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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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1Thirdly, pilgrimages. There was also sought, masses, remission of since & God's favour, for the mass did rule all. Now is this sure, that such pilgrimages, are without Gods word, not commanded unto us, also not necessary, for as much as we may have it better, & may leave them without any sin or danger. Why do men leave at home their own parish, God's word, wife & child, etc: which are necessary & commanded, & run after, the unnecessary, uncertain, damnable, devilish errors & superstitious? But that the devil hath ridden the pope to praise and confirm such things, whereby the people by heaps did fall from Christ unto their own works, & became Idolaters, which is worst of all. Besides that, that it is a thing not necessary, not commanded not counselled uncertain, & also perilous: therefore is here also no shrinking, or giving over. And let this be preached, ⟨image 14⟩that it is unnecessary and also dangerous, and see then where Pilgrimages thal become.
1Thirdely, pilgrymages. There was also sought, masses, remissiō of synnes & Goddes fauour, for the masse did rule al. Nowe is this sure, that such pylgrimages, are without Gods worde, not cōmaunded vnto vs, also not necessary, for as much as we maye haue it better, & may leaue thē without anye synne or daunger. Why do men leaue at home their own parysshe, Goddes word, wyfe & child, etc: whiche are necessary & commaunded, & runne after, the vnnecessary, vncertayne, damnable, deuelysh errours & superstious? But that the deuil hath rydē the pope to prayse and confirme such thinges, whereby the people by heapes did fal frō Christ vnto theyr own workes, & became Idolatrers, which is worst of al. Besydes that, that it is a thing not necessary, not cōmaunded not counsaylled vncertain, & also perillous: therfore is here also no shrynkyng, or geuyng ouer. And let thys be preached, ⟨image 14⟩that it is vnnecessary and also daungerous, and see then where Pilgrimages thal become.
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