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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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1Also I believe, that the same son of God and Mary, our Lord Jesus Christ suffered for us wretched sinners, was crucified, dead and buried. Whereby he did deliver us from sin, death, and everlasting wrath of God, through his innocent blood, and that he rose again the third ⟨image 42⟩day from death, and ascended into heaven, and sitteth on the right hand of God the Father almighty, a Lord above all Lords, King over all Kings, and above all creatures in heaven, earth, and under the earth, over death and life, over sin, and righteousness.
1Also I beleue, that the same sonne of God and Mary, oure Lorde Iesus Christe suffered for vs wretched synners, was crucifyed, dead and buried. Vvhereby he dyd delyuer vs from synne, death, and euerlastyng wrathe of God, through hys innocent bloude, and that he rose agayne the thyrde ⟨image 42⟩daye from death, and ascended into heauen, and sitteth on the ryghthand of God the Father almightye, a Lord aboue all Lordes, Kynge ouer al Kynges, and aboue al creatures in heauē, earth, and vnder the earth, ouer death and lyfe, ouer synne, and ryghteousnes.
- 1The sonne of God suffered for us.The sonne of God suffered for vs.
1For I knowledge and can testify by the scripture, that all men cam of one man Adam, and of the same thorough the birth bring with them, and inherit, the fall, trespass, & sin, which the same Adam in Paradise,2 through the devils wickedness did perpetrate and so with him are borne in sin, live and dye, and must be condemned to everlasting death: If not Jesus Christ were come to succour us, and as an innocent lamb had taken upon him, all our transgressions and since, satisfied for us by his passion, and yet daily standeth and maketh intercession for us, as a true merciful mediator, Saviour, and only priest and Bishop of our souls.