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

       The Small Catechism

      The Large Catechism

       Table of Contents

by Dr. Martin Luther

       Table of Contents

       Introduction

       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

       Of Baptism

       Of the Sacrament

       Part First. The Ten Commandments

       The First Commandment

       The Second Commandment

       The Third Commandment

       The Fourth Commandment

       The Fifth Commandment

       The Sixth Commandment

       The Seventh Commandment

       The Eighth Commandment

       The Ninth and Tenth Commandments

       Conclusion of the Ten Commandments

       Part Second. Of the Creed

       Article I.

       Article II.

       Article III.

       Part Third. Of Prayer

       The Lord's Prayer

       The First Petition

       The Second Petition

       The Third Petition

       The Fourth Petition

       The Fifth Petition

       The Sixth Petition

       The Seventh and Last Petition

       Part Fourth. Of Baptism

       Of Infant Baptism

       Part Fifth. Of the Sacrament of the Altar

       Conclusion

      Introduction

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      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