A19564:111
Catechismus, that is to say, a short instruction into Christian religion for the singular…Catechismus, that is to say, a shorte instruction into Christian religion for the synguler…
Catechismus, that is to say, a short instruction into Christian religion for the singular commodity and profit of children[n] and young people. Set forth by the most reverend father in God Thomas Archbishop of Canterbury, primate of all England and MetropolitanCatechismus, that is to say, a shorte instruction into Christian religion for the synguler commoditie and profyte of childre[n] and yong people. Set forth by the mooste reuerende father in God Thomas Archbyshop of Canterbury, primate of all England and Metropolitane
printed for Gwalter Lynne, 1548
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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 you see no Jews children come to be baptised) and if we should have heathen parents & dye without baptism, we should be damned everlastingly And in case we died not in our infancy, yet we should be ungodly brought up in the houses of Heathen and unchristened parents, and should be taught even from our tender age, to hate and despise the true faith of Christ as we may see an example by Turks & Jews children, which vehemently hate the faith of Christ, & among ten thousand of them, scase one desireth to be baptised. And this is the third great benefit, ye God by our parents doth bring us to baptism, & to Christ his church, & doth plant in our hearts an earnest love towards ⟨image 69⟩Christs religion, that willingly and gladly we become Christians.
(For you see no Iewes children come to be baptised) and if we should haue heathen parentes & dye without baptisme, we should be dāned euerlastingly And in case we died not in our infancie, yet we shoulde be vngodly brought vp in thouses of Heathē and vnchristened parentes, and should be taughte euen from oure tendre age, to hate and dispise the trew faith of Christ as we may see an example by Turkes & Iewes children, whiche vehemently hate the fayth of Christ, & among tenne thousād of them, scase one desireth to be baptised. And this is ye third great benefit, ye God by our parē tes doth brīg vs to baptisme, & to Christ his church, & doth plant in our hertes an ernest loue towards ⟨image 69⟩Christes religion, that wyllynglye and gladly we become Christians.
Besides this when we be grown to such age, that it is time for us to go to school, then god teacheth us by our parents his most excellent doctrine that is to say, the articles of our faith, the ten commandments, & the Lords prayer. Furthermore our parents do teach us the nurture and civility of good manners, that we may prove gentle, quiet and fair conditioned, and such with whom, honest men will be glad to keep company. From our parents we have our country, (then which nothing is more pleasant unto us) and the freedom franchises and liberties of the city in the which we were borne. Our parents also leave unto us oftentimes great plenty of riches and lands for our inheritance.