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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 fifth commandment. Thou shalt not kill.
The fyfthe commaundement. Thou shalt not kylle.
Here do I learn first, that God requireth of me, that I should love my neighbour, so that I should not hurt him in his body, neither with words, nor with deeds, nor revenge me self upon him, or endamage him, through anger, impatience, envy, hatred or any malice, but should know that I am bound to help, and to counsel him in all the necessities of his body, for he hath commanded me by this commandment, to keep my neighbours body, and contrariwise commanded my neighbour to keep my body, And as Sirach sayeth, he hath committed unto every one of ⟨image 115⟩us his neighbour.
Here do I learne fyrste, that God requyreth of me, that I shoulde loue my neyghboure, so that I shoulde not hurte hym in hys body, neyther with wordes, nor with dedes, nor reuenge me selfe vpon him, or endamage hym, through anger, impacience, enuye, hatred or any malyce, but should knowe that I am bounde to help, and to counsayll hym in al the necessities of hys body, for he hath commaunded me by thys commaundement, to kepe my neyghbours body, and contrarywyse commaunded my neyghboure to kepe my body, And as Syrach sayeth, he hath committed vnto euery one of ⟨image 115⟩vs hys neyghbour.