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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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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.3
1For I knowledge and can testifie by the scripture, that al mē cam of one man Adam, and of thesame thorough the byrthe brynge with them, and inherite, the fal, trespas, & synne, whiche thesame Adam in Paradys,2 throughe the deuyls wickednes dyd perpetrate and so with hym are borne in synne, lyue and dye, and must be condemned to euerlastynge death: Yf not Iesus Christe were come to succour vs, and as an innocent lambe had taken vpon hym, al oure transgressyons and synnes, satisfyed for vs by hys passyon, and yet dayly standeth and maketh intercessyon for vs, as a true mercyfull mediatour, Sauiour, and onely priest and Bysshop of oure soules.3
- 1Al men borne in sin.Al men borne in synne.
- 2Gen. iij
- 3Esa. liij. Rom. ij Gal. iij. i. Tim. ij Heb, vij. ix. Jo xvij. i. Joh, ijEsa. liij. Rom. ij Gal. iij. i. Tim. ij Heb, vij. ix. Io xvij. i. Ioh, ij