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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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1Eighthly, can no man deny. That we •aude and pr•yse Matrimony, as a Godly blessed, and acceptable creation and ordinance, for the fruit of the body, and against the filthiness of the flesh. And have not of new invented the same by our selves, neither is the use there of newly by us imagined, much less, as of new teathers forbidden. But even as God from the beginning hath created and Christ confirmed. The Apostles and the old Church, have honoured and taught the same even in the same old rule of God's instituting have we abidden. And be therein agreeable with the old Church, yea and right kind members of the same. So that men may see how the Papists again carnally, lay unto us ne we fanglednes.
1Eyghtely, can noman denye. That we •aude and pr•yse Matrimony, as a Godly blessed, and acceptable creation and ordinaunce, for the frute of the body, and agaynst the fylthynes of the flesshe. And haue not of newe inuetēted the same by oure selues, neither is the vse there of newly by vs imagined, muche lesse, as of newe teathers forbidden. But euen as God from the beginnynge hath created and Christe confirmed. The Apostles and the olde Churche, haue honoured and taught the same euen in the same olde rule of Goddes institutynge haue we abyden. And be therein agreable with the olde Churche, yea and right kynd membres of the same. So that men may see howe the Papistes agayn carnally, laye vnto vs ne we fanglednes.
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1Ninthly, can no man deny. That we have even the same suffering, (as S. Peter sayeth) which our brethren have in the world, we be persecuted ⟨image 57⟩