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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 third article.
The colleges of prebendaries and the monasteries were at the first ordained for a good purpose that learned men and virtuous women might be brought up in them. wherefore they ought to be reformed / that they were first ordained / that the church may never be destitute of learned curates / preachers and other ministers which ⟨image 14⟩may be called out of such colleges into the common wealth to be officers in cites & counties Like wise of virginis well brought up which may after ward be virtuous matrons and good house wives. And if monasteries and colleges will not consent nor apply themselves to serve unto these & such like uses / it were better that they were utterly destroyed / suppressed and overthrown than that they should be reputed more holy (than the common sort of christen men and than other orders / states & conditions of life institute of god him self) only for their wicked superstitions ceremonies & service invented by man for all these opinions do repugn with the first principal article of our redemption through Jesus christ.
The colleges of prebendarys and the manasterys were at the first ordeined for a good purpose that lerned mē and vertuos wemē might be brought vp in them. wherfor thei ought to be reformed / that thei were first ordeined / that the church may neuer be destitute of lerned curates / preachers and other ministers which ⟨image 14⟩may be called owt of such colleges into the comon welth to be officers in cytes & cownteys Lyke wise of virginis wel brought vp which may after ward be vertuos matrones and good house wyues. And if monasterys and colleges wil not consent nor applie themselues to serue vnto these & such like vses / it were better that thei were vtterly destroyd / supressed and ouerthrown than that thei shuld be reputed more holy (than the comon sort of christē men and than other oyders / states & condicions of life institute of god him selfe) only for their wicked supersticyons ceremonys & seruyce inuented by man for all these opinyons do repugne with the first principal article of our redempcyon thorow Ihesus christ.