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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…
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].
Wesel : D. van der Straten?, 1543
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The second part containeth the articles of the office & work of Jesus Christ and of our redemption / and of all his benefits & acts which he hath done for us
The second part conteineth the articles of the office & worke of Iesu Christ and of our redēpcyon / and of all his bemifights & actes which he hath done for us
In this article this is the first & principal some that Jesus Christ our god & lord suffered death fo• our sins & rose again to save us / Roma. 4. Item that he is the only special lamb of god / which taketh a way the sins of the world. John the i. And that god hath laid the iniquity of all man kind upon his back / Isaiah. 53. furthermore all people have sinned and they are made righteous again / or saved / freely by the mere grace & mercy of god through the redemption of Jesus Christ & through his blood Roma. 3. And for as much as this grace & mercy must be received by faith (for no man can obtain it by any work not yet by the law nor by any merit) therefore it is certain & manifest that we be justified by faith as holy paul testifieth rhe 3. to the roma. saying we suppose man to be justified by faith without the works of the law. Item that he might be just & the justifier of him which believeth in Jesus. &c.
In this article this is the first & principal some that Iesus Christ our god & lord suffred death fo• our sinnys & rose againe to saue us / Roma. 4. Item that he is the ōly special lamb of god / which taketh a way the sinnes of the world. Iohā the i. And that god hath layd the iniquyte of al man kind vpon his back / Esai. 53. furthermore all peple haue synned and thei are made rightuos agayn / or saued / frely by the mere grace & mercy of god thorow the redempcyon of Iesus Christ & thorow his blode Roma. 3. And for as moch as this grace & mercy must be receiued by faith (for no mā can obteine it by any worck not yet by the lawe nor by any merite) therfor it is certen & manifest that we be iustifyed by faith as holy paul testifieth rhe 3. to the roma. sayng we suppose mā to be iustifyed by fayth without the workes of the lawe. Item that he migh be iust & the iustifyer of him which bileueth in Iesus. &c.