A19564:354
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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Furthermore the world waxeth daily worse and worse, and men waxeth more wild and unruly, sin, wickedness, malice and craftiness ⟨image 225⟩increase above all measure, so much that it is not possible to number the great floods of evils which have almost overflowed the world. Among the which evils, there is such blindness and corruption of judgement, that few there be, which can rightly deserve what is good and what is evil. As for example. Many men when they be sick, judge bodily sickness to be a great evil, whereas in deed (if they would take it as they ought to do) it is to them an occasion of great goodness. Who perchance (if they should have continual health) would forget God, and run headlong into dangerous perils, both of body and soul, from the which evils, their bodily diseases do stay and let them. And so their bodily sickness, worketh in them their ⟨p. cciii⟩soul health and salvation.
Furthermore the worlde waxeth dayly worse and worse, and mē waxeth more wylde and vnrulye, synne, wickednes, malice and craftines ⟨image 225⟩encrease aboue all measure, so muche that it is not possible to numbre the great floodes of euels whiche haue almoste ouerflowed the worlde. Amonge the whiche euels, there is suche blyndnesse and corruption of iudgement, that few therebe, whiche can rightly deserue what is good and what is euell. As for example. Many men when they be sycke, iudge bodily sicknes to be a great euell, wheras in dede (yf they woulde take it as they ought to do) it is to theim an occasion of greate goodnes. Who perchaunce (yf they shoulde haue contynuall health) woulde forget God, and runne hedlonge into daungerous perels, both of bodye and soule, from the whiche euyls, their bodyly diseases do staye and let theym. And so their bodyly syckenes, wourkethe in theym their ⟨p. cciii⟩soule health and saluation.