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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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1First, will nor can no man deny this, that we as well as the papists came out of the holy baptism, & are called christians of the same. Now is baptism no new thing, nor yet of us at this time invented, but it is even the same old baptism, that Christ hath instituted, wherein the Apostles and the primitive church, and all christians thereafter, hitherto are baptised. Have we now the same baptism, & the first old (and as in Symbol standeth Catholice, that is the hole christen) church and are even baptised in the same, then belong we surely in the same old and hole christen church, which with us together, & we with her together come of one manner of baptism, & is concerning baptism, no difference. Baptism is the chief & first sacrament, without the which all other be nothing, as they must confess them selves. Therefore can not the papists, with the trueth call us a new church or heretics, sense we be children of the old baptism, as well as the Apostles them selves, & the hole Christianity.2 One manner of baptism.
1Fyrste, wil nor can no man denye this, that we as wel as the papistes came out of the holy baptisme, & are called christians of the same. Now is baptisme no newe thinge, nor yet of vs at this tyme inuented, but it is euē the same olde baptisme, that Christe hath instituted, wherein the Apostles and the primitiue church, and all christians thereafter, hitherto are baptised. Haue we nowe thesame baptisme, & the first olde (and as in Simbole standeth Catholice, that is the hole christen) church and are euen baptised in the same, then belonge we surely in thesame old and hole christen church, which with vs together, & we with her together come of one maner of baptisme, & is concernyng baptisme, no difference. Baptisme is the chiefe & first sacramēt, without the which al other be nothinge, as thei must cōfesse thē selues. Therfore cā not the papistes, with the trueth cal vs a new church or heretikes, sence we be children of the old baptisme, as wel as the Apostles thē selues, & the hole Christianite.2 One maner of baptisme.
- 1Baptism.