The last will and last confession of martin Luther's faith co[n]cerming [sic] the [principal…The last wil and last confession of martyn luthers faith co[n]cerming [sic] the [principal…

Name: The last will and last confession of martin Luther's faith co[n]cerming [sic] the [principal…
Author: Martin Luther

The last will and last confession of martin Luther's faith co[n]cerming [sic] the [principal articles of religion which are in controversy, which he will defend & may[n]teine until his death, against the pope and the gates of hell draw[n] forth by him at the request of the princes of germany which have reformed their [sic] churches after the gospel, to be offered up at the next general council in all their names & now published before that all the world may have an evident testimony of his faith if it shall fortune him to dye before there be any such cou[n]cel, tra[n]slated out of latin beware of the pope & of his false prophets and bishops for they will come in sheep's clothing and in angels faces but yet inwardly they are ravening wolves [sic].The last wil and last confession of martyn luthers faith co[n]cerming [sic] the [principal articles of religion which are in controuersy, which he wil defend & mai[n]teine vntil his death, agaynst the pope and the gates of hell drawe[n] furth by him at the request of the princes of germany which haue reformed theier [sic] churches after the gospel, to be offred vp at the next general councel in all their names & now published before that all the world may haue an euydent testimony of his faith if it shal fortune him to dye before there be any such cou[n]cel, tra[n]slated out of latyn beware of the pope & of his false prophetes and bissopes for thei wil come in shepys clothing and in angels facys but yet inwardly thei are ravening wolnys [sic].

Martin Luther 1483–1546Wesel : D. van der Straten?, 1543

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The third part of the articles. › Of the baptism of infantys.The third part of the articles. › Of the baptyme of infantys.

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Of the baptism of infants.

Of the baptyme of infantys.

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We think that young infants ought to be baptised because they pertain to the redemption that is promised to mankind through christ. And the church / that is to say the faithful congregation / ought to offer them unto christ.

We think that yong infantys ought to be baptised because thei perteine to the redempcyon that is promised to mankynd thorow christ. And the church / that is to say the faithful congregacyon / ought to offer them vnto christ.

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Of the sacrament of the body & blood of christ

Of the sacrament of the body & blode of christ

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We judge and think that under bread & wive in the supper of the lord are given the true body & blood of christ. Item that the whole sacrament ought to be ministered to the lay people • not only one part there of for we have no need of that high learning & wisdom which teacheth that as much is contained under one kind as is under both / as the sophistical & popish pharisees and the council of constance do teach. And though it were true / that as much were contained under one kind as the sophistical papists say / yet the one kind alone / is not the hole institution & ordinance given commanded us of Christ. And specially we condemn excomicate and curse / in the name of god / not only them which will not receive both kinds / but them principally which do lordly / vio and tyrannously forbid / condemn and reprove it as heresy / For as much as in so ding they set and bend them selves against christ our lord and

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The last will and last confession of martin Luther's faith co[n]cerming [sic] the [principal…The last wil and last confession of martyn luthers faith co[n]cerming [sic] the [principal…

Of the baptism of infants.

Of the baptyme of infantys.

Of the sacrament of the body & blood of christ

Of the sacrament of the body & blode of christ

Of the keys of the church

Of confession or absolution

Of confessyon or absolucyon

Of Excommunication

Of Excōmunicacyon

The author

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Reformers309

Puritans1,782

Westminster Assembly24

Evangelicals36

Of the baptism of infants.

Of the baptyme of infantys.

Of the sacrament of the body & blood of christ

Of the sacrament of the body & blode of christ

Of the keys of the church

Of confession or absolution

Of confessyon or absolucyon

Of Excommunication

Of Excōmunicacyon

The author

Transcription key