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LIVES,

CRITICAL AND HISTORICAL,

OF THE MOST EMINENT PERSONS OF ALL AGES, COUNTRIES, CON-
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PRINTED FOR J. JOHNSON, ST. PAUL'S CHURCH-YARD; G. AND J. ROBINSON, PATER-NOSTER-ROW ;
AND G. KEARSLEY, FLEET-STREET.-ALSO FOR BELL AND BRADFUTE, EDINBURGH;
AND COLBERT, CAPEL-STREET, DUBLIN.

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GENERAL BIOGRAPHY.

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FABER, JOHN, a German catholic divine doctor in theology, and took an active part in

and controversial writer in the 16th century, was born at Hailbron, on the Necker, about the year 1500. We learn no farther particulars concerning the circumstances of his life, than that he became a member of the dominican order at Wimpfen; was created a doctor in theology at Cologne; and afterwards resided at Augsburg, where he acquired high reputation in his communion by his pulpit services, and various theological publications, particularly some polemical treatises against the Protestants. Of the time of his death we have no certain information. His works were: "Libellus quod Fides esse possit sine charitate," 1548, 4to.; "Enchiridion Bibliorum," 1549, 4to.; "Fructus quibus dignoscuntur Hæretici," esteemed curious and interesting by the Catholics, on account of the stories which it details concerning Luther; "Testimonium Scripturæ & patrum B. Petrum Apost. Romæ fuisse," 1553, 4to.; "A Treatise on the Mass, and the real Presence of Jesus Christ in the Sacrament of the Eucharist," &c. 1555, 4to.; a German " Illustration of the Prophecy of Joel," 1557; a collection of "Christian Prayers," compiled from the Scriptures and the works of St. Augustin, &c. Moreri.-M.

FABER, JOHN, a German catholic divine, surnamed after the title of one of his most celebrated controversial works, Malleus Hæreticorum, or the Mallet of Heretics, was born at Leutkirchen, a town in Suabia, towards the latter end of the 15th century. After distinguishing himself by the progress which he made in academic studies, at different German universities, he was admitted to the degree of

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the disputes of the Catholics with the Lutherans, and Sacramentarians, as those were called who adopted the doctrine of Carolostadt and Zuingle respecting the eucharist. The abilities which he displayed, and his ardent zeal for the catholic faith, induced the bishop of Constance to appoint him his official in the year 1518, and in the following year his vicar-general. In the latter character he attended an assembly appointed by the senate to be held at Zurich, in the year 1523, to enquire into the truth of the opinions which were at that time propagating by Zuingle and his fellow-reformers in that canton. Several topics in dispute between the Catholics and their opponents were discussed at this assembly, which Faber warmly contended ought to be tried by an appeal to tradition, the authority of the church, and the canons of the councils, while his adversaries would admit of no other test of truth but the Scriptures. It was at this assembly that Faber is reported incautiously to have exclaimed, when hard pressed by his opponents' continued appeal to the Gospel," that the world might very well live in peace without the Gospel." The result of the meeting was an edict issued by the senate, favourable to the opinions of the reformers, against which Faber entered his unavailing protest. In the year 1526, the Swiss cantons, with the exception of Zurich, appointed an assembly to be held at Baden, at which the most learned catholic divines were invited to attend, and a safe conduct was offered to Zuingle, and as many of the reformers as chose to accept of it, in order to enter on a public disputation concerning the questions in debate be

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