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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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A prayer against the Pope & the Turks, the Mortal enemies of Christ and of his Church.
A prayer agaynste the Pope & the Turkes, the Mortall enemies of Christ and of his Churche.
Heavenly Father, full well have we deserved, to be corrected of thee.
HEuēly Father, ful well haue we deserued, to be corrected of the.
But correct us Lord thy self according to thy mercy, and not after thy fury. It is better for us to give our selves into the correction of thy hands, than in the hands of men or of the enemy, as David prayed also. For great is thy mercy. We have sinned against thee, and have transgressed thy commandments.
But correcte vs Lorde thy selfe accordinge to thy mercy, and not after thy fury. It is better for vs to geue oure selues into the correctiō of thy handes, than in the handes of men or of the enemy, as Dauid prayed also. For great is thy mercy. We haue synned agaynste the, and haue transgressed thy commaundementes.
But thou God almighty Father knowest, that we have not sinned against the devil, Pope, or Turks. And that they also have no authority nor power us to correct. Howe be it thou canst and mayest use them, as