A19564:411
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
Title page typeset from the transcription.
¶A sermon of the Communion or the Lords supper.¶A sermon of the Communiō or the Lordes supper.
Modern spelling is a reading aid: the words are the author’s, only the spelling is modernized. Original shows the page as printed, with the transcription marks.
Now ye shall diligently labour, not only to say without book these words of our saviour Christ, but also to understand, what our Lord Jesus Christ meant by the same, that ye may make answer, when ye be asked any question herein, and that also in time to come, ye may be able to teach your children, as ye your selves are now instructed. For ⟨p. ccxxxiiii⟩what greater dishonesty can there be, either in the sight of God or man, then to profess your selves to be Christian people, and to receive the sacraments & yet not to know, what Christs sacraments be, & wherefore they were ordained? For saint Paul saith, that he which eateth and drinketh the supper of the Lord unworthily, doth eat and drink his own damnation.
Nowe ye shall dilygentlye laboure, not onely to say without boke these wordes of our sauiour Christe, but also to vnderstande, what oure Lorde Iesus Christe mente by the same, that ye maye make answer, when ye be asked any question herein, and that also in tyme to come, ye may be able to teache your children, as ye youre selfes are now instructed. For ⟨p. ccxxxiiii⟩what greater dishonestye can ther be, eyther in the sighte of God or man, then to professe youre selues to be Christian people, and to receaue the sacramētes & yet not to know, what Christes sacramētes be, & wherfore they wer ordeyned? For saint Paul sayth, yt he whiche eateth and drynketh the supper of the Lorde vnworthely, doth eate and drynke his awne damnation.
Now therefore good children, that ye may truly understand the words of the lords holy supper, and that ye receive not this sacrament to your own damnation, learn here diligently, that the true understanding and use of the Lords supper, standeth in two things. The first is, to do that which our lord himself hath commanded.
Nowe therfore good children, that ye may truely vnderstāde the wordes of the lordes holy supper, and that ye receyue not this sacramente to youre owne damnation, learne here dylygentlye, that the true vnderstandyng and vse of ye Lordes supper, standeth in two thynges. The fyrste is, to do that whiche our lord himself hath commaunded.