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…

Imagine that the pope would grant himself that he were not the supreme head of the church by any law or commandment of god / but only because there ought to be one head in the church where unto all other might lean & depend that a concord & unite might the better be kept among christen men against all sects and heresy. Such an head ought to be chosen by the consent of all men & it ought to be in the liberty and pour of men sometime to change some time to depose such heads like as the council of constance did with certain Popes: which counsel did depose iiij. popes one after another & did chose the forth. But Imagine (I say) that the pope and the court of rome would grant thus much (as the will never do / for than should he be compelled to suffer his whole kingdom and order to be overthrown and destroyed with all his canon law and all the books thereof / and again he can not grant it for it is contrary to his oath yet / ⟨image 16⟩I say / though he would grant it / it were nothing profitable to the church to have any such head and there should rise by that means many moo sects than were before / for seeing no man were bound to owe any obedience to such an head by the law and commandment of god but only every man to submit him self under his subjection of his own free will / he should easily & soon come in to contempt and be robbed or spoiled of all his members. finally such an head ought not to be at Rome or in any private place but in all places and in every church / where so ever god had given any such and office.

Imagyne that the pope wold grant hymselfe that he were not the sup̄me head of the church by any lawe or cōmandment of god / but only because there ought to be one head in the church where vnto all other might leane & depēd that a concord & vnyte might the better be kept among christen men against all sectes and heresys. Such an head ought to be chosen by the consent of all men & it ought to be in the lyberty and powr of men sentyme to chāge some tyme to depose such heades lyke as the councel of constance did with certē Popes: which cowncel did depose iiij. popes one after a nother & did chose the forth. But Imagyne (I say) that the pope and the court of rome wold grant thus moch (as the wil neuer doo / for than shuld he be compelled to suffer his whole kingdome and ordre to be ouerthrown and destroyed with all his canon lawe and al the bokes therof / and agayn he cā not grant it for it is contrary to his oth yet / ⟨image 16⟩