A22612:86
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
Title page typeset from the transcription.
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.
For it is necessary that the doctrine of christen liberty be kept still in the churches / which is / that the bondage of the law is not necessary to justification / as it is written in the epistle to the Galatians.1 Be not subject again to the yoke of bondage. The chief place of the gospel must needs be kept still / which is / that we obtain remission of since / and justification freely by faith in Christ / and not for certain observations ⟨image 34⟩or honours / devised by men.
For it is necessarye that the doctrine of christen libertie be kepte styll in the churches / whiche is / that the bondage of the lawe is not necessary to iustification / as it is wryten in the epistle to the Galathians.1 Be nat subiec•e agayne to the yoke of bondage. The chiefe place of the gospell muste nedes be kepte styll / whiche is / that we obteyne remission of synnes / and iustification freely by faythe in Christe / and not for certeyne obseruations ⟨image 34⟩or honours / deuysed by men.
- 1Gal. 5.
1What shall we think than of the Sunday and like rites of the temples? To this our learned men say / that it is lawful to bishops or to pastors to make ordinances / that things be orderly done in the Church / not that we should purchase by them remission of since / or that we can satisfy for since / or that consciences be bound to judge them necessary honours / or to think that they sin / wham without offence of other they break them.