Certain prayers and godly meditations very needful for every ChristenCerteine prayers and godly meditacyons very nedefull for euery Christen

Name: Certain prayers and godly meditations very needful for every Christen
Author: Martin Luther

Martin Luther 1483–1546Emprented at Malborow i.e. Antwerp : The year of our Lorde et M.CCCCC.XXXviii. per me Joannem Philoponon i.e. H. Peetersen van Mideelburch?, 1538Emprented at Malborow i.e. Antwerp : The yeare of our Lorde et M.CCCCC.XXXviii. per me Joannem Philoponon i.e. H. Peetersen van Mideelburch?, 1538

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So the Father is a lord / the Son a lord / the holy Ghost a lord.

So the Father is a lorde / the Sone a lorde / the holy Ghost a lorde.

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And yet they be not .iij. Lords / but one Lord.

And yet they be not .iij. Lordes / but one Lorde.

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For as we be compelled by the Christian / and verity to confess separately every one person to be God and lord.

For as we be compelled by the Chrysty / and veryte to confesse seperatly euery one person to be God and lorde.

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So are we prohibit by the Catholic religion of Christs faith to say that there be .iij. gods or three lords.

So are we prohybite by the Catholyke relygyon of Chrystes fayth to say that there be .iij. goddes or thre lordes.

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