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The excerpt represents the core issue or deciding factor on which you must meditate, and is drawn from The Augsburg Confession by Philip Melanchthon: and sisters.
And even the Canons show some leniency toward those who have
taken vows before the proper age, as heretofore has generally
been the ease.
Article XXIV: Of the Mass.
Falsely are our churches accused of abolishing the Mass; for
the Mass is retained among us, and celebrated with the highest
reverence. Nearly all the usual ceremonies are also preserved,
save that the parts sung in Latin are interspersed here and
there with German hymns, which have been added to teach the
people. For ceremonies are needed to this end alone that the
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