B11281:11
A catechism or brief instruction in the principles and grounds of the true Christian…A catechisme or briefe instruction in the principles and grounds of the true Christian…
A catechism or brief instruction in the principles and grounds of the true Christian religion With a short treatise premised concerning the profity and necessity of catechizing.A catechisme or briefe instruction in the principles and grounds of the true Christian religion With a short treatise premised concerning the profity and necessitie of catechizing.
London: printed by Edward Griffin for Henry Fetherstone, 1617London: printed by Edvvard Griffin for Henry Fetherstone, 1617
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And I suppose there cannot be a more needful thing spoken of; and concerning which admonition should be rather given, then this: partly by reason of the great benefit and profit which cometh by it; and partly through the great contempt and neglect which is had of it; and partly for that a great number of these, by whom this duty is to be performed, put it off from them as a business impertinent, and with which they stand not chargeable. I mean this last of House and School-governors.
And I suppose there cannot bee a more needfull thing spoken of; and concerning which admonition should be rather giuen, then this: partly by reason of the great benefit and profit which commeth by it; and partly through the great contempt and neglect which is had of it; and partly for that a great number of these, by whom this duty is to be performed, put it off from them as a busines impertinent, and with which they stand not chargeable. I meane this last of House and Schoole-gouernours.
I shall therefore labour briefly to inform you of three things: the first is, teaching the profit of it: secondly I shall endeavour to remove the contempt of it: thirdly, I shall prove that you (my brethren above mentioned) do in some ⟨image 3⟩sort (though not so fully as certain other) stand chargeable therein.
I shall therefore labour breefly to informe you of three things: the first is, teaching the profit of it: secondly I shall endeuour to remoue the contempt of it: thirdly, I shall prooue that you (my brethren aboue mentioned) doe in some ⟨image 3⟩sort (though not so fully as certaine other) stand chargeable therein.