by King Edward the sixth and was made Bishop of Ossar in Ireland where he preached But in Queene Maries dayes Ireland was too hot for him and so left it but after many dangers he was taken by Pirats stript mocked and vncivilly handled at last was sold but his ransome being paid he returned into Germany which was at that time the safest receptacle for distressed Christians living at Baâ—ile he compiled that work of his 13 Cenâ—uries of all the famous writers of Great Britains in all ages to the yeare of Christ 1557. Hee was much helped by Leland living in Germany his special friends were Alexander Alerius a Scotish man where hee writ the like Catalogue of the famous men of that Nation likewise Gesner Simler and Lycosthenes loved him dearely He was a powerfull engine against the Roman Church as appeares by that Distiche of Lawrence Humâ—hred 〈◊〉 Lutherus patefecit Platina multa Quadam Vergerius Cuncta Balaeus habet Englished thus Full much did Luther Platinâ— did well So did Vergerius Bale doth all excell This worthy Scholler dyed in Ireland in the yeare of our Redemption 1558. and of his troublesome life 67. His workes are these that follow 1. His Heliads of English 2. His British writers 3. 3 Tomes upon Walden 4. Vpon the
course of his life unblameable Master Foxe in his History of Martyres saies hee 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 â—f the Papists 4. Commentaries on the seventh Chapter of St. 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 Sacramentall signes 10. A foote path leading to the Scriptures 11. Two letters to Iohn Frith All these are extant together with the workes of two Martyrs Barnes and Frith in English in Folio and thus after much labour and persecution this worthy member of Christ yeelded to the flames expecting a ioyfâ—ll resurrection IOHN BRADEFORD THIS Scholler was not inferiour in parts either of doing or suffering to others he was borne in the County of Lancaster in that famous Marte Town of Manchester He was by his parents brought up from his Cradle to learning and he was singular for docility and diligence so that he profited admirably in his studies and exercises which hee undertooke then hee was sent to Cambridge and was admitted into Queenes Colledge where hee tooke all degrees so that hee was made Master of the same Colledge which hee governed with great dexterity and sincerity Afterwards in the reigne of King Edward the â—xth he was appoynted Diâ—inity Lecturer in the Catheâ—rall Church of St. Paul in London which taske he performed not without admirable demonstration of laâ—our and learning But in the time of Queene Mary the state of Religion altering and the Protestant professors being hated this famous Bradford among the rest for the love of Jesus and his Gospell which hee had faithfully preached was consumed in the fiery flames of Persecution and so was crowned with that glorious name of Martyre This he suffered the first of July 1555 in that noted placâ— called West Smithfield Londoâ— the last words that hee waâ— heard to utter were Oâ— England repent hee left behind him his famous disputationâ— which hee had with the Papists which are extant at large in Foxes History of Martyrs He had a famous Epitaph written of him His workes which hee writ in English are these 1. Two Sermons the first of Repentance the second of the Lords Supper 2. Some letters to his fellow Martyrs 3. An answere to ones letter desiring to know whether one might goe to Masse or not 4. The danger ensuing the hearing of Masse 5. His examination before the officers 6. Godly Meditations made in Prison cald his short Prayers 7. Truths Complaint 8. Melancthon translated of Prayers HVGH LATYMER THis worthy Divine was borne in Leicester shire brought up to learning from a youth afterwards hee was â—laced in Cambridge where â—e tooke not without deâ—ert the eminent Title of Doctor of Divinity his asâ—ect did promise much sinâ—erity and ingenuity and hee was of Candid manners and â—f courieous and meeke carâ—iage for his singular learâ—ing he was by King Edwardâ—he â—he sixth made Bishop of Worcester where while hee â—ate in that See all good men â—erceived his singular care dexterity in managing that weighty function He was alwaies ready and forward to propagate the truth But he also in the time of Queene Maries Reigne was both dâ— prived of his Bishoprick anâ— ministeriall function anâ— being cast into prison wâ— condemned to the fire Hâ— was much like that old anâ— cient Father of the Primitive time St. Polycarpus 〈◊〉 either you looke upon thâ— forme of his Martyrdome or weigh well the saying 〈◊〉 them both at the time 〈◊〉 their sufferings That old Polycarpus being fourescore and above a little before his death uttered that sweeteâ— saying of St. James Fideliâ— est Deus qui non sinit nos tentariâ— supra quod possumus that is God is faithfull who will not suffer us to bee tempted above our strength And a little after he said Pater Celestis suscipe spiritum meum which is Oh Heavenly Father receive my Spirit In like manner this Father Latimer for so he was cal'd was a constant and stout Martyr of Jesus Christ and was burnd at Oxford the sixeteenth day of October in the yeare of Grace 1555. hee left his Sermons behind him wherein we may reade his sincerity and piety many of them were preached before King Edward the sixth and the Illustrious Lady Katharine Dutches of Suffolke and aâ— now to bee had in any oneâ— hands almost having beenâ— so many times imprinted with the Publicke approbation of all learned and iudicious Divines and to the comfort of all well disposeâ— Christians who may gatheâ— great profit out of them Hiâ— life actions and sufferings are at large to be read in Master Foxes History NICOLAS RIDLY LEarning did not onely adorne this worthy Divine but also parentage being well descended hee was borne in the Bishopriâ— of Durham In his youth he was endued with many singular vertues and his Parents spared no cost to have him well and Christian-like educated well knowing the power of good education to helpe much hee was sent to Cambridge to study where hee tooke degree of Batchelor of Divinity and presently he was made Master of Pembrook Hall but his parts and gifts were so eminent as appeared by his wife and religious deportment in that preferment that that religious and pious King Edward the sixth took notice of him and being fulâ—y certified of his integrity of life and excellent scholâ—ership made him Bishop of Rochester nor did his hand stay untill he had cald him â—rom that See to the Bishoppricke of London where hee shewed the parts of a true Bishop and shepheard of soules by his painfull watching prayings preachings But these Halcyon dayes of the Churches peace lasted not long but King Edward paying Natures debt and Queene Mary comming to the Crowne of England this worthy Prâ—late sate not long quiet for religion being altered and the Bishop of Romes authority comming in again he was remov'd and cast both from his Ecclesiasticall dignity and wholly from the Ministery and was condemned to be burnd as an Heretique This English Father might fitly be compared to that old Father of the Church St. Ignatius not onely for his famous writing upon the Lords Supper but also for his suffering so constantly and zealously in the cause of Christ. Wel this man was a choice flower of Christ his Church and therefore is not unworthily stiled a Martyr for in the same day and same houre was he with Father Hugh Latimer burnd to ashes in the Vniversity of Oxford over against Baliol Colledge his last words in the flames that he was heard to utter were these Into thy hands O Lord doe I commend my Spirit His works besides that Treatise of the Lords Supper are extant in English which follow 1. A Conference with Father Latimer 2. A right forme
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