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John Ponet's Short Catechisme (1553)

A short catechisme, or playne instruction, conteynynge the summe of Christian learning: sett fourth by the kings maiesties authoritie

John Ponet (Bishop of Winchester), commissioned by John Dudley, Duke of Northumberland·1553·from the English

A full modern English translation of the work — 1 book, 120 chapters — translated sentence by sentence from the English, with scripture echoes traced and brief notes on the harder turns of phrase. Choose a section to begin reading.

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A Short Catechisme, or Playne Instruction (1553)

  1. 1.1¶ An Iniunction geuen by the kyng our soueraigne Lord his most excellent maiesty to all scholemasters and teachers of youthe, within all his Graces realme and dominions, for auctorising and establyshyng the vse of thys Cathechisme.
  2. 1.2¶ The Copie of the Kynges Maiesties letters Patentes for the Printynge of this and the lytle Cathechisme.
  3. 1.3THE CATHECHISME. Al Christians shulde know their profession▪ / Teachyng by questyons▪
  4. 1.4Chyl…rē to be taughte trew relygion. / Christiā re ligion.
  5. 1.5A Short Catechisme, or Playne Instruction (1553)
  6. 1.6Partes of Christiā re ligion.
  7. 1.7What god is. / The … and the gos pell. / The scriptures preserued frō the begynnyng. / The cre…e
  8. 1.8called a …mbole.
  9. 1.9…awes of the first table. / One God / Images, / Takyug the name of God. / The Sabbat.
  10. 1.10…awes of the seconde table.
  11. 1.11A Short Catechisme, or Playne Instruction (1553)
  12. 1.12Honour of Parentes.
  13. 1.13Murther.
  14. 1.14…duoutry.
  15. 1.15…heft.
  16. 1.16False wyt nesse.
  17. 1.17Couetise of anothers. / The rewarde of y• godly aud vngodly.
  18. 1.18A Short Catechisme, or Playne Instruction (1553)
  19. 1.19The sūme of the lawe by Christe.
  20. 1.20The lawe of nature. / Ignorance brought i… by corrup…ion of nature.
  21. 1.21Why the lawe was wrytten in tables. / None made righteous by y• …awe. / Ceremonies of the law. / Sinnes for giuen by Christes death only
  22. 1.22Why the lawe was gyuen to one people / The moral lawe commune to al
  23. 1.23The crede.
  24. 1.24The ma…uge and preseruation of the world.
  25. 1.25Why wee cal God fa ther.
  26. 1.26The making of mā / The names of Adam & …
  27. 1.27The image that man was made after.
  28. 1.28Gods ymage defa ced in mā.
  29. 1.29Origynall synne.
  30. 1.30The meanes of … tion. / Gods ….
  31. 1.31The Serpents head / The seede of the woman▪
  32. 1.32Christes …, deathe▪ refurreccion and ascension. / The spirite sēt downe.
  33. 1.33A Short Catechisme, or Playne Instruction (1553)
  34. 1.34The resurrection of Christe necessarie.
  35. 1.35Christ gouernith his Church ab …ent. / God Christe is absent and presente in the worrd▪
  36. 1.36Christes … cension. / Christes bo dily presēce / Christe cōpared to y• sonne.
  37. 1.37Our profit by Christes ascenci…. / Causes of Christes as c…tion. / Christ do ing…s for … behofe / Christiā ex ample of lyfe vnto vs. / Donor of Christ.
  38. 1.38The end of … world
  39. 1.39The …ay of dome. / The resur rection.
  40. 1.40The holly Church. / Who be of Christs churthe.
  41. 1.41Causes of our iustification. / Iustification by fayth. / Irewe faithe and works vnseparate▪
  42. 1.42A Short Catechisme, or Playne Instruction (1553)
  43. 1.43The churche. / Marks of the church / Keies to bynde and loose.
  44. 1.44The holly Ghost.
  45. 1.45Why the holy goste is called holy.
  46. 1.46Whearin resteth the holy gost… sanctifica tion.
  47. 1.47Communion of Sainctes. / Why the churche is called vniuersall. / Cōmuniō of saints.
  48. 1.48Pa…tes of godstrew inward ser uice.
  49. 1.49The Sabbat.
  50. 1.50Outward seruice of God.
  51. 1.51What sacraments are.
  52. 1.52The ministracion of baptysme.
  53. 1.53The vse of the Lords supper.
  54. 1.54The meaninge of baptisme.
  55. 1.55The meaninge of y• Lords sup per. / The bread / The wyne
  56. 1.56Howe we feede vpō Christes bodye and bloud.
