A06511:78
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 the law.The third part of the articles. › Of the lawe.
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In this article our judgement is that the law was given by god to bridle & refrain us from sinning partly with threatenings and with fear of punishment / partly with promises of grace / favour and other benefits: But all these do help but little by reason of the corruption and wickedness which sin doth engender in ⟨image 19⟩man for hereby some which are emnys of the law are made worse: for as much as they desire more fervently to do such things as they are forbidden to do by the law / and they do not gladly such things as they are commanded to do.
In this article our iudgement is that the lawe was geuen by god to bridle & refrayne us frō sinnyng partly with threatnīgs and with feare of ponisshment / partly with promises of grace / fauor and other benifites: But all these do help but litle by reason of the corrupcyon and wickednes which sinne doth engender in ⟨image 19⟩man for hereby some which are emnys of the lawe are made worse: for as moch as thei desyre more feruently to doo such thīgs as thei are forbidden to do by the lawe / and thei do not gladly such things as thei are commanded to do.
And thus in as much as they are feared by punishment / they offend now still more against the law than they dead before. Now such are unrecoverable and damnable, persons past all amendment for they commit sin & wickedness as oft as any occasion of sinning is nffred.
And thus in as moch as thei are feared by pomisshment / thei offend now stil more against the lawe than thei ded before. Now such are vnrecouerable and damnable, persons past all amendment for thei commit sinne & wickednes as oft as any occasyon of sinning is nffred.