A19564:79
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.
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.
For the devil when he heareth god named trembleth thereat, and dateth not so unreverently behave himself to that most holy mane where as these wretched and most ungodly persons, do show no fear nor reverence thereto at all. But ye good children take heed for gods sake, that you accustom not your selves to such kind of blasphemies. And when you shall hear other outraging with such horrible ⟨p. xxiiii⟩curses, fly from them as from pestilence, and think this with your self. I will convey me out of this naughty company, lest peradventure I also may be infected with this contagious custom of swearing and cursing, and so may be made at the length more abominable in this point, than is the devil him self.
For the deuil when he heareth god named trembleth therat, and dateth not so vnreuerently behaue hymselfe to that moste holy mane where as these wretched and most vngodly persones, do shewe no feare nor reuerence thereto at all. But ye good children take hede for gods sake, that you accustome not your selfes to suche kynde of blasphemies. And when you shall heare other outragyng with suche horrible ⟨p. xxiiii⟩curses, flye frome theym as frome pestilence, and thynke this with youre selfe. I wyll conuey me out of this naughtie companye, leste peraduenture I also maye be infected with this contagious custome of swearynge and cursing, and so maye be made at the lengthe more abhominable in this poynt, than is the deuill hym selfe.
Fourthly the name of God is taken in vain, when men do abuse the word of God purposely making false expositions upon holy scripture, and wresting the same from the true sense to their evil purpose, or when men make a trifle or a laughing sport of the words of holy scripture as these papists do which say that this verse of the Psalm. He shall drink of the broke by the way, and therefore ⟨image 49⟩he shall lift up his head, is verified of the goose and the gander. This abuse doth breed a contempt of the word of God, and it doeth corrupt or minish the authority of Gods doctrine.