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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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1Even as in the time of Elijah, when all (how be it they were all God's people, that is, such as were called the holy Church, and boasted that God which had brought them out of Egypt) was full of Baal, Idolatry and whoredom in all the whole land, that there was not one altar left for God. And yet for all that were reserved seven ⟨image 72⟩from thousand men, of all the multitude of thousands, among the which were the Chiefest and the best, which went all to the devil. And in the wilderness under Moses all dyed saving these two Joshua and Caleb.
1Euen as in the tyme of Elias, whē all (howe be it they were all Goddes people, that is, suche as were called the holy Churche, and boasted that God whiche had broughte them oute of Egypte) was full of Baall, Idolatrye and whoredome in all the whole lande, that there was not one aulter left for God. And yet for all that were reserued seuen ⟨image 72⟩frō thousand men, of all the multitude of thousandes, among the which were the Chyefest and the best, which went all to the deuill. And in the wildernes vnder Moses al dyede sauinge these two Iosua and Caleb.
- 1Church in Elijah time .iij. Reg. xvij.Church in Elias tyme .iij. Reg. xvij.