A declaration of Christ and of his office compiledA declaration of Christe and of his offyce compylyd

Lo thus was the manner to offer Christ for sin after this sort and cruel handling of Christ was their of God appeased, If they sacrifice Christ in the mass, let them hang him tyrants again upon the cross and thrust â spear to his blessed hart, that he ⟨image 55⟩may shed his blood for with out shedding of blood is no remission: the scripture damneth this abuse of the lords supper, and is the conculcation of his precious blood. As concerning the use of this Sacrament and all other The rites and ceremonijs that be godly they should be so kept, and used in the church, as they were delivered unto us of the high Bishop Christ, the author of all Sacraments. For this is true that he most godly: most religiously: and most perfectly: instituted and celebrated the supper. And None other ways then the Evangelist doth record. the best manner and most godly way to celebrate this supper is to preach the death of Christ unto the church. And the redemption of man: as Christ did at his supper, and there to have commune prayers as Christ prayed with his disciples, then to repeat the last words of the supper and with the ⟨image 56⟩same to break the bread and distribute the win to the hole church. Then yeuyng thanks to God: depart in peace: these ceremonijs that God instituted not But repugneth God's institution be not necessary but rather in any case to be left because they abrogat the institution of Christ. it seemeth sufficient unto me if the church do as Christ hath commanded it to do.

Lo thus was the maner to offre Christ for sinne affter this sort and cruell handelyng of Christ was theire of God apecid, If they sacrifice Christ in the masse, let thē hange hym tyrauntes agayne upon the crosse and thrust â spere to his blessid hart, that he ⟨image 55⟩may shed his blud for with out schedding of blud is no remission: the scripture damnythe this abuse of the lordes supꝑ, and is the cōculcation of his precious blud. As concerning the use of this Sacrament and all other The rites ād ceremonijs that be godly they shuld be so kept, and usyd in the churche, as they were deliueryd unto us of the highe Bishope Christ, the auctor of all Sacramentes. For this is trew that he moost godly: moost religiousi: and moost perfetly: institutyd and celebratyd the supper. And None other wayes then the Euangelist doothe record. the best maner and moost godly way to celebrat this supper is to preache the deathe of Christ unto the churche. And the redemption of man: as Christ did at his supper, and there to haue commune prayers as Christ prayed with his disciples, then to repet the last wordes of the supper and with the