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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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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 ⟨image 124⟩thy fearful scourge, against us, which against the have offended, and deserved all mischief.
But thou God almightie Father knowest, that we haue not synned agaynst the deuill, Pope, or Turkes. And that they also haue no authorite nor power vs to correcte. Howe be it thou canst and mayest vse them, as ⟨image 124⟩thy fearful scourge, agaynst vs, which agaynst the haue offended, and deserued all myschief.
Yea dear God, heavenly father, we have done no sin against them, wherefore they might lawfully punish us. But much rather would they, that we with them most abominably should sin against thee. For they regard it not, if we to the were disobedient, blasphemed thee, used all manner of Idolatry (as they do) & went about with false doctrine, false faith, and with lies, and committed against the adultery, uncleanliness, murder, theft, robbery, Sorcery, and all manner of evil. But this is our trespass against them, that we preach, believe, & knowledge thee, God the father to be the only true God, and thy well-beloved son, our Lord Jesus Christ, and the holy ghost, to be one only God, yea this is the sin that we commit against them, but if we should deny thee, then should the devil, world, pope and turk full well leave us in rest, according to the saying of thy dear ⟨image 125⟩Son, if ye were of the world, the world would love her own. &c.
Yea deare God, heuenly father, we haue done no synne against thē, wherfore they might lawfully punyssh vs. But muche rather would they, that we with thē most abhominably shoulde synne against the. For they regard it not, yf we to the were disobedient, blasphemed the, vsed al maner of Idolatry (as they do) & went aboute with false doctryne, false fayth, and with lyes, and committed agaynst the aduoutry, vnclenlynes, murther, thefte, robbery, Sorcery, and al maner of enyl. But this is our trespasse against them, that we preache, beleue, & knowledge the, God the father to be the onely true God, and thy welbeloued sonne, our Lord Iesus Christ, and the holy ghoost, to be one onely God, yea thys is the synne that we committe agaynst them, but yf we shoulde denye the, then shoulde the deuil, world, pope and turcke fulwel leaue vs in rest, accordynge to the saynge of thy deare