The Large and Small Catechisms. Martin Luther
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Martin Luther
The Large and Small Catechisms
Canonical Reviews on The Ten Commandments, The Apostles' Creed, The Lord's Prayer, Holy Baptism…
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Table of Contents
The Large Catechism
Short Preface of Dr. Martin Luther
The Ten Commandments of God
The Chief Articles of Our Faith
The Prayer, or "Our Father," Which Christ Taught
Part First. The Ten Commandments
The Ninth and Tenth Commandments
Conclusion of the Ten Commandments
Part Fifth. Of the Sacrament of the Altar
Introduction
A Christian, Profitable, and Necessary Preface and Faithful, Earnest Exhortation of Dr. Martin Luther to All Christians, but Especially to All Pastors and Preachers, that They Should Daily Exercise Themselves in the Catechism, which is a Short Summary and Epitome of the Entire Holy Scriptures, and that they May Always Teach the Same.
We have no slight reasons for treating the Catechism so constantly (in Sermons) and for both desiring and beseeching others to teach it, since we see to our sorrow that many pastors and preachers are very negligent in this, and slight both their office and this teaching; some from great and high art (giving their mind, as they imagine, to much higher matters), but others from sheer laziness and care for their paunches, assuming no other relation to this business than if they were pastors and preachers for their bellies' sake, and had nothing to do but to (spend and) consume their emoluments as long as they live, as they have been accustomed to do under the Papacy.
And although they have now everything that they are to preach and teach placed before them so abundantly, clearly, and easily, in so many (excellent and) helpful books, and the true Sermones per se loquentes, Dormi secure, Paratos et Thesauros, as they were called in former times; yet they are not so godly and honest as to buy these books, or even when they have them, to look at them or read them. Alas! they are altogether shameful gluttons and servants of their own bellies who ought to be more properly swineherds and dog-tenders than care-takers of souls and pastors.
And now that they are delivered from the unprofitable and burdensome babbling of the Seven Canonical