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The catechism or manner to teach children the Christian religionThe catechisme or manner to teache children the Christian religion
The catechism or manner to teach children the Christian religion wherein the minister demandeth the question, and the child maketh answer. Made by the excellent doctor and pastor in Christs church, John Calvin.The catechisme or manner to teache children the Christian religion wherin the minister demandeth the question, and the childe maketh answere. Made by the excellent doctor and pastor in Christes churche, Iohn Caluin.
Geneva: printed by John Crespin, 1556Geneva: printed by Iohn Crespin, 1556
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.
¶ The minister. What meanest thou by these two clauses: Conceived by the holy Ghost, Borne of the virgin Mary?
¶ The minister. What meanest thou by these two clauses: Conceyued by the holye Ghoste, Borne of the virgin Mary?
¶ The child. The meaning thereof is: 1that he was fashioned in the blessed virgins womb, taking very substance and manhood of her own body, that he might thereby become the seed of David, as the Prophets had a long time before signified: and yet notwithstanding all this was wrought by the secrete and marvellous power of the holy ghost, with out the company of man.
¶ The childe. The meanyng thereof is: 1that he was fashioned in the blessed virgins wombe, takyng very substaunce and manhod of her own body, that he myght therby become the seede of Dauid, as the Prophetes hadde a longe tyme before sygnyfyed: and yet notwithstandyng all thys was wroughte by the secrete and merueilous power of the holye goste, with out the company of man.