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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 our Papists, do wrest such sayings of men and allege them for this purpose that men should believe, ⟨image 13⟩their shameful, blasphemous, accursed year markets, of soul masses to be offered in purgatory &c. It will be long, or they shall prove this out of Austen. When they now shall have put away the year market of Purgatory masses, whereof s. Austen never dreamed. Then will we commune with them, whether S. Austens words, without scripture, ought to be allowed or not, & a memorial to be kept of the dead at the Sacrament or not.
But oure Papistes, do wreste such saynges of menne and alledge them for this purpose that men shoulde beleue, ⟨image 13⟩theyr shameful, blasphemous, accursed yeare markettes, of soule masses to be offred in purgatorye &c. It wil be lōg, or they shal proue this oute of Austen. Whē they nowe shal haue put awaye the yeare markett of Purgatory masses, whereof s. Austen neuer dreamed. Then wil we commoue with them, whether S. Austens wordes, without scripture, ought to be allowed or not, & a memoriall to be kept of the deade at the Sacrament or not.
It can not be allowed, that of the works or words of holy fathers men will make Articles of the faith For else it must also become an Article of faith, whatsoever they had, of meats, apparel, houses, &c, as hath ben done with the pardons & relics. But the word of God must make Articles of faith, & no man, neither also any angel
It can not be allowed, that of the workes or wordes of holy fathers mē wil make Articles of the faith For elles it must also become an Article of faith, whatsoeuer they had, of meates, apparel, houses, &c, as hath ben done with the pardons & reliques. But the worde of God must make Articles of fayth, & no mā, neyther also any angel