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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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Their duty had been unto so gentle a God and so merciful a father, in their hearts to have believed him, trusted him, & loved him, to have obeyed him, and to keep all his commandments gladly. But our most crafty enemy Satan, envying mans felicity, spake to Eve by the serpent and said. No, you shall not dye, but you shall be like Gods, knowing both good & evil. And with these most poisoned words persuaded Eve, to eat of the fruit which was forbid. And Eve gave of the same to Adam, who also did eat thereof and so did break gods commandment. Now I pray you mark good children, what they lost by this their disobedience. First when Adam and Eve were thus deceived by the serpent, and persuaded that God ⟨image 146⟩did not favour them but had envy at them, that they should have knowledge of good and ill, (and that for envy he forbade them to eat of that fruit, that should give to them so great knowledge) they did no more trust God, but began to trust themselves, and did study to care & provide for them selves. Secondarily when they no more trusted God they could no more find in their hearts to love him, but began to dote upon them selves, & to think that they had no better friend neither in heaven nor earth than their own selves. And after that they had thus put their trust and confidence in themselves, and dotingly loved all that was their own, by & by followed fear and concupiscence. For by an by they began to hate and eschew all things, that were painful or unpleasant ⟨p. cxxiiii⟩to the flesh and dotingly to lust & long for such things as were delectable and pleasant to the flesh. Hereby you perceive good children, how our first parents Adam and Eve, poisoned with the venom of the serpent, were cast into .iiii. horrible vices or diseases. The first is, that they did not trust in God. The second, that they did not love God. The third that they did not fear him, but as a cruel tyrant. The fourth, that they were replenished with concupiscence and evil desires lusts and appetites. And these be the roots of original sin, out of the which all other since do spring and grow.
Their dutie had bene vnto so gentle a God and so mercifull a father, in their hartes to haue beleued him, trusted him, & loued him, to haue obeyed hym, and to kepe all his commaundemētes gladly. But our most craftye enemy Satan, enuying mans felicitie, spake to Eue by the serpent and sayde. No, you shall not dye, but you shall be lyke Gods, knowyng both good & euell. And with these most poysened wordes perswaded Eue, to eate of the fruyt whiche was forbydde. And Eue gaue of the same to Adam, who also did eat therof and so did breake gods commaundemente. Nowe I praye you marke good childrē, what thei lost by this their disobedience. First when Adam and Eue wer thus deceyued by ye serpent, and perswaded that God