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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 seventh petition. (But deliver us from evil,) and say.
The seuenth peticion. (But delyuer vs from euill,) and saye.
O Lord God Father almighty. This miserable life is so full of Calamities and wretchedness, so full of periculositie & unstableness, so full of infidelity and iniquity (as S. Paul sayeth. The days are evil)1 that we should by reason, be weary of this life and desirous of death. But thou O Father knowest ⟨image 105⟩our weakness. Therefore help us to go safe thorough such manifold evils and iniquities, and when the time cometh give us a gracious hour, and a blessed departing out of this valley of wretchedness, that we do not fear death nor be faint hearted, but may commend our souls into thy hands with a sure and steadfast faith, Amen.
O Lord God Father almightie. This miserable lyfe is so full of Calamities and wretchednes, so full of periculositie & vnstablenes, so full of infidelitie and iniquitie (as S. Paule sayeth. The dayes are euill)1 that we should by reason, be wery of this lyfe and desyrous of death. But thou O Father knowest ⟨image 105⟩our weakenes. Therfore helpe vs to go safe thorough such manyfolde euilles and iniquities, and whan the tyme cometh geue vs a gracious houre, and a blessed departinge out of this valley of wretchednes, that we do not feare death nor be faynt harted, but maye commende oure soules into thy handes with a sure and stedfaste faythe, Amen.