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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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1Sixthly, no man can deny this, That we have one like prayer, with the old church & the same Pater noster, not inuentinge any new or other. And sing even the same Psalms with one accord of mouth, & hart: lauding & thanking God, like as Christ hath taught the same, and as the Apostles and the old ⟨image 56⟩Church have used the same, And commanded us to follow the same exam ple. So that the Papists again for this can not call us heretics or new Church, but they must first of all blaspheme Christ him self, with his dear old Church.
1Sixtely, nomā can denye this, That we haue one lyke prayer, with the old church & the same Pater noster, not inuentinge any new or other. And synge euē the same Psalmes with one accord of mouthe, & hart: laudinge & thākyng God, lyke as Christe hath taught the same, and as the Apostles and the old ⟨image 56⟩Church haue vsed the same, And commaunded vs to followe the same exā ple. So that the Papistes agayne for this can not call vs heretikes or newe Church, but they must fyrst of all blaspheme Christ hym selfe, with his deare olde Churche.
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1Seventhly, can no man deny, That we with the old Church both teach and affirm. That men ought to honour the temporal Powers, and not to curse them, nor yet compel them to kiss the feet of the bishop of Rome. Which also we have not invented of new. For S. Peter .ij. Pet. ij. curseth those that should newly invent and craftily do such things.2