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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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There stand before the cross, Annas and Caiaphas, with the Priests, and blaspheme the Lord. Also besides that they have crucified him. Even like as the bishop of Rome, Cardinals, and monks, have judged, condemned and murdered us, and have shed our blood, and slander us yet besides that. There stand the soldiers, that is The worldly powers partly & slander us also. Moreover the unthrif• the murderer on the left hand. H M. with his consorts, whom god hath judged and hanged in chains in hell, must ⟨image 57⟩also there unto add his slandering. In so much that this pere as an old sign of the old church, abundantly may be seen on us.
There stād before the crosse, Annas and Caiphas, with the Priestes, and blaspheme the Lord. Also besydes that they haue crucified hym. Euen lyke as the bysshoppe of Rome, Cardinalles, and monkes, haue iudged, condemned and murthered vs, and haue shed our bloude, and sclaunder vs yet besydes that. There stād the souldiours, that is The worldly powers partely & sclaunder vs also. Moreouer the vnthrif• the murtherer on the left hād. H M. with his consortes, whome god hath iudged and hanged in chaynes in hell, must ⟨image 57⟩also there vnto adde his sclaundering. In so moche that this pere as an olde signe of the olde churche, aboundantly maye be sene on vs.
1Tenthly, can no man deny, That we also do not shed blood again, nether murder, hang, & revenge our selves as we oftentimes might & yet could do. But even as Christ, the Apostles, & the old church hath done. So we suffer exhort, and pray for them. Also openly in the church, in the litany & sermons, like as christ our Lord hath done & taught, & the old church also. So that here in also we behave our selves conformable to the old fashion of the old church.