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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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1II Secondarily, I believe, and know that the Scripture teacheth us, that the second Person in God, namely the Son, is only become very man, of the holy Ghost, conceived without the help of man, and borne of the pure blessed virgin Mary, as of a right natural mother, according as all the same. S. Luke doth clearly describe,2 and as the Prophets have declared, So that not the Father or the holy Ghost did become man, as certain heretics have taught.
1II Secondarely, I beleue, and knowe that the Scripture teacheth vs, that the seconde Person in God, namely the Sonne, is onely become very man, of the holy Ghoost, conceyued withoute the helpe of man, and borne of the pure blessed virgyn Mary, as of a ryghte naturall mother, accordyng as al the same. S. Luke doth clearly describe,2 and as the Prophetes haue declared, So that not the Father or the holy Ghoost dyd become man, as certeyn heretykes haue taught.
- 1Second person in God.
- 2Luc. i.
Also that God the Son hath not only taken upon him the body, without a Soul (as certain heretics have taught) But also the Soul that is, a whole perfect manhood, And the right seed or Child, promised to Abraham and David, ⟨image 42⟩and is borne a natural son of Mary, In every condition and shape a right man, even as I am my self and all other, except that he was borne without sin, only of the virgin by the holy Ghost.