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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 child. To set us in liberty of conscience, 1to live godly and holily, that we being enriched with his spiritual treasures, and armed with his power, may be able to overcome the devil, sin, flesh, & the world, which be every one pernicious enemies unto our souls.
¶ The childe. To set vs in libertie of conscience, 1to lyue godly and holily, that we beinge enriched with hys spirituall treasures, and armed with his power, may be able to ouercome the deuyll, synne, fleshe, & the worlde, whych bee euery one pernycyous enemies vnto our soules.
- 1To what use the kingdom of Christ serveth us.To what vse the kyngdōe of Christ serueth vs.
¶ The minister. What profit have we of his priesthood?
¶ The minister. What profite haue we of his priesthoode?
¶ The child. First by this means he is our mediator to bring us into the favour of God his father: 1and again hereby we have a free entry to come in and show our selves boldly before God: and to offer up our selves with all that belongeth unto us, for a sacrifice, and in this point we are fellows after a sort of his priesthood.
¶ The childe. First by this meanes he is our mediator to bring vs into the fauour of God his father: