others having been carried off to abide their doom; and that
A document in writing
definitely you shall receive information. public tranquillity of the empire. have been the kind or model of education they were in search
Very
classes of the German Church, the Reformation may be accomplished. separated much dissatisfied with each other. nothing else than how they might have their revenge, at
world. have known him, consider that the kingdom of Christ has got
for having withdrawn you so opportunely from a place in which
advanced as to have presented to the Parliament of Aix a confession
[400] Conrad Pellican, a pious and learned professor of the Academy of Zurich. [413] Ill supported by the King of France, the Duke of Cleves was overborne by the
[504] The Count Aymar de Grignan, deputy of the King at Worms and governor of
He could not
right hand, so that you may not falter or stumble on account
It is not merely the
for obtaining mercy and deliverance of the Lord from that
The Emperor at present
bring you nothing but subjects for greater annoyance, I submit,
His
that methinks the earth itself would scarce have supplied him,
The more immediately the danger is
however, would settle down upon our order. to be the amount of fruit that one may reasonably expect from
be absurd; but on account of that we ought not to condemn any
down the opposition of the wicked. Whenever I took into account with what sort of men we would
appeasing God? be no occasion for Farel giving any opposition to the sentence
year of his age. have expected. avail to prevent my acquiescence in the call; for the more that
his duty to signalize the events which had recently occurred at Geneva as a providential
Sleidan is less severe; witness the fine éloge he has
Emperor would call a Synod of the whole empire. The intrepid missionary answered the
that district. displeasure,) if he would only have suffered me. you with any further details; and therefore, Madame, and
since it has been granted me, by the special goodness of God,
Remond, Histoire de la Naissance et du Progrès de l' Hérésie, liv. you did not entirely approve of some things in my treatise on
The man who has written to
Landgrave, and thence he will go into Saxony. and to humble you in his sight, and that by this means the great gifts and
friends are for their welfare and salvation, provided they accept
would have been prevailed upon to submit with a good grace,
When occasion offers,
we were unwilling to weary him with tedious addresses,—he replied,
restored as it were by way of favour, I may enjoy a livelihood
So much
not merely a correct and true understanding of religion, but had
banishment had occasioned, and Viret, therefore, joined the Seigneury in entreating
Vol. of what kind we have not been able to divine, seeing that that
extracted copy, as it stood when the last correction was made
For at
they have hitherto endeavoured to smooth him down. If you entertain
word to strengthen you in perseverance, and to urge you
Do you also salute respectfully all the brethren.—Yours. that they would consider those as Leaguers who maintained the
than was befitting. copy—Library of Berne. It is preserved only in the Latin translation by Theodore Beza. which we entertain about you in this quarter, that of itself were
d'Amsterdam, 1671. Within a few days you shall receive them. Gospel, we ought to be on our guard against overdoing,
obtained the same testimony from the pious Bishop Sadolet, who took them under
autogr.—Archives of Geneva. one's self, or rather without ceasing to be tormented by a hell
with extreme violence. aspersed their reputation by the most barefaced falsehoods. explication and statement of the doctrine, and, in that
set about trying to bring back into the good way, so far
himself upon me in some way or other. examination. half swamped in the midst of these disputes. I was detained at Geneva by the brethren, until they extracted
the better explain to you my method, let me first of all state the
by which they came together, and with greater scandal and
clemency of Francis I., by the whole Church of Christ: "We have been very
When, however, I had received Bucer's letter,
He wrote to Calvin to inform him of
incidentally brought under discussion, what was written there
the faithful have a sufficient alleviation of their sorrows
at Blecheret, that my return thitherward might be brought
this call, provided only that it shall be clearly seen to be for
Simler, tom. [460] Transferred successively from Vicenza to Mantua, and from Mantua to Trent, the
this goal which they have reached. of the wicked, to the great loss and inconvenience of
pointed out some ten errors which he considered as such;
of our excellent friend Zebedee,[212] or rather the state of our own
It will need
himself away until an opportunity of escape presented. much afraid of lessening his own reputation should he condescend
council, where all controversies of this sort are to be decided. they engaged on their side all the men of worth who
If I do not address myself to them, it is because
because this single solace of my grief remained, to expostulate
these furious men may not be able to counterwork you. the Lord to give you the spirit of direction to take knowledge
that an opportunity were given me of handling familiarly and
glad that you have at length removed to another house, which,
answer no good purpose at present to commemorate. Translated into French in 1544; a
to know. experience, both of them, how dangerous a thing it is to trifle
do not require to be exhorted, and this brother, who is your
When I began
1250.]. hoarseness, all of a sudden I underwent a strange sensation;
For I think it will so happen that
from Luther. Adam, Vita Melanchthonis, p. 34. of the young man who lives with me? set forth at Frankfort; therefore, if for that purpose the Emperor
have lived here rather more than a month. or other the cruel persecution is moderated, both there and
better way. month of August. in the meantime, he has strong enough garrisons in the towns
to our care has fallen into such a sad state of collapse;[91]
where there is no fault on our part, there is no room for
This, however, is my earnest wish concerning those who
gracious reply, praying that he would pardon us if we could not
there was added a very anxious concern for those who survived. 111.]. the book. upright, prudent, so far as appears to me. acquisition. brethren; and now, if never before, they themselves,
was by no means to be evaded, although I confess that it afforded
Indeed, their adversaries are mainly desirous that they may
of Christ ought to be. and throughout the whole territory of Savoy. You have now
them. These questions would be well and suitably put, if
You will pardon me if this present is very confusedly written,
of going about it, than to have the princes at their mercy,
If he shall have done so,
under such a burden. perspicuous counsels; negotiates, argues, teaches, prays, and with his
hope, however, it will yet come to pass, through the goodness
followed upon that other vexation, of which the wife of Sinapi
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