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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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And if for a good intent, one would pretend to husel or communicate him self, that is not right, for if he will communicate a right, so hath he it most surest & best in the Sacrament, ministered after the institution of Christ. But to communicate him self is a mans ⟨image 11⟩1fantasy, unsure, and not necessary, and also forbidden. Neither doth he know, what he doth, whilst he without the word of God, followeth mens imaginations and inventions.
And yf for a good intent, one would pretende to husel or communicate him selfe, that is not right, for yf he wil cō municate a right, so hath he it most surest & best in the Sacramēt, ministred after the institution of Christe. But to communicate hym selfe is a mannes ⟨image 11⟩1phantasy, vnsure, and not necessary, and also forbidden. Neyther doth he knowe, what he doth, whylest he withoute the word of God, followeth mennes imaginations and inuentiōs.
- 1To communicate him self.To communicate hym selfe.
Even so is it not lawful (although all were well besides) that any man will use the commune Sacrament of the church after his own devotion, and play there with, without the fellowship of the Church, after his pleasure, without God's word.
Euen so is it not laufull (although all were wel besydes) that any man wyl vse the commune Sacramente of the churche after hys owne deuotion, and playe there with, withoute the felloweshyppe of the Churche, after hys pleasure, without Goddes word.