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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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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⟩other for a Priest offer, and proper deserving of a wicked person, and to make the souls in purgatory partakers thereof, and to alter it most abominably and blasphemously for all temporal necessities, even as a heathen service of Idols yea as a shameful juggling, Whereby ye have stilled & defaced, the remembrance of Christ (for the which Christ did institute it)
Thyrdly. The ho•e sacrament (yf it elles as than be a sacramēt) not in the remēbraunce of Christe, of hym openly to preache, and to geue hym thankes for his passion. But to selle it vnto the ⟨image 61⟩other for a Priest offer, and propre deseruinge of a wicked person, and to make the soules in purgatory partakers thereof, and to alter it moost abhominably and blasphemously for all temporall necessities, euen as a heathē seruice of Idolles yea as a shamefull iuglynge, Vvhereby ye haue stilled & defaced, the remembraunce of Christe (for the whiche Christ did institute it)