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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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1Wherefore I have persuaded, and yet do persuade, to leave and forsake the minsters, and cloisters with their vows & to give themselves abroad in the right order of Christ, to the intent that men may escape from such abomination of masses, and blasphemous holiness, as chastise, poverty, obedience, whereby men intend to be saved, for as godly as it was in the primitive church, to keep virgins, so abominable is it now that men thereby deny the help & grace of christ, For we can live well enough virgins, widows, and chaste, without such blasphemous abomination.
1Wherfore I haue perswaded, and yet do perswade, to leaue and forsake the mynsters, and cloysters with their vowes & to geue themselues abroade in the ryght order of Christe, to thintent that men may escape frō such abhominatyon of masses, and blasphemous holynes, as chastise, pouerte, obedience, whereby men intende to be saued, for as godly as it was in the primitiue churche, to kepe virgyns, so abhominable is it nowe that men thereby denye the helpe & grace of christ, For we cā lyue wel ynough virgyns, wydowes, and chaste, withoute suche blasphemous abhomination.
- 1Chastity. Poverty. Obedience.Chastite. Pouertie. Obedience.
1Images, belles, mass garments, decking and trimming or Churches ⟨image 51⟩altar lights, and such like, hold I indifferent, and at liberty. Howe be it, I take Images out of the scripture, and of good histories, very profitable, wherefore I hold not with the destroyers of all Images.
1Images, belles, masse garmentes, dechynge and trymynge or Churches