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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 sixth petition. (And lead us not into temptation,) and say.
The syxth petition. (And leade vs not into temptation,) and saye.
O good Lord, God Father almighty, keep us waking and lusty, fervent ⟨image 104⟩and diligent in thy word and service, that we do not wax idle slothful & unlusty, as though we had now all things, that the romping devil do not beguile and overtake us, and spoil us again of thy most holy word, or stir up discord and Sects among us, or lead us otherwise into sin & shame, both spiritually and corporally, but give us trough thy Spirit, wisdom & power, that we may valiantly withstand him, and get the upper hand of him, Amen.
O good Lorde, God Father almightie, kepe vs wakyng• and lusty, feruēt ⟨image 104⟩and diligent in thy worde and seruice, that we do not waxe ydell slouthfull & vnlusty, as though we had nowe all thinges, that the rompinge deuill do not begyle and ouertake vs, and spoyl vs agayne of thy moost holy worde, or stirre vp discorde and Sectes amonge vs, or leade vs otherwyse into synne & shame, both spiritually and corporally, but geue vs trough thy Spirite, wisedome & power, that we maye valiauntely withstande hym, and gette the vpper hande of hym, Amen.