Project Gutenberg Etext of The Large Catechism, by Martin Luther
Project Gutenberg Etext of The Large Catechism, by Martin Luther
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feel it more and become the more hungry for the Sacrament, especially<br />
since the devil plies his force against you, and lies in wait for you<br />
without ceasing, to seize and destroy you, soul and body, so that you<br />
are not safe from him one hour. How soon can he have brought you<br />
suddenly into misery and distress when you least expect it!<br />
Let this, then, be said for exhortation, not only for those <strong>of</strong> us who<br />
are old and grown, but also for the young people, who ought to be<br />
brought up in the Christian doctrine and understanding. For there<strong>by</strong> the<br />
Ten Commandments, the Creed, and the Lord's Prayer might be the more<br />
easily inculcated to our youth, so that they would receive them with<br />
pleasure and earnestness, and thus would practice them from their youth<br />
and accustom themselves to them. For the old are now well-nigh done<br />
for, so that these and other things cannot be attained, unless we train<br />
the people who are to come after us and succeed us in our <strong>of</strong>fice and<br />
work, in order that they also may bring up their children successfully<br />
that the Word <strong>of</strong> God and the Christian Church may be preserved.<br />
<strong>The</strong>refore let every father <strong>of</strong> a family know that it is his duty <strong>by</strong> the<br />
injunction and command <strong>of</strong> God, to teach these things to his children,<br />
or have them learn what they ought to know. For since they are baptized<br />
and received into the Christian Church, they should also enjoy this<br />
communion <strong>of</strong> the Sacrament, in order that they may serve us and be<br />
useful to us; for they must all indeed help us to believe, love, pray,<br />
and fight against the devil.<br />
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