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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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1Secondarily, will no man deny this, That we have the blessed Supper of the Lord, like and even, as Christ him self hath instituted. And the Apostles there after, and the hole Christianity hath used, So that we eat and drink with the universal Christianity, of on board, and receive with them one manner of old sacrament, and have therein nothing renewed nor changed. Wherefore we be with them one manner of Church, or as S. Paul saith i. Cor .xi. one body, which eat of one bread, & drink of one drink.2 Wherefore the Papists can not call us heretics or new Church, except they must call Christ, the Apostles and the universal Christianity heretics before, even as they do in deed. For we be with the old Church, one Church in one Sacrament.
1Secondarely, wil nomā denye this, That we haue the blessed Supper of the Lorde, lyke and euen, as Christe hym self hath instituted. And the Apostles there after, and the hole Christianite hath vsed, So that we eate and drynke with the vniuersall Christianite, of on borde, and receyue with them one maner of olde sacrament, and haue therein nothing renewed nor channged. Wherefore we be with them one maner of Church, or as S. Paull saith i. Cor .xi. one body, whiche eate of one breade, & drynke of one drynk.2 Vvherfore the Papistes can not call vs heretikes or newe Churche, excepte they muste call Christe, the Apostles and the vniuersall Christianite heretykes before, euen as they do in dede. For we be with the olde Churche, one Church in one Sacrament.
- 1Supper of the Lord.Supper of the Lorde.
- 2i. Cor. xi