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…

So Adam and Eve had a very great fall, that fell from gods benediction favour & love, in to gods curse anger & displeasure, that fell from original justice ⟨image 147⟩into original sin, by the which fall all the strength and powers both of their bodies and souls were sore decayed & corrupted. And as our first parents Adam & Eve were infected and corrupted even so be we that be their children. For as we see by daily experience, that commonly gouty parents begetteth gouty children. And if the father and the mother be infected with the leprosy, we see commonly that the children borne between them have the same disease: So likewise as our first parents Adam and Eve, did not put their trust in God, no more do they that be carnally borne of them. And as they loved not God, so their children love him not. And as they followed their own concupiscence lusts and appetites and not the will of God, even so do all their issue. So that all ⟨p. cxxv⟩their posterity upon earth be sinners even in their mothers wombs. For they have not their trust in God, they love not God, they have not a fatherly fear unto him, they be full of ill lusts appetites & desires as you have heard good children in the .ix. and tenth commandments. And for this cause the scripture doth say,¹ that all we are conceived and borne in sin. And saint Paul sayeth, that by nature we be the children of Gods wrath.² So that we all should everlastingly be damned, if Christ by his death had not redeemed us.

So Adam and Eue had a very great fal, that fel from gods benediction fauoure & loue, in to gods curse angre & dyspleasure, that fel from original iustyce ⟨image 147⟩into original syn, by the which fal al the strēgth and powers both of their bodyes and soules were sore decaied & corrupted. And as oure firste parentes Adam & Eue were infected and corrupted euen so be we that be their children. For as we see by dayly experience, yt commenly gowtie parentes begetteth gowtie children. And yf the father and the mother be infected with the leprie, we se commenly that the childrē borne betwene them haue the same dysease: So lykewyse as our first parētes Adam and Eue, dyd not put their trust in God, no more do they yt be carnally borne of theim. And as they loued not God, so their childrē loue him not. And as they folowed their owne concupiscence lustes and appetytes and not the wil of God, euen so do all their yssue. So that all