CATECHISM, catechize, are Greek terms, which signify Instruction, to instruct; Catechist, he who instructs; Catechumen, the person to be instructed, in order to be admitted as a member of the Gal. vi. 6.Christian Church. S. Paul requires those who receive instructions from others, to communicate unto them in all good things, as an acknowledgment of the service and favour they receive from them: Communicet autem is, qui catechizatur verbo, ei qui se catechizat in omnibus bonis.
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