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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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But this desolation is so •homynable ⟨image 64⟩and horrible, 1that to speak of it a little, helpeth nothing, And yet no Angels long is able to declare it sufficiently. That thing which God's own mouth nameth abomination, must needs be a greater abomination, than all tongues can express.
But thys desolation is so •homynable ⟨image 64⟩and horryble, 1that to speake of it a littel, helpeth nothynge, And yet no Angels longe is able to declare it sufficiently. That thynge which Goddes owne monthe nameth abhomination, must nedes be a greater abhomination, than all tonges can expresse.
- 1Abomination in PoperyAbhomination in Popery
1Tenthly, who hath commanded you to set up this new Idolatryer? That ye do institute worshipping of saints, Canonise saints, ordain fastings and holy days, to honour them, even as though they were gods themselves, that men do put their trust and confidence in their merits, more then in Christ himself, and in his blood and merits, whom you have set forth and declared unto us, as a judge, whom we must pacify & obtain grace of him, by his mother, and by the intercession and merits of all saints, with our holy service.
1Tenthly, who hathe commaunded you to sette vp thys newe Idolatryer? That ye do institute worshippyng of saynctes, Canonyse saynctes, ordeyne fastynges and holy dayes, to honoure them, euen as though they were goddes themselues, that men do put theyr trust and confidence in their merites, more then in Christ hymselfe, and in hys bloude and merites, whome you haue set forth and declared vnto vs, as a iudge, whome we must pacifye & obteyne grace of hym, by hys mother, and by the intercession and merites of all saynctes, with our holy seruice.