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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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Which for us mankind, and for our salvation came down from heaven, And was incarnate by the holy Ghost, of the virgin Mary, And became man, crucified also for us, under Ponce Pilate, suffered and buried.
Vvhiche for vs mankynde, and for oure saluation came doune from heauen, And was incarnate by the holye Ghoost, of the vyrgyn Mary, And became man, crucifyed also for vs, vnder Pōce Pilate, suffred and buryed.
And rose again the third day, according to the scriptures, and ascended into heaven, and sitteth on the right hand of the father, and shall come again with glory, to judge the quick and the dead, whose kingdom shall be endless. And in the Lord the holy ghost, which quickeneth, which proce death from the father & the Son, which with the father and the Son together is worshipped, and together is glorified, which hath spoken through the Prophets.
And rose agayne the thyrde day, accordyng to the scriptures, and ascēded into heauen, and sitteth on the ryght hande of the father, and shal come agayn with glorye, to iudge the quicke and the deade, whose kyngdome shall be endeles. And in the Lorde the holy ghoost, which quickeneth, which proce deth frō the father & the sonne, whiche with the father and the Sonne together is worshypped, and together is glorifyed, which hath spoken through the Prophetes.
And one holy Catholic and Apostolic Church.
And one holye Catholyke and Apostolyke Churche.