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,…

Hereby do I reject and condemn ⟨image 43⟩as for a mere error, all such doctrine as commendeth our free will, as that which striveth clean against such help and grace of our saviour Jesus Christ. For seeing without Christ, death and sin be our Lords. & the devil our God and Prince, there can be no strength nor power, no wit nor understanding, whereby we be able to prepare our selves or to think towards the righteousness and life. But must he blinded and captive, at the devils and since own commandment, to do & to think, whatsoever pleaseth him, and is contrary to God, and his commandments.

Hereby do I reiecte and condemne ⟨image 43⟩as for a mere errour, all such doctrine as commendeth our free wyl, as that whih stryueth cleane against such helpe and grace of oure sauyour Iesus Christe. For seynge without Christe, death and synne be oure Lordes. & the deuyl oure God and Prince, there can be no strength nor power, no witte nor vnderstandyng, whereby we be able to prepare oure selues or to thinke towardes the righteousnes and lyfe. But must he blynded and captyue, at the deuyls and synnes owne commaundement, to do & to thinke, whatsoeuer pleaseth him, and is contrary to God, and hys commaundementes.

¹In like manner do I also condemn both new & old Pelagians, ²that will not grant the original sin to be sin, but that it should be a lack or impediment. But for as much as death goeth over all men, must needs the original sin, be no •mal fault, but an exceeding great sin, as s. Paul saith³ The reward of sin is death. And again sin is deaths sting.⁴