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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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1Now let us behold the new Articles one after another, which are come up in the new church of the Romish Bishop. So do we find, that they be all without God's word, that is without way, truth and life, only of mans devotion or good seeming or of the Popes iniquity invented. Therefore as the Papistical church is full of Pardons, proper merits. Fraternities, worshippings of saints, monkery, masses, satisfaction, and such like of the above named parcels, as God's services. Even so is she therewith, full of Errors, lies, Idolatry, unbelief, Murder, and summa full of all devils churches. For they can not say that, the word of God teacheth such points.
1Nowe let vs behold the newe Articles one after another, which are come vp in the newe church of the Romyshe Bysshop. So do we fynde, that they be al withoute Goddes worde, that is withoute waye, truthe and lyfe, onely of mannes deuotion or good semynge or of the Popes iniquite inuēted. Therfore as the Papisticall churche is full of Pardons, propre merites. Fraternities, worshippinges of saynctes, monkerye, masses, satisfaction, and suche lyke of the aboue named percelles, as Goddes seruices. Euen so is she therwith, full of Errours, lyes, Idolatrye, vnbeleue, Murther, and summa full of all deuils churches. For they can not saye that, the worde of God teacheth suche pointes.
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1But now that they must confess, that the holy Catholic Church must be holy and a ground of truth, without error and lyes. Quia Ecclesia non potest errare. So must they likewise confess, that they are not, nor yet can be the same holy church seeing they be full of such abominable errors, lies and Idolatry. But they are the very run away, depa• tinge, wicked harlot of the devil, whom she followeth and serveth in such horrible lies.