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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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The Symbol of the Apostles.
The Symbole of the Apostles.
The first Symbolum, or Confession of the Apostles is truly the prettyest, which briefly and rightly comprehendeth the Articles of our Faith very goodly and is also easy to learn for the children and the simple, and soundeth thus.
THe fyrst Symbolum, or Confessiō of the Apostles is truely the prettyest, which briefly and rightly comprehendeth the Articles of oure Faythe very goodly and is also easy to learne for the children and the symple, and soundeth thus.
I believe in God the father almighty, maker of heaven and earth.
I beleue in God the father almightie, maker of heauen and earthe.
And in Jesus Christ, his only son our Lord, which was conceived by the holy Ghost, borne of the ⟨image 93⟩virgin Mary. Suffered under Ponce Pilate, was crucified dead, buried. And descended into hell. And the third day, he rose again from death he ascended into heaven, and sitteth on the right hand of God the father almighty. From thence he shall come to judge the quick and the dead.