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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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¶ Of restitution of the churches Goods.
¶ Of restitucion of the churches Goodes.
IF now the Papists shall or can prove, that they are the right holy Church, & that they have taught none of the above mentioned whorish Churches articles and inventions, or have none of them, or that our Articles are not ⟨image 83⟩the right old churches articles, which we have not invented nor imagined, Then must we needs knowledge our selves to be heretics and steppers a side. If they can not prove this▪ Then must they contrariwise knowledge themselves to be the very whorish church of the devil, which from Christ her Lord is run away, & hath suffered her self of the devil, through new and other doctrine, to be abominably defiled. This after my judgement must be sure, although Jews and Heathen, or whatsoever hath yet mans wit, should be judges between us.
YF nowe the Papistes shall or can proue, that they are the ryghte holy Church, & that they haue taught none of the aboue mencyoned whorysh Churches articles and inuentions, or haue none of them, or that oure Articles are not ⟨image 83⟩the ryght old churches articles, which we haue not inuented nor imagyned, Then must we nedes knowelege oure selues to be heretykes and steppers a syde. Yf they can not proue thys▪ Then must they contrariwyse knowledge themselues to be the very whorysshe churche of the deuyl, which frō Christe her Lorde is runne awaye, & hath suffred her selfe of the deuyll, through newe and other doctryne, to be abhomynably defyled. Thys after my iudgement must be sure, although Iewes and Heathen, or whatsoeuer hath yet mannes witte, should be iudges betwene vs.