A19564:230
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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All this you have learned in the last sermon, but now good children, in this third part of the Creed, you shall learn to know the third person in trinity, the holy ghost, and also his benefits and gifts that we may know, what we have received of God after our redemption, whereby we may be made mete to come to everlasting life thorough the merits of Christ. For although our Lord Jesus Christ, hath redeemed us from the captivity ⟨image 156⟩of sin death and hell, and hath set us again in the favour of God, yet we should have no knowledge of these great benefits, we should feel in our consciences no comfort joy or peace, by the same, if they were not declared unto us by the preaching of gods most holy word.
All this you haue learned in the last sermon, but now good childrē, in this thirde parte of the Crede, you shall lerne to knowe the thirde person in trinitie, ye holy gost, and also his benefites and giftes that we maye knowe, what we haue receyued of God after our redēption, wherby we may be made mete to come to euerlastynge lyfe thorough the merites of Christ. For althoughe our Lord Iesus Christ, hath redemed vs from ye captiuitie ⟨image 156⟩of synne death and hel, and hath set vs agayne in the fauor of God, yet we should haue no knowledge of these great benefites, we should feale in our cōsciences no comforte ioy or peace, by the same, yf they were not declared vnto vs by the preachīg of gods most holy word.
And our consciences should still remain troubled, and the fear of eternal death, and all naughty desires and concupiscences of the frail flesh, should ever remain in us (even as from Adams time they be in us as soon as we be borne) and so we should be utterly unapt to the kingdom of God & life everlasting, if we should still remain, as we be borne. For if we will be the heirs of god & everlasting life, we must be borne again, & sanctified or made holy, as appertaineth to the children of the most holy ⟨p. cxxxiiii⟩