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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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This neweltie sewe with her noble fruits, that the ground will bear you no longer. And God with his judgement hath begun to press into it, & to hallow this new holy church even into hell fire, And will not be entreated to the contrary. This know we, Thanked be God.
Thys neweltie sewe with her noble frutes, that the grounde wyl beare you no longer. And God with hys iudgement hath begōne to preasse into it, & to hallowe thys newe holy church euen into hel fyre, And wil not be intreated to the contrary. Thys knowe we, Thanked be God.
1Twelfthly, who hath commanded you to make this newness? That ye rule and war with the worldly sword and use the same for the most part, for to shed innocent blood? Have ye seen ye sharp eyed flitter mice, that the Apostles or old church subdued the world with the sword, or augmented the church by battle? whence come ye then I pray you, that boast your selves successors of the old church, & call us the new wavering Church, which notwithstanding hold with the old church, and came of the same But ye came of that run away the devils harlot your new murtherysh and lying Church.
1Twelftly, who hath commaunded you to make this newnes? That ye rule and warre with the worldly sweard and vse the same for the mooste parte, for to shede innocent bloude? Haue ye sene ye sharp eyed flitter myse, that the Apostles or old churche subdued the worlde with the sworde, or augmēted the churche by battayl? whence come ye then I praye you, that boaste your selues successours of the old church, & cal vs the newe waueryng Churche, which notwithstandyng holde with the olde churche, and came of the same But ye came of that runne away the deuyls harlott your new murtherysh and lyenge Church.
- 1Abuse of the temporal sword in the papacyAbuse of the tēporall swoord in the papacye