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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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That which is God's, may not be given unto The Emperor.
That which is Goddes, maye not be gegeuen vnto Themperour.
That they more our do call us disobedient and causers of insurrections, because that our Princes do not obey, The Emperor's Edict or commandment, where in our Churches and doctrines are condemned. There do we boast and thank God, which graciously hath kept us, that we are not found with you in such damnable obedience. For there standeth God, which forbiddeth us, saying: Eeve unto Cesar that which is Caesars, and give unto God that which is God's. Psal .cxv. he hath given the heaven unto the Lord. But the earth unto the Children of men, heaven or the kingdom of heaven goeth not to love of the Emperor. And god can not be the Emperor's lo•e man. But ⟨image 89⟩the Emperor ought and must be called God's lonemā. And as Sirach saith also. God hath ordained to the lauds Dominions. But in Israel is he Lord him self: God will alone, & him self rule in the church. Such rule did he never give from him, or out of his hand as the, lx. Psal. witnesseth. God speaketh in his holiness.
THat they more our do cal vs disobedient and causers of insurrections, because that oure Prynces do not obeye, Thēperours Edicte or cōmaundemēt, where in oure Churches and doctrines are condemned. There do we boaste and thanke God, whiche gratiousely hath kept vs, that we are not founde with you in such damnable obedience. For there standeth God, which forbiddeth vs, saynge: Eeue vnto Cesare that which is Cesares, and geue vnto God that which is goddes.