"Because I am baptized, and believe on my dear Lord Jesus Christ."
"What is it needful that a Christian should know for his salvation?"
Answer—"The Catechism."
And afterwards, in the part concerning the Christian faith, the sweet voices repeated the Creed in German.
"I believe in God the Father Almighty."
And Fritz's voice asked gently—
"What does that mean?"
Answer—"I believe that God has created me and all creatures; has given me body and soul, eyes, ears, and all my limbs, reason, and all my senses, and still preserves them to me; and that he has also given me my clothes and my shoes, and whatsoever I eat or drink; that richly and daily he provides me with all needful nourishment for body and life, and guards me from all danger and evil; and all this out of pure fatherly divine goodness and mercy, without any merit or deserving of mine. And for all this I am bound to thank and praise him, and also to serve and obey him. This is certainly true."
Again—
"I believe in Jesus Christ," &c.