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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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Howe man is justified before God, and of Good works.
Howe man is iustifyed before God, and of Good workes.
Whatsoever thereof hitherto and always I have taught, know I not in any wise to alter, Namely, that we thorough faith (as S. Peter sayeth)1 get another new and pure heart, and that God, for Christs our mediators sake, will count, and doth count us, very righteous and holy. Although the sin in the flesh be not clean extinguished, or dead, yet will he not reckon nor impute it unto us.
Vvhatsoeuer thereof hitherto and alwayes I haue taught, knowe I not in any wyse to alter, Namely, that we thorough fayth (as S. Peter sayeth)1 get another newe and pure herte, and that God, for Christes oure mediators sake, wil counte, and doth counte vs, very ryghteous and holy. Althoughe the synne in the flesshe be not cleane extinguysshed, or dead, yet wyl he not reken nor impute it vnto vs.
- 1Act. xv.