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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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Modern spelling is a reading aid: the words are the author’s, only the spelling is modernized. Original shows the page as printed, with the transcription marks.
The fourth Petition. (Give us this day our daily bread,) and say.
The fourth Peticion. (Geue vs this daye oure dayly breade,) and saye.
Oh Lord God Father everlasting, grant us also thy blessing in this temporal & bodily life, give us graciously thy peace, defend us from war and enmity. Give unto our sovereign Lord the King & Protector prosperity and health against his enemies give them wisdom and understanding, that the may govern his terrestrial kingdom quietly and healthfully. Give to all kings, Princes and Lords good counsel, and will to entertain their laud and subjects in tranquillity and good justice, specially help and further our sovereign Lord the King under whose protection and defence thou doest preserve us, that he being preserved from all evil, false from false tongues and untrue subjects may rule godly and bleffully. Give to all subjects grace truly and faithfully to serve and to obey, Give unto ⟨image 103⟩all estates citizens and husbandmen that they may be good, & deal lovingly and faithfully one with another. Give gracious weather, and fruits of the field. I commend also unto the house, farm, wife & child, help that I may will rule them, and Godly educate an bring them up. Withstand and hinder the destroyer, & all wicked Angels that do hurt and hindrance herein, Amen.
Oh Lorde God Father euerlastinge, graunte vs also thy blessynge in this temporall & bodely lyfe, geue vs gratiously thy peace, defend vs frō warre and enemitie. Geue vnto our souetain Lord the Kyng & Protector prosperitie and healthe agaynste his enemies geue them wysedome and vnderstanding, that the maye gouerne his terrestriall kyngedome quietly and healthfully. Geue to al kynges, Princes and Lordes good counsayll, and will to entretayne their laude and subiectes in tranquillite and good iustice, specially help and further oure souereigne Lord the Kyng vnder whose protection and defence thou doest preserue vs, that he beynge preserued from all euill, false from false tonges and vntru subiectes maye rule godly and bleffully. Geue to all subiectes grace truely and faithfully to serue and to obeye, Geue vnto