A catechisme, or, The grounds and principles of Christian religion set forth by way of question and answer wherein the summe of the doctrine of religion is comprised, familiarly opened, and clearly confirmed from the Holy Scriptures / by Richard Mather, teacher to the church at Dorchester in New England.

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A catechisme, or, The grounds and principles of Christian religion set forth by way of question and answer wherein the summe of the doctrine of religion is comprised, familiarly opened, and clearly confirmed from the Holy Scriptures / by Richard Mather, teacher to the church at Dorchester in New England.
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Mather, Richard, 1596-1669.
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London :: Printed for Iohn Rothwell, and are to be sold at his shop ...,
1650.
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Congregational churches -- Catechisms.
Congregational churches -- Doctrines.
Catechisms -- Congregational churches.
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"A catechisme, or, The grounds and principles of Christian religion set forth by way of question and answer wherein the summe of the doctrine of religion is comprised, familiarly opened, and clearly confirmed from the Holy Scriptures / by Richard Mather, teacher to the church at Dorchester in New England." In the digital collection Early English Books Online. https://name.umdl.umich.edu/A50246.0001.001. University of Michigan Library Digital Collections. Accessed May 21, 2025.

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Q. What is the difference between the catholike, universall and mysticall Church, and the instituted or particular churches?

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A. They differ in their number; for the ca∣tholike Church is but one Church, one body c 1.1 but of the other sort in the dayes of the new Testament there are many Churches d 1.2.

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