Table Talk on Martin Luther - Couverture souple

Kepler

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 0801054087 ISBN 13 : 9780801054082

Editeur : Baker Pub Group, 1979

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Upon vvhih divine work, or Discourses, the Reformation, began before in Germany, was wonderfully promoted and increased, and spread both here in England, and other countries besides. But afterwards it so fell out, that the pope then living, viz., Gregory XIII., understanding what great hurt and prejudice he and his popish religion had already received, by reason of the said Luther s Divine Discourses, and also fearing that the same might bring further contempt and mischief upon himself, and upon the popish church, he therefore, to prevent the same, did fiercely stir up and instigate the emperor then in being, viz., Eudolphus II. to make an edict throughout the whole empire, that all the aforesaid printed books should be burnt; and also, that it should be death for any person to have or keep a copy thereof, but also to biu-n the same; which edict was speedily put in execution accordingly; insomuch that not one of all the said printed books, nor so much as any one copy of the same, could be found out nor heard of in any place. Yet it pleased God, that, anno 1626, a German gentleman, named Casparus Van Sparr, with whom, in the time of my staying in Germany about king James sbusiness, I became very familiarly known and acquainted, having occasion to build upon the old foundation of a house, wherein his grandfather dwelt at that time, when the said edict was published m Germany for the burning of the afoi-esaid books ;and digging deep into the ground, under the said old foundation, one of the said original books was there happily found, lying in a deep obscure hole, being wrapped in a strong linen cloth, which was waxed all over with bees-wax, within and without; whereby the book was preserved fair, without any blemish And at the same time Ferdinandus II. being emperor in Germany, who was a severe enemy and persecutor of the protestaut religion, the aforesaid gen
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Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Baker Pub Group
• Date d'édition: 1979
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 0801054087
• ISBN 13: 9780801054082
• Reliure: Broché
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
• Personne responsable: non disponible