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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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Eighthly, who hath commanded you, over and above the manner of the old Church, and contrary to the commandment of christ, to preach other wise than he hath commanded? Matth. xxviij. Go & teach them to observe what soever I commandeth you.1 He saith not whatsoever seemeth to you right & good Johā. xiiij. The holy ghost shall teach you all things, & bring to your remembrance, whatsoever I have told you.2
Eyghtly, who hath commaunded you, ouer and aboue the maner of the olde Churche, and contrary to the cō maundemēt of christ, to preache other wyse thā he hath cōmaunded? Matth. xxviij. Go & teache thē to obserue what soeuer I cōmaūdeth you.1 He sayth not whatsoeuer semeth to you right & good Iohā. xiiij. The holy goost shall teache you al thynges, & bring to your remē braūce, whatsoeuer I haue tolde you.2
- 1Matth. xxviij.
- 2Joh. xiiijIoh. xiiij
1But ye have filled all churches and schools so full of your dregs & dung that is mans doctrine & lies, and arrayed all places so foul with your vomit & filthiness, that (as Isaiah sayeth) no more room is left, and yet ye will be called the church.
1But ye haue filled al churches and schooles so ful of your dregges & dōg that is mannes doctrine & lyes, and arayed al places so foul with your vomite & filthynes, that (as Esay sayeth) no more roume is lefte, and yet ye will be called the churche.