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Quotation from The Heidelberg Catechism by Zacharias Ursinus and Caspar Olevianus
“Three; the first, how great my sins and miseries are; the second, how I may be delivered from all my sins and miseries; the third, how I shall express my gratitude to God for such deliverance.”
The Heidelberg Catechism, Lord's Day 1, trans. Traditional English version (translator not named)
Answer 2, which sets out the three-part plan of the whole catechism.
Citation: "Three; the first, how great my sins and miseries are; the second, how I may be delivered from all my sins and miseries; the third, how I shall express my gratitude to God for such deliverance." — Zacharias Ursinus and Caspar Olevianus, The Heidelberg Catechism, Lord's Day 1, trans. Traditional English version (translator not named). (id heidelberg-catechism-q2)
