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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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Our Lord Jesus Christ good children▪ in the gospel of John saith thus Except a man be borne again of the water and the spirit,1 he can not enter in to the kingdom of God. Now we ought to direct our hole life to come to the kingdom of heaven. For the Lord saith. First seek the kingdom of god.2 And you ⟨image 234⟩have heard heretofore that we daily make this petition to god, thy kingdom come. Wherefore it is very necessary for us, to know, how we must be borne again, & what this second birth is without the which we can not enter into the kingdom of God. But when we speak of a second birth, you shall not so gross lye understand this saying, as though a man which is once borne, should enter again into his mothers womb, & so be borne again as he was before. (For it were great foolishness so to think) But here we mean of a second birth which is spiritual, whereby our inward man and mind is renewed by the holy ghost, so that our hearts and minds receive new desires, which they had not of their first birth or nativity.
OUre Lorde Iesus Christ good children▪ in ye gospell of Iohn saith thus Except a man be borne agayne of ye water and the spret,1 he can not enter in to the kyngdome of God. Nowe we ought to direct our hole lyfe to come to the kyngedome of heauen. For the Lorde sayth. First seke the kyngdō of god.2 And you ⟨image 234⟩haue heard heretofore that we dayly make thys petition to god, thy kingdō come. Wherfore it is very necessarie for vs, to know, how we must be borne againe, & what thys secōd birth is wtout the which we can not entre into the kingdōe of God. But when we speake of a seconde birth, you shal not so grosse lye vnderstande this sayinge, as though a mā which is once borne, should entre agayne into hys mothers wombe, & so be borne againe as he was before. (For it were great folyshenes so to thinke) But here we meane of a seconde birthe which is spiritual, wherby our inwarde man and minde is renewed by the holye ghost, so that our hertes and myndes receaue newe desiers, which they had not of theyr first birth or natiuitie.