A19564:285
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
Title page typeset from the transcription.
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.
Thy kingdom come.
Thy kingdome come.
That you may understand these words rightly & justly, take good diligent heed, that you may learn, what yt kingdom is which you do ask. The kingdom of God (as saint Paul sayeth Rom. xiiii.) is justice, peace and joy, in the holy ghost. And although these ⟨p. clxii⟩words peradventure seem unto you hard and dark, yet you shall understand them, if you take good heed. You know that Emperors & kings in this world, have their realms & kingdoms, and those people that be within their lands and dominions, and duly obey their laws and commandments, those be their true and faithful subjects of their realms. And every king giveth commandments unto his subjects, & governeth them in such wise, that they do not, every man what he list him self, but what it pleaseth his prince to command him.
That you maye vnderstande these wordes rightly & iustly, take good dilygent hede, that you may lerne, what yt kingdome is whiche you do aske. The kyngedome of God (as saynt Paule saieth Rom. xiiii.) is iustice, peace and ioye, in the holy gost. And although these ⟨p. clxii⟩wordes paraduenture seme vnto you harde and darke, yet you shal vnderstande theym, yf you take good hede. You knowe that Emperours & kinges in this worlde, haue their realmes & kyngdomes, and those people that be within their landes and dominions, and dewly obey their lawes and commaundemētes, those be their true and faithfull subiectes of their realmes. And euery king geueth commaundementes vnto his subiectes, & gouerneth theim in suche wyse, that they do not, euery man what he lyst hym selfe, but what it pleaseth his prince to cōmaunde hym.