  57. 1.57Fayth the mouthe of the soule. / Offyce of Preachers / Prayer.
  58. 1.58The lords prayer.
  59. 1.59Whether we maye vse anye other praier but the pa ter noster.
  60. 1.60A Short Catechisme, or Playne Instruction (1553)
  61. 1.61Nothyng in y• lardes prayer hard to vn derstande.
  62. 1.62What we gather of our father
  63. 1.63What is meant by, whych are in heauen. / God is ech wheat / God alwaye present to helpe vs.
  64. 1.64How goddes name is to be hal lowed.
  65. 1.65Christes kingdome not yet per fect. / Christes kingdom.
  66. 1.66Gods will to be done / Our dayly bread. / What bread mea neth.
  67. 1.67Epiousiō. / Daylye breade or supernaturall. / Why wee aske oure bread to be daylye. / Forgyuenes of trespasses. / Our couenant with god, as we forgiue. &c
  68. 1.68Charitable forgiuenesse one to and ther ceaseth bram les. / The harmes of cōtencion. / Good not euell to be rēdred for euell. / Our weak nesse. / Temptation.
  69. 1.69Whi this is added: for thyne is y• kingdome. &c.
  70. 1.70Fayth in prayer. / What to be asked in prayer.
  71. 1.71…onest frame of lyfe. / Knoledge desier fear & loue of God. / Christe… benefites to vs. / Godlessnesse. / Superstition & hip… crisie. / Charitie. / The name of brethrē. / The law of nature. / Measure another … thy selfe. / Degrees of chariti. / Uices to be rooted out y• vertues maye be planted in theyr place. / The blysse of the god lye.
  72. 1.72A Short Catechisme, or Playne Instruction (1553)
  73. 1.73¶ Articles agreed vpō in the Conuocacion, and published by the Kinges Maiestie. — ¶ Of faith in the holy Trinitie.
  74. 1.74¶ That the worde, or Sōne of God, was made very mā.
  75. 1.75¶ Of the goinge downe of Christ into Hell.
  76. 1.76¶ The Resurrection of Christ.
  77. 1.77¶ The doctrine of holy scrip ture is sufficient to Saluaciō.
  78. 1.78¶ The old Testament is not to be refused.
  79. 1.79¶ The three Credes.
  80. 1.80Of original, or birthe sinne.
  81. 1.81¶Of Free wyll.
  82. 1.82▪Of Grace.
  83. 1.83¶Of the Iustification of manne.
  84. 1.84¶Workes before Iustification.
  85. 1.85¶Woorkes of Supererogation.
  86. 1.86¶No mā is without sinne, but Christe alone.
  87. 1.87¶ Of sinne against the holy Ghoste.
  88. 1.88¶ Blasphemy againste the holye Ghoste.
  89. 1.89¶ Of predestination, and Election.
  90. 1.90¶ We must trust to obteine eternall Saluation, onely by the name of Christ.
  91. 1.91¶ All menne are bounde to kepe the Morall cōmaundemētes of the Law.
  92. 1.92¶ Of the Churche.
  93. 1.93¶ Of the aucthoritie of the Churche.
  94. 1.94¶ Of the authority of generall Counsailes.
  95. 1.95¶ Of Purgatorye.
  96. 1.96¶ No manne may minister in the Congregation, except he be called.
  97. 1.97¶ Men muste speake in the Congregation in such toung, as the people vnderstandeth.
  98. 1.98¶ Of the Sacramentes.
  99. 1.99The wickednes of the Ministers doeth not take awaye the effectuall operation of gods ordynaunces.
  100. 1.100Of Baptisme.
  101. 1.101Of the Lordes Supper.
  102. 1.102¶ Of the perfecte oblation of Christ made vpon the crosse.
  103. 1.103¶ The state of syngle lyfe is cōmaūded to no man by the worde of God.
  104. 1.104¶ Excommunicate persons are to be auoided.
  105. 1.105Traditions of the churche.
  106. 1.106¶ Homelies.
  107. 1.107Of the boke of Praiers, and Ceremonies of the Churche of Englande.
  108. 1.108¶ Of ciuile Magistrates.
  109. 1.109Christian mennes gooddes are not commune.
  110. 1.110¶ Christian menne maye take an Othe.
  111. 1.111The resurrectiō of the dead is not yet broughte to passe.
  112. 1.112The soules of them that depart this life doe neither die wyth … the bodies, nor sleape idly.
  113. 1.113Heritikes called Millenarii.
  114. 1.114¶ Al men shall not be saued at the length.
  115. 1.115A Short Catechisme, or Playne Instruction (1553)
  116. 1.116¶ A generall Confession to be sayd in the Morning.
  117. 1.117A prayer to be sayd in the Mornynge.
  118. 1.118¶ A Praiet to be saied of Children before they studie their lesson at schole.
  119. 1.119¶ A Prayer for the Kinges Maiestye.
  120. 1.120¶ A Prayer to be sayde at nyghte going to bed.