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The chief and principal articles of the Christen faith to hold against the Pope,…The chiefe and pryncypall articles of the Christen faythe to holde againste the Pope,…
The chief and principal articles of the Christen faith to hold against the Pope, and all papists, and the gates of hell, with other three very profitable and necessary books the names or titles, whereof are contain in the leaf next following. Made by Doctor Marten Luther. To the reader. In this book shall you find Christian reader the right probation of the right old catholic Church, and of the new false Church, whereby either of them is to be known. Read and judge.The chiefe and pryncypall articles of the Christen faythe to holde againste the Pope, and al papistes, and the gates of hell, with other thre very profitable and necessary bokes the names or tyttels, whereof are conteyne in the leafe next followynge. Made by Doctor Marten Luther. To the reader. In thys boke shal you fynde Christian reader the ryght probation of the righte olde catholyke Churche, and of the newe false Churche, whereby eyther of them is to be knowen. Reade and iudge.
printed by S. Mierdman for Gwalter Lynne, 1548
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1And here came the holy See of R• me to succour the poor Church, and invented the Pardons. Thereby did he remit, and ease the satisfaction. ⟨image 27⟩First one year, seven years, an hundred years &c. And parted it among the Cardinals and Bishops, that the one could give a hundred years, the other a hundred days of Pardon. But to take away the whole satisfaction, did he keep only for him self.
1And here came the holy See of R• me to succour the poore Churche, and inuented the Pardons. Thereby dyd he remitte, and ease the satisfaction. ⟨image 27⟩Fyrst one yere, seuen yeres, an hundred yeres &c. And parted it amonge the Cardinalles and Bysshops, that the one coulde geue a hundreth yeres, the other a hundreth dayes of Pardō. But to take awaye the whole satisfaction, dyd he kepe onely for hym selfe.
- 1Pardon
1When now such things began to bring in money a pace, and the bull market waxed good, than did he invent the golden year, or peer of grace, and laid it at Rome, and that was called remission of pain, and sin. Thither ran the people. For every man would fain have ben eased of the heavy intolerable burden. This was to find out the treasures of the earth, and them to exalt. Incontinently after hasted the Pope further with all speed, and made many golden years or peers of grace one upon another, but the more he did devour gold, the greedier did his gull wax. Wherefore afterwards he did send it out into the countries by his legates until all Churches & houses were made full of golden peers.