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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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Even so do I speak & knowledge ⟨image 47⟩1also of the Supper of the Lord, that even there by the very body and blood in bread and wine monthly is eaten and drunken. Although the Priest which doth minister the same, or they that do receive it, did not believe, or did other ways abuse it. For it standeth not in mans believe or unbelief. But in God's word and ordaining. Except, that they before did alter & falsely interpret God's word and Ordinance, as the present enemies of the Sacrament do, which in deed have nothing but bread and wine. Because they have not also, the words and ordinance instituted of God. But have perverted and altered the same after their own fantasy.
Euen so do I speake & knoweledge ⟨image 47⟩1also of the Supper of the Lorde, that euen there by the very body and bloud in breade and wyne monthely is eaten and dronken. Allthough the Prieste whiche dothe minister the same, or they that do receyue it, did not beleue, or did other wayes abuse it. For it standeth not in mannes beleue or vnbeleue. But in Goddes worde and ordeyninge. Excepte, that they before did alter & falsely interpretate Goddes worde and Ordinaunce, as the present enemies of the Sacramente do, whiche in dede haue nothinge but breade and wyne. Because they haue not also, the wordes and ordinaunce instituted of God. But haue peruerted and altered the same after theyr owne fanthasye.
- 1Supper of the Lord
1After this, I believe, that there is one holy Catholic Church upon earth, that is the fellowship and number, or congregation of all Christians, through out the whole world the only Spouse of Christ, and his mystical body, whereof also he is the only head, and that the Bishops