Title page of The chief and principal articles of the Christen faith to hold against the Pope,…, 1548

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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,…

Name: The chief and principal articles of the Christen faith to hold against the Pope,…
Author: Martin Luther

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.

Martin Luther 1483–1546printed by S. Mierdman for Gwalter Lynne, 1548

[248] p. · 40k words · STC 16964 · ESTC S108922

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Of the keys.

Of the keyes.

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The keys are an office, and authority, given unto the church by Christ for to bind and lose sin. Not only the gross and we I known since, But also the subtle and secrete since, which God knoweth only, As it is written,¹ who can tell how oft he offendeth? And Paul Rom. vij. complaineth himself,² that he with the flesh serveth the law of sin. For it lieth not in us, but in God, to judge what how great, and how many the since be, as it is written.³ Enter not into judgement with thy servant, for in thy sight shall no man living be justified. And Paul. i. Corinth. iiij. saith also.⁴ I know nought by my self, but I am not therefore justified.

The keyes are an offyce, and aucioxite, geuen vnto the churche by Christ for to bynde and lose synne. Not onely the grosse and we I knowen synnes, But also the subtyll and secrete synnes, whiche God knoweth onely, As it is written,¹ who can tel howe ofte he offendeth? And Paule Rom. vij. complayneth hymselfe,²

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The book

Title as printed

Author

Martin Luther 1483–1546

Printer

S. Mierdman

Bookseller

Gwalter Lynne

Year

1548

Size

[248] p.

Words

39,547

Catalogue

STC 16964 · ESTC S108922

Text

EEBO-TCP A06491

Passages

520

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Title page

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,…

Of the keys.

Of the keyes.

Of confession.

Of confessyon.

Of the Curse.

The author

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Reformers309

Puritans1,782

Westminster Assembly24

Evangelicals36

Of the keys.

Of the keyes.

Of confession.

Of confessyon.

Of the Curse.

The author

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