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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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But if you will lift up your minds ⟨image 33⟩to god good children, to know his divine majesty, his infinite power, wisdom, goodness, and other his godly perfections, look not upon a deaf, dumb, blind, lame, and dead image, made by a painter or carvers hands, but look upon heaven and other creatures, made by God's own handy work, look upon man who can speak, see, smell, hear, feel, and go and hath life, will, and reason, and whom no man but God himself made to be his lively image and similitude.
But if you wil lyfte vp your mindes ⟨image 33⟩to god good children, to know his diuine maiestye, hys infinite power, wysedome, goodnes, and other his godlye perfections, loke not vpon a deafe, domme, blynde, lame, and deade ymage, made by a painter or caruers handes, but loke vpon heauen and other creatures, made by goddes awne handy worke, loke vpon man who cā speake, see, smell, heare, feale, and go and hath lyfe, wyl, and reason, and whome no man but God himselfe made to be his lyuely image and similitude.
We have also the holy scriptures which declare unto us the wonderful works of God, by which things we may be led to the knowledge of God without painted or carved images. Now peradventure some will say that Christ hath a body, and likewise have ⟨image 33⟩saints, & therefore of them we may have images although of God there can be made no image. And further they will say, that the cause why images were forbid, was peril of idolatry, and worshipping of them. So that where there is no such peril, we may have images.
We haue also ye holy scriptures whiche declare vnto vs the wonderful workes of God, by which thynges wee maye be ledde to the knowledge of God without painted or carued ymages. Now paraduēture some wil say that Christ hathe a bodye, and lykewyse haue