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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, who will rehearse all the abominable newellies which ye have invented in the high worthy holy Sacrament of the body & blood of Christ. Who hath commanded you. Where is it written, where do ye find it in the old church. That first may take and rob this Sacrament from the universal church, and leave only the one kind, & appropriate the hole only to the Priests.
1Sixthely, who will reherse al the abhominable newellies which ye haue inuented in the hygh worthy holy Sacramēt of the body & bloude of Christ. Vvho hath cōmaunded you. Vvhere is it written, where do ye fynde it in the olde church. That fyrste maye take and robbe this Sacrament from the vniuersall church, and leaue onely the one kynde, & appropriate the hole onely to the Priestes.
- 1Sacrament of the altar of the universal Church robbed.Sacrament of the aulter of the vniuersall Church robbed.
Secondarily, also the same only kind, not to teach and increase faith but to change it into a work of obedience of the Church.
Secondarely, also the same onely kynde, not to teache and increase faith but to chaunge it into a worke of obedience of the Churche.
Thirdly. The ho•e sacrament (if it else as than be a sacrament) not in the remembrance of Christ, of him openly to preach, and to give him thanks for his passion. But to sell it unto the ⟨image 61⟩