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…

But now it is an horrible hearing good children, that we be called the church of Christ and christen men, we be taught that God is our Lord and father, and yet we be so faint, so evil, naughty and unkind people, that we do not hallow nor reverently use his name. Therefore it is more than ⟨p. clvii⟩need to pray, and instantly to pray for Gods help, that we misuse not his name unreverently, but that we may hallow it, and most highly honour it our selves, and provoke other to do the like which we shall do, if we preach and teach the word of God purely, and agree unto the same in pure innocent living, so that no man can reprehend us, if we believe Gods word▪ and profess the same, in all necessities call upon his name, and give him thanks for all his benefits,

But nowe it is an horryble hearyng good childrē, that we be called the churche of Christ and christen men, we be taughte that God is oure Lorde and father, and yet we be so faynte, so euyll, naughtye and vnkynde people, that we do not halow nor reuerētli vse his name. Therfore it is more than ⟨p. clvii⟩nede to praye, and instantlye to pray for Gods helpe, that we mysuse not his name vnreuerētly, but that we maye halowe it, and most hyghly honour it oure selfes, and prouoke other to do the lyke whiche we shall do, yf we preache and teache the worde of God purelye, and agree vnto the same in pure innocent lyuynge, so that no man can reprehende vs, yf we beleue Gods word▪ and professe thesame, in all necessities call vpon hys name, and gyue hym thankes for all his benefites,

But when false doctrine is taught, than the name of God is defiled, and false doctrine is honoured, and taken for the holy word of God, which in deed is not holy, but wicked and the false invention of the devil, the inventor of all lies and falsehood. And how can ⟨image 180⟩