A19564:266
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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Modern spelling is a reading aid: the words are the author’s, only the spelling is modernized. Original shows the page as printed, with the transcription marks.
Before I told you good children, that we go not before god, we pray not first, that God will be our God and our father, but god of his inestimable mercy doth prevent us, doth call us by his word, doth call us unto faith, doth give us his spirit, to know him for our father and Lord, before we could think thereof, and ⟨image 178⟩seek for God. But now seeing that by his word & faith he hath called us, and by Baptism hath grafted us in Christ, and made us members of his church, we ought not to be slothful nor idle, but study to go forward & increase in godliness, and to pray thus. Our father, which art in heaven, forasmuch as thou hast given unto us, being unworthy, thy holy gospel, and hast chosen us, and not we thee, and seeing that thou haste sent unto us preachers, which teach unto us thy word, whereby we be sanctified, and instructed in the faith, (so that now we may know thee for God, and partly fulfil the first commandment) now fulfil O father that thou haste begun, proceed to help us, that we may fulfil the second commandment, that is, that thy name may ⟨p. clvi⟩be hallowed, that is to say, may be honoured as holy. This prayer pleaseth God, and he heareth it, & God giveth us grace & strength, that we may hallow his name.
BEfore I told you good children, yt we go not before god, we pray not first, that God wil be our God and our father, but god of hys inestimable mercye dothe preuent vs, dothe cal vs by hys worde, dothe cal vs vnto faithe, doth gyue vs his spirite, to know him for our father and Lorde, before we coulde thynke therof, and ⟨image 178⟩seke for God. But now seing that by his word & faith he hath called vs, and by Baptisme hath grafted vs in Christ, and made vs membres of his churche, we ought not to be slouthful nor ydle, but study to go forwarde & increace in godlynes, and to praye thus. Our father, whiche art in heuen, for asmuche as thou hast gyuen vnto vs, being vnworthy, thi holy gospell, and hast chosen vs, and not we the, and seyng that thou haste sent vnto vs preachers, whiche teache vnto vs thy word, wherby we be sanctified, and instructed in the faith, (so that nowe we maye know the for God, and partelye fulfyl the first commaundemente) now fulfyl O father yt thou haste begonne, procede to helpe vs, that we maye fulfyl the seconde commaūdemēt, that is, yt thy name mai