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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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❧ Distinction between the doctrine, and the life.
❧ Distinction betwene the doctryne, and the lyfe.
Truth it is, to speak after the life, that the holy church is not without sin, according as she knowledgeth in the Pater noster, forgene us our trespasses.1 And i. John. i. if we say, that we have no sin, we lye, and make God a liar, which calleth us all sinners.2 Roma. iij. Psalm .xiiij. and .li. But the doctrine may not be sin, nor reprovable, neither is she comprehended in the Pater noster, where we say: forgive us our trespasses, for she is not of our doing, but even Gods own word, which can not sin, nor do unrighteously.3
TRuth it is, to speake after the lyfe, that the holy church is not withoute synne, accordyng as she knowelegeth in the Pater noster, forgene vs our trespasses.1 And i. Iohn. i. yf we saye, that we haue no synne, we lye, and make God a lyar, whiche calleth vs all synners.2 Roma. iij. Psalm .xiiij. and .li. But the doctryne may not be synne, nor repronable, neyther is she comprehended in the Pater noster, where we saye: forgeue vs oure trespasses, for she is not of oure doynge, but euen Gods owne word, which can not synne, nor do vnryghtuousely.3
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