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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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1Thirdly, can no man deny. That we have the right old keys, and use them none otherwise, then to bind & to lose since that be all against God's commandment, as Christ hath instituted them, & as the Apostles ⟨image 55⟩and the universal Christianity have used them hitherto. And have also one key & use with the old Church, wherefore we be the same old Church, or at the least in it. For we make no new key, nether make we new laws, nether do we there with, exclude kings & Princes and their temporal powers. But only shut the sinners out & into the kingdom of heaven like as the old Church hath done (by the commandment of the Lord) where in the Papists do falsely belie us, yea blaspheme the old church, the Apostles and Christ him self in us.
1Thyrdely, can noman denye. That we haue the right olde kayes, and vse them none otherwyse, then to bynde & to lose synnes that be all agaynste Goddes commaundement, as Christe hath instituted them, & as the Apostles ⟨image 55⟩and the vniuersall Christianite haue vsed them hetherto. And haue also one kaye & vse with the olde Church, wherfore we be the same olde Church, or at the least in it. For we make no newe keye, nether make we newe lawes, nether do we there with, exclude kynges & Princes and their tēporall powers. But onely shutte the synners out & into the kyngdome of heauen like as the olde Churche hath done (by the commaundement of the Lord) where in the Papistes do falsely belye vs, yea blaspheme the olde churche, the Apostles and Christe hym selfe in vs.
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1Fourthly, can no man deny, That we have the office of Preaching, & the word of God sincerely & richly, earnestly teaching & driving the same, without any manner of additions of new proper mans traditions. Even as Christ hath commanded. And as the Apostles & the universal christianity have done: we invent no novelties. But we hold us & abide by the old word of God, as the old church hath had it. Therefore be we with the same, the right old Church, as one Church that teacheth