Title Page

I. The Ten Commandments: The Simple Way a Father Should Present Them to His Household

A. The First Commandment

B. The Second Commandment

C. The Third Commandment

D. The Fourth Commandment

E. The Fifth Commandment

F. The Sixth Commandment

G. The Seventh Commandment

H. The Eighth Commandment

I. The Ninth Commandment

J. The Tenth Commandment

K. The Conclusion to the Commandments

II.The Creed: The Simple Way a Father Should Present it to His Household

II. The Second Article: On Redemption

III. The Third Article: On Becoming Holy

III. The Our Father: The Simple Way a Father Should Present it to His Household

The First Request

The Second Request

IV. The Third Request

V. The Fourth Request

VI. The Fifth Request

VII. The Sixth Request

VIII. The Seventh Request

XI. Amen.

IV. The Sacrament of Holy Baptism: The Simple Way a Father Should Present it to His Household

II. Q. What does Baptism give? What good is it?

III. Q. How can water do such great things?

Q. What is the meaning of such a water Baptism?

V. How One Should Teach the Uneducated to Confess

II. Q. Which sins should people confess?

VI. The Sacrament of the Altar: The Simple Way a Father Should Present it to his Household

II. Q. Where is that written?

III. Q. What good does this eating and drinking do?

IV. Q. How can physical eating and drinking do such great things?

V. Q. Who, then, receives such a sacrament in a worthy way?

Appendix I. How a Father Should Teach His Household to Conduct Morning and Evening Devotions.

The Evening Devotions

Appendix II. How a Father Should Teach His Household to say Grace and Return Thanks at Meals:

This text was translated in 1994 and revised in 2002 for Project Wittenberg by Robert E. Smith and has been placed in the public domain by him. You may freely distribute, copy or print this text. Please direct any comments or suggestions to Rev. Robert E. Smith of the Walther Library at: