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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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These are the three Persons, and ⟨image 46⟩one God, which hath given him self whole and all unto us, with all that he is and hath. 1The father giveth him self unto us, with heaven and earth, and all creatures, that they must serve and be profitable unto us. Howe be it this gift was darkened through the fall of Adam, and become unprofitable. 2Therefore did afterward the son also give him self unto us, all his works, death, wisdom, and righteousness, and reconciled us to the father, whereby we are quickened again and justified, and also may know and have again, the Father with his gifts.
These are the three Persons, and ⟨image 46⟩one God, whiche hath geuen hym self whole and all vnto vs, with al that he is and hath. 1The father geueth hym selfe vnto vs, with heauen and earth, and all creatures, that they must serue and be profitable vnto vs. Howe be it this gyfte was darkened through the fall of Adam, and become vnprofitable. 2Therfore dyd afterwarde the sonne also geue hym selfe vnto vs, al hys workes, death, wysedome, and ryghteousnes, and reconcyled vs to the father, whereby we are quickened agayne and iustifyed, and also maye knowe and haue agayne, the Father with hys gyftes.
- 1Father
- 2Sonne.
And because that this grace could profit no man, if the were kept so close and hidden, that she could not come unto us.