Martin Bucer. Martinum Bucerum. Martin Butzer

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      Basileae Apvd Ioan. Hervagivm, Anno M. D. Xxxvi. Mense Septembri. Ioannis Hervagium, Basileae. Basle 1536 - Printed in 1536 in Basle, Switzerland. A Very Early New Testament Commentary upon the Four Gospels by Martin Bucer, 1491-1551, a Key Protestant Reformer. Full title reads "In Sacra Qvatvor Evangelia, Enarrationes Perpetvae, Secvndvm Recognitae in Qvibvs Praeterea Habes Syncerioris Theologiae Locos Communes Supra Centum, Ad Scripturarum Fidem Simpliciter, & Nullius Cum Insectatione Tractatos, Adiectis Etiam Aliquot Locorum Retractationibus. Per Martinvm Bvcervm. Basileae Apvd Ioan. Hervagivm, Anno M. D. Xxxvi. Mense Septembri." Printed in Basle in 1536. First Edition. Size Folio, 12.5" x 8", Title, preliminaries 38pp, text 798 pages. Bound in 19th century half brown calf over marbled boards. Five raised bands to the spine with gilt title on a red morocco label in the second compartment. Marbled endpapers, page edges waxed red. Condition very good, the binding is rubbed at the edges, with small splits to the leather at the head and tail of the spine, hinges cracked but binding sound. The internal condition is very good. Complete with no missing pages. Title page laid down, light water stain to outer lower corner margin and upper margin of title and preliminary pages - the epistle and indexes. Elizabeth College library Guernsey stamp to front free endpaper. A few early annotations in the margin and underlines here and there. The pages are remarkably clean throughout. The texts very crisp and sharp. Contains a Dedicatory Epistle to Edward Fox Edoardo Foxo Bishop of Hereford who met with Bucer and Luther in Germany in 1535/36. Printed with beautiful decorative woodcut initial capitals. Martin Bucer's Commentary upon the Four Gospels contains the full text for the Gospels of Saint Matthew and John, and a large part of the text of the Gospel of Saint Luke. For the Gospel of Saint Mark, and the remaining chapters of the Gospel of Saint Luke, he provides short summaries where he refers the reader to sections of his commentaries upon the Gospels of Saint Matthew and Saint John. Also before Bucer's commentary upon the Gospel of Saint John a 7 page section by Bucer entitled: Prvdentia Et Pietate Ornatissimis Magistratibus, Stvdio Christi flagrantibus Ecclesiarum ministries, per ciuitatem & ditionem Bernatium, Martinus Bucerus incrementa precatur agnitionis Dei. An exceptionally rare, very early Protestant reformation work, by one of the Key Protestant Reformers. Martin Bucer (or Butzer) was born in 1491 in Schlettstadt, Alsace. In 1506 he entered the Dominican order, and went to study at Heidelberg. He became familiar with the works of Erasmus and Luther and was present at a disputation of the latter with some of the Romanist doctors. He converted to the reformed opinions, abandoned his order by papal dispensation in 1521 and married a nun. In 1522 he was pastor at Landstuhl, and travelled propagating the reformed doctrine. After his excommunication in 1523 he settled in Strasbourg, where he succeeded Matthew Zell. Henry VIII asked his advice in connection with his divorce from Catherine of Aragon. On the question of the sacrament of the Lord's Supper, Bucer's opinions were decidedly Zwinglian, but he was anxious to maintain church unity with the Lutherans and constantly endeavoured to formulate a statement of belief that would unite Lutheran, south German and Swiss reformers. Hence the charge of ambiguity and obscurity which has been laid against him. In 1548 he was sent to Augsburg to sign the agreement called the Interim between the Catholics and Protestants. His stout opposition to this exposed him to many difficulties, and he gladly accepted Cranmer's invitation to live in England. On his arrival in 1549 he was appointed regius professor of divinity at Cambridge. Edward VI and the protector Somerset showed him much favour and he was consulted as to the revision of the Book of Common Prayer. On the 27th February 1551 he died and was buried in the university church with great state. In 1557, by Mary's command his body was dug up and bu [Attributes: First Edition; Hard Cover]