The catechism or manner to teach children the Christian religionThe catechisme or manner to teache children the Christian religion

¶ The child. No verily, for it is in continual battle so long as we are in this world and laboureth alway under imperfection and infirmities which shall never be clean taken a way, until we be all together coupled to our head Jesus Christ, by whom we are perfectly sanctified, and made holy.

¶ The childe. No verely, for it is in contynuall battayll so longe as we are in this world and laboreth alwaye vnder imperfectiō ād infirmities which shal neuer be cleane taken a way, vntill we be al together coupled to our head Iesu Christ, by whome we are perfitly sanctified, and made holy.

¶ The minister. Is there no other way to know this church but by belief or faith?

¶ The minister. Is there no other way to knowe this church but by beliefe or faithe?

¶ The child. Yes verily, there is a church or company of God's people which may be seen to the eye, forsomuch as God hath given outward tokens and Sacraments by the which we may know the same. But here in this place mention is made only of the peculiar and chosen company of God's children whom ⟨p. 40⟩whom he hath chosen to everlasting life: the which fellowship cannot be perfectly discerned here by our senses nor by outward tokens.

¶ The childe. Yes verely, there is a church or cōpanye of Goddes people which may be sene to the eye, forsomuch as God hath geuē outwarde tokens and Sacramētes by the whiche we may knowe the same. But here in this place mēciō is made onely of the peculiar and chosen cōpani of Goddes childrē whō ⟨p. 40⟩