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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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1i Namely. That after the original fall of Adam, the natural power and strength of man, remained hole and & uncorrupt. And that man have of nature a right discretion & a good will even as the Philosophers teach the same.
1i Namely. That after the originall fal of Adam, the natural power and strength of man, remayned hole and & vncorrupt. And that man haue of nature a ryght discretiō & a good wil euē as the Philosophers teache the same.
- 1Doctrine of the school theologiens.Doctryne of the scoole theologiens.
ii Item that man hath a free will, to do good, & to leave evil, & contrariwise, to leave the good undone, and to do that which is evil.
ii Item that man hath a free wil, to do good, & to leaue euyl, & contrariwyse, to leaue the good vndone, and to do that whiche is euyll.
iii Item that man may by natural power and strength, do and keep all the commandments of God.
iii Item that man maye by naturell power and strength, do and kepe all the commaundementes of God.