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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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YE have heard in the sixth petition, how we sue to God, that he will rule, govern and strengthen us, by his holy ghost, that we may be able to fight against sin, to with stand all the perilous tentations of the flesh, the world and the devil, and to overcome them, so that we may become righteous and holy. Now followeth the seventh last petition, in the which ⟨image 224⟩we desire God, to deliver us from this perilous & continual battle, & from all other evils, that this great danger may not continue for ever, but that at length we may have some end thereof. And for this Christ taught us to pray, & to say Good Lord deliver us from evil.
YE haue hearde in the syxte petition, howe we sue to God, that he wyll rule, gouerne and strengthen vs, by his holy ghost, that we maye be able to fyght against synne, to wt stande al the perellous tentations of the fleshe, the worlde and the deuyll, and to ouercome theim, so that we maye become ryghtuous and holye. Nowe foloweth the seuenth laste peticion, in the whiche ⟨image 224⟩we desire God, to delyuer vs frō this perelous & cōtinual battail, & from all other euelles, that thys great daūgier may not continew for euer, but yt at lēgth we mai haue some ende therof. And for this Christ taught vs to pray, & to say Good Lorde delyuer vs frō euel.
And now to the intent, that you may the better understand this petition, you shall know (good children) that this word, evil, doth not signify in this place, only sin, against God's commandments, and unbelief against God's promise, but here it betokeneth all kind of adversity and affliction, which we suffer for our since, either in our bodies, souls, honours or riches, as ignorance, blindness of mind, sadness, sorrow, trouble of conscience, faintness of the heart, sickness of the body, poverty, ⟨p. ccii⟩slanders, despising, reproaches, persecutions, battle, sedition, hunger, pestilence, & all plagues, with the which Satan doth afflict and trouble us, either by himself, or by the wicked world, whereof he is prince and governor. The which evils no man can number nor rehearse, for they be without number, and increase daily more and more. For the devil in this latter time doeth daily more and more rage against the true church and people of God, forasmuch as he perceiveth,