A19564:65
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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And therefore in very deed, they do that honour to the image, and not to Christ, nor to the saint, whatsoever they pretend. But they fantasy some holiness or virtue to be in the images, specially when they be set upon high in the church, the common place to honour god alone, and therefore they run rather to one church than to another, and honour one Image rather than another for else why are not the images in the carvers and painters shop as well knelled unto & worshipped as they that be set in the church And if they did their reverence to christ & not to the image, seeing that Christ is in heaven, to heaven they should look up, where christ him self is, ⟨image 39⟩and not gaze upon an image. Seeing therefore that it is an horrible idolatry, to worship the Sun, which is a most goodly creature of God, and representeth unto us the wonderful work of God. Let every man consider how devilish idolatry it is, to worship our own images made by our own hands.
And therefore in veraye dede, they doo that honor to the ymage, and not to Christ, nor to the saint, whatsoeuer they pretende. But they fantasy som holines or vertue to be in the ymages, specially whan they be set vpon high in the churche, the commen place to honor god alone, and therefore they ronne rather to one churche than to another, and honor one Image rather than another for elles why are not the ymages in the caruers and painters shoppe as wel kneled vnto & worshipped as they yt be set in ye church And yf they dyd their reuerence to christ & not to the image, seing that Christ is in heauen, to heauen they shuld loke vp, wher christ hī self is, ⟨image 39⟩and not gase vpon an ymage. Seyng therefore that it is an horrible ydolatry, to wurshyp the Sunne, which is a most goodly creature of God, and representeth vnto vs the wonderfull worke of God. Let euery man consydre how diuilyshe ydolatry it is, to worship our awne ymages made by our awn handes.
It is not also taught you in all the scripture that you should desire saint Rock to preserve you from the pestilence, to pray to saint Barbara to defend you from thondre or gunshot, to offer to saint Loy an horse of wax, a pig to saint Anthony, a candle to saint Sith. But I should be to long if I should rehearse unto you all the superstitions that have grow out of the invocation and praying to saints departed, wherewith men have been seduced, and God's honour