A19564:249
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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Or else if we know how and what to ask, yet of negligence, ⟨image 171⟩sloth or contempt of God, not to ask the same in deed in such wise as we ought to do. Specially seeing that the proper office of a Christen man is, to call upon God in all his busyness and necessities, to give thanks, and evermore to honour his most blessed name with most high lauds and praises. Wherefore good children forasmuch as God hath commanded us to resort to him boldly, and to move our selves to him in all our troubles and adversities, and hath promised that he will hear our prayers, deliver us, and grant us all things necessary for our salvation, let us not refuse this honour that we be called unto, let us not refuse this remedy, help, aid and succour that is freely offered of our most merciful father, to all his children that will ⟨p. cxlix⟩call upon his name. For this is a sacrifice most acceptable to God, wherewith he is most highly honoured and pleased.
Or els yf we knowe howe and what to aske, yet of neglygence, ⟨image 171⟩slouth or contempt of God, not to aske the same in dede in suche wise as we ought to do. Specially seynge yt the propre office of a Christen man is, to call vpon God in all his busynes and necessities, to gyue thankes, and euermore to honoure his mooste blessed name with moost hye laudes and prayses. Wherfore good children for asmuche as God hath commaunded vs to resorte to hym boldelye, and to moue oure selues to him in all our troubles and aduersities, and hathe promysed that he wyll heare our praiers, delyuer vs, and graunt vs al thinges necessary for our saluatiō, let vs not refuse this honoure that we be called vnto, let vs not refuse this remedie, helpe, ayde and succoure that is freelye offered of oure most mercifull father, to all his children that wyll ⟨p. cxlix⟩call vpon his name. For this is a sacrifice most acceptable to God, wherwith he is moost higly honored and pleased.