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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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Now forasmuch as the justice of God did require that Christ should suffer and make satisfaction ⟨p. cxxvii⟩for us, and do all things that we were bound to do, it was necessary that he should be made man. For if he had not been a very natural man, he could not have done for us, all those things, which we were bound to do.
Now for asmuch as the iustice of God dydde require that Christe should suffer and make satisfaction ⟨p. cxxvii⟩for vs, and do all thynges that we were bound to do, it was necessarie that he should be made man. For if he had not bene a veray naturall man, he coulde not haue done for vs, all those thynges, which we were bound to do.
And again, if he had not been very God, he could not have been pure and clean from all sin, and so have made a true and perfect satisfaction for our since. For no man can perfectly fulfil the will of God, but God himself alone. Wherefore in that he suffered for our since, thereby he declared, that he was a very pure and natural man. Again he gave most certain and evident tokens of his Godhead, in that he overcome and vanquished the devil sin and death. For if he had not been very ⟨image 150⟩God, he could not have loosed the bands of death, nether have raised himself from death to life. So you hear good children, that our lord Jesus Christ was very God and very man, not conceived in sin (as we be) but conceived by the holy ghost, and borne of the most pure virgin Mary. And as man he suffered death for us, and descended into hell. But as naturally God he loosed the bands and pains of hell, he destroyed the kingdom of death, he rose from death to life, and so payed the ransom for our since, and toke away all the guiltiness of the same. Therefore when we believe in Christ and steadfastly cleaving to the word of God, surely persuade our selves in our hearts, that we be thus redeemed by Christ, then God is no more angry or displeased with