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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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1But the rehearsal of since ought to be free for every man, whatsoever he will rehearse or not rehearse, for as long as we be in the flesh, shall we not lye, when we say: I am a wretched man, full of sin. Rom. vij, I feel another law in my members. &c.2 For seeing Absolutio privata, proceedeth from the office of the keys, ought she not to be contemned, but kept in high reverence, as all other offices of the Christen church.
1But the rehersall of synnes ought to be free for euery man, whatsoeuer he wil reherse or not reherse, for as longe as we be in the flesshe, shall we not lye, whan we saye: I am a wretched man, ful of synne. Rom. vij, I fele another lawe in my membres. &c.2 For seynge Absolutio priuata, procedeth frō the offyce of the keyes, ought she not to be contemned, but kepte in hygh reuerence, as al other offyces of the Christen churche.
- 1The rehearsal of since ought to be free.The rehersal of synnes ought to be free.
- 2Ro. vij.
And in these points, concerning the outward word pronounced by the mouth of the minister. We ought surely to a bide by this, That God ⟨image 34⟩giveth to no man his spirit or grace, but only through or with the foresaid outward word afore going. 1Wherewith we us defend against the Enthusiasts, That is spirits, which boast themselves to have the spirit, without and before the word and thereafter judge, interpret and deem the scripture or word pronounced by mouth, according to their pleasures,