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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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Howe could your Church be holy by such abomination, yea, though ye altogether had lived chaste virgins, and yet had served such Idols. For God did forbid it you, as a doctrine of the devil .i. Timo. iiij.1 And what fruit and holiness, such Idol and his Idol service hath wrought in your Churches, must ye your selves lament For there is Rome, the Bishoprics, the hole spirituality, which bear witness, yea their since have filled heaven and earth with abomination and blood shedding. Where is here your holy Church. Which with such abomination so detestably is made a whore by the devil?
Howe coulde youre Church be holy by suche abhomination, yea, though ye alltogether hadd lyued chaste virgyns, and yet hadd serued suche Idoles. For God did forbidde it you, as a doctrine of the deuill .i. Timo. iiij.1 And what frute and holynes, such Idol and his Idoll seruice hath wrought in your Churches, must ye your selues lament For there is Rome, the Bysshoprykes, the hole spiritualtie, which beare witnesse, yea theyr synnes haue filled heauen and earthe with abhomination and bloude shedinge. Vvhere is here your holy Churche. Vvhich with such abhomination so detestably is made a whore by the deuill?
- 1i. Ti. iiij
1And what have ye done your selves, that now ye desire a Counsel now promise it, now delay it, and now again say it? Is your Church holy. Why is the then afraid for a Counsel? What needeth she a reformation or Counsel? hath she need of a ⟨image 87⟩Counsel why is she holy? Will ye also reform your holiness.