A19564:329
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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You have heard how we desire of God our father, that forasmuch as he is the only and true maker of heaven and earth, he will vouchsafe to preserve and nourish us his children, and that we ought to trust for this thing, of no creature but of God only, as you have learned in the first article of our Creed, which entreateth of the creation. ⟨p. clxxxvii⟩Now followeth the fifth petition, in that which we desire God, to give us all those things, that we have learned in the second part of our Creed, which speaketh of our redemption, and teacheth us, how by the passion, death and resurrection of our Lord Jesus Christ, we be delivered from sin, death and hell, that with joy and mirth we may look for that day, in the which he shall judge both the quick and the dead. The words of this petition be these. Forgive us our trespasses as we forgive them that trespass against us.
YOu haue hearde howe we desyer of God oure father, that for asmuche as he is the onelye and true maker of heauen and earth, he wyll vouchsafe to preserue and nouryshe vs his children, and that we ought to trust for this thing, of no creature but of God only, as you haue lerned in the firste article of oure Crede, which intreateth of the creatiō. ⟨p. clxxxvii⟩Now foloweth the fifth petitiō, in yt whiche we desyer God, to giue vs al those thīges, yt we haue lerned in the seconde parte of oure Crede, whiche speaketh of our redemption, and teacheth vs, howe by the passion, death and resurrection of our Lorde Iesus Christe, we be delyuered from synne, death and hel, that with ioye and myrthe we maye loke for that daye, in the which he shal iudge both ye quicke and the dead. The wordes of this peticion be these. Forgyue vs our trespaces as we forgyue theym that trespace agaynste vs.
To the intent good children that you may the better understand this petition, you shall call to your remembrance that lesson, which you learned a little before, that is to say, that Christ hath promised, that he will give us all things,