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The Confession of the Faith of the Germans
The confession of the faith of the Germans exhibited to the most victorious Emperor Charles the. v. in the Council or assemble holden at Augusta the year of our Lord. 1530. To which is added the apology of Melanchthon who defendeth with reasons invincible the aforesaid confession translated by Richard Taverner at the commaundeme[n]t of his master Thomas Cromwell chief Secretary to the kings grace.The confessyon of the fayth of the Germaynes exhibited to the moste victorious Emperour Charles the. v. in the Councell or assemble holden at Augusta the yere of our Lorde. 1530. To which is added the apologie of Melancthon who defendeth with reasons inuincible the aforesayde confesyon translated by Rycharde Tauerner at the commaundeme[n]t of his master Thomas Cromwel chefe Secretarie to the kynges grace.
Imprinted at London : In fletestrete, by me Robert Redman, dwelling at the sign of the George next to saint Dunstones Churche, 1536Imprynted at London : In fletestrete, by me Robert Redman, dwellynge at the sygne of the George nexte to saynt Dunstones Churche, 1536
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wherefore our opinion of original sin doth not vary from scripture nor from the catholic church. we do nothing but repurge clarify & bring again into light the most grave sentences of scripture and of the fathers here to fore obscured and hid by the sophistical questions of these late divines. For the thing it self speaketh that these new divines perceived not what the fathers meant wham they spake of default. Truly the knowledge of original sin is right necessary. For the greatness of the grace of Christ can not be otherwise understand, onles we first know our own infirmities. The hole justice of man is mere hypocrisy before god, onles we acknowledge y• our heart naturally is void of love, of fear, of trust towards god. Therefore sayeth the prophet. After that ye haste showed it unto me. I strake my thigh. Also, I said in my trance every man is a liar, that is to say an untrue thinker of god. ❧ ❧
wherfore our opinion of original synne dothe nat varie frō scripture nor frō the catholicke churche. we do nothyng but repurge clarifie & brynge agayne into lyght the moste graue sentencies of scripture and of the fathers here to fore obscured and hydde by the sophisticall questions of these late diuines. For the thyng it selfe speaketh that these newe diuines perceyued nat what the fathers meante whā they spake of default. Truly the knowledge of originall synne is ryght necessarie. For the greatnes of the grace of Christe can nat be otherwyse vnderstande, onles we fyrste knowe our owne infirmities. The hole iustice of man is mere hypocrisie before god, onles we acknowledge y• our harte naturally is voyde of loue, of feare, of trust towardꝭ god. Therfore saieth the prophete. After that ye haste shewed it vnto me. I strake my thyghe. Also, I sayde in my traunce euery man is a lyar, that is to saye an vntrewe thynker of god. ❧ ❧
Here the adversaries do also reprove Luther because he wrote that original sin remaineth after baptism. They add that this article was rightly condemned by Leo the tenth. But the emperors majesty shall espy here a manifest ⟨image 46⟩