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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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¶A sermon of the authority of the Keys.¶A sermon of the authoritie of the Kayes.
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For it is not so easy a thing, to rise again from sin, as the mad and blind world doeth think, but when the devil and our faith shall skirmish together, then in those straits, and troubles of con science, we have need of the help of some true minister of the church, which (as it were in our swooning) may lift us up with the word of God, comfort and refresh us. As the wise king Solomon ⟨p. ccxxiiii⟩doth declare by this sentence. Woe to that man, which is alone, for when he falleth, he hath no man to lift him up again. And our Lord Jesus Christ, doeth speak so often times in the gospel of the authority of the keys, and hath added so great promises to the same, that it may well appear by the earnestness of Christs words, how careful he was for troubled consciences, and how fatherly an effection he had to comfort the same. Whereof it undoubtedly followeth, that we have great need of this comfort, and that it is much to be esteemed and set by. For first of all our saviour Christ, before he gave these keys in deed, he promised to Peter that he would give them, saying.1 I will give to thee, the keys of the kingdom of heaven. What so ever thou shalt ⟨image 256⟩bind upon earth, shall be bound in heaven, and what so ever thou shall louse upon earth, shall be also loosed in heaven. Secondarily, Christ doeth teach us, how we shall use these keys, both in open and in secrete since. Of the use of the keys in open since, Christ speaketh these words. If thy brother trespass against thee,2 go and tell him his fault between him and the alone. If he hear thee, thou hast won thy brother. But if he hear thee not, then take yet with the one or two, that upon the mouth of two or three witnesses, every word may stand. If he hear not them tell it unto the congregation. If he hear not the congregation, let him be unto thee, as an heathen and publican. Verily I say unto you, what so every bind on earth, shall be bound in ⟨p. ccxxv⟩heaven. And what so ever ye lose on earth, shall be loosed in heaven. And of the use of the keys, in privy and secrete since, our saviour Christ hath taught us by his own deed and example. For the man, that was sick of the palsy, Christ said thus.