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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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This is the old devil, and the old serpent, which made Adam and Eva also to become Enthusiasts,1 bring ing them from the outward word of ⟨image 35⟩God, upon spirituality, and their own fantasies, and yet did it also by other outward words. Even as also our Enthusiasts, condemn the outward word, and yet cease not themselves to speak: but fill all the world with their babbling & writing, as though the spirit could not come through the scripture, or word of the Apostles mouth. But that he must come by their writings and words. Wherefore do they also not cease from preaching and writing, until the spirit him self come into the people without and before their writing as they boast that he is come into them without preaching or scripture? whereof to dispute more at large here is no time. And we have in other places handled it sufficiently.
Thys is the old deuil, and the olde serpent, which made Adam and Eua also to become Enthusiastes,1 bring inge them from the outwarde worde of ⟨image 35⟩God, vpon spiritualite, and their own fantasyes, and yet dyd it also by other outwarde wordes. Euen as also oure Enthusiastes, condemne the outward worde, and yet ceasse not themselues to speake: but fylle all the world with theyr bablynge & writtyng, as though the spirite coulde not come throughe the scripture, or worde of the Apostles mouthe. But that he muste come by theyr writtynges and wordes. Wherfore do they also not ceasse frō preachynge and writtynge, vntyll the spirite hym selfe come into the people without and before theyr writtynge as they boaste that he is come into thē withoute preachyng or scripture? whereof to dispute more at large here is no tyme. And we haue in other places handled it sufficiently.
- 1Gen. iij.