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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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And it goeth even like, as if an honest young fellow, should bring up a poor young, beggerysshe, comfortless maid, for to be his spouse in time to come, & make himself sure with her, and she should keep her self chaste and honest, until she were man able. And as then turn her eyes, and beheld other fellows, that should like her better, wax hoot and be set on fire upon them, and forsake her heartily beloved & true bridegroom, which had delivered, nourished, kept, brought up, clothed, decked, trimmed, & kept her gay, and suffer her self of every man to be made an harlot.
And it goeth euen lyke, as yf an honest yonge fellowe, shoulde bryng vp a poore youge, beggerysshe, comfortles mayde, for to be his spounse in tyme to come, & make hymself sure with her, and she should kepe her selfe chast and honest, vntylshe were man able. And as then tourne her eyes, and behelde other fellowes, that should lyke her better, waxe hoote and be set on fyre vpon them, and forsake her hertely beloued & true brydegrome, whiche had delyuered, nourysshed, kepte, brought vp, clothed, decked, trymed, & kepte her gaye, and suffre her selfe of euery man to be made an harlot.
This harlot which before was a pure virgin, & dear spouse, is now a divorced run away aduontresse, a house whore, a chamber whore, a keep whore, which in the house in mistress, ⟨image 69⟩and hath the keys, beds, kitchen, cellar, and all things in her power so abominable, that in comparison of her, the commune free harlots heggehoores, feldwhoores, landwhores, campwhores, be in a manner holy. For this is the right archewhore, and properly a devils whore.
Thys harlot whiche before was a pure virgyn, & deare spouuse, is nowe adeuorced runne awaye aduontresse, a house whore, a chāber whore, a kepe whore, whiche in the house in maystres, ⟨image 69⟩and hath the keyes, beddes, kytchen, celler, and al thynges in her power so abhominable, that in comparyson of her, the cōmune free harloties heggehoores, feldwhoores, landwhores, campwhores, be in a maner holy. For thys is the right archewhore, and properly a deuils whore.