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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 part of the articles. › Of sin.The third part of the articles. › Of sinne.
Modern spelling is a reading aid: the words are the author’s, only the spelling is modernized. Original shows the page as printed, with the transcription marks.
Of sin.
Of sinne.
In this article we are compelled to grant with S. Paul the v. to the romans / that sin entered in to the world by one man Adam / through whose disobedience all men are made sinners and subject to death and to the devil. Now the operations of this sin / are evil works such as be forbidden in the .x. commandments / as be these distrust in god / false faith / Idolatry / to be with out all fear of god / presumption / desperation / blindness of hart / and to conclude in a some / the ignorance and contempt of god. After these / to lye / to swear by the name of not to pray / not to call up on god / to despise or neglect the word of god / to be disobedient to parents. Item murder / fleshly lust / theft & falsehood. This original sin is so great a corruption of nature / that no manner of reason can see & perceive it / and therefore it must be believed by the revelation of the holy scripture / Psalm. 51. Roma. v. Exodi. xxxiij. Gene. iiij.
In this article we are cōpelled to grant with S. Paul the v. to the romanes / that sinne entred in to the world by one mā Adam / thorow whose disobedience all men are made sinners and subiect to death and to the deuel. Now the operacyons of this sinne / are euel workes such as be forbidden in the .x. commandmētes / as be these distrust in god / false faith / Idolatry / to be with out all feare of god / presumpcyon / desperacyon / blyndnes of hart / and to conclude in a somme / the ignorance and contempt of god. After these / to lye / to sweare by the name of not to pray / not to call vp on god / to dispise or neglect the word of god / to be disobedient to parentes. Item murder / flesshly lust / theft & falshode. This original sinne is so gret a corrupcyon of nature / that no maner of reason can see & perceiue it / and therfor it must be byleued by the reuelacyon of the holy scripture / Psalm. 51. Roma. v. Exodi. xxxiij. Gene. iiij.