A Sacrament of this food is the Bread, that Christ commanded to be blessed, broken, and delivered in his remembrance: which also may be called the daily Bread: not for that it is daily received, but for that there is no day excepted, but it may be received every day. And that in such places, where as the Sacrament was not daily received of the people, it was not received privately and daily of the Priest, for continuance of the daily Sacrifice, as M. Harding surmiseth, it appeareth well by sundry good records. And to leave S.a Basil ad Caesariam Patritiam: theb Council of Laodicea: thec Council of Constantinople holden in Trullo: and the Synodald Epistle sent from the Bishops of the East part in, the defence of Macarius:5 S. Augustine saithe, Huius rei Sacramentum alicubi quotidiè, alicubi certis internallis dierum, 6in Dominico praeparatur, & de Mensa Dominica sumitur. The Sacrament of this thing is prepared, or consecrate in the Church, and received of the Lords Table, in some places every day, in some places upon certain days. Likewise also saith S. Ambrose, Every week we must celebrate the oblation, although not every day unto strangers, yet unto the inhabitants at least twice in the week. S. Augustine saith, the Sacrament was ministered at certain days: S. Ambrose saith, sometimes twice in the week: and not every day. But what record hereof can be plainer, then the Council of Toledo: The words in English be these: There be sundry Priests in Spain, that, touching the prayer that the Lord taught, and commanded ⟨p. 64⟩daily to be said, 7say the same only upon the Sunday, and upon no day else. Hereof we may very well gather, that if the Priests in Spain said the Lords prayer only upon the Sunday, for so much as the Communion is never ministered without the Lords prayer, therefore the Priests in Spain ministered not the Communion, but only upon the Sunday.
A Sacrament of this foode is the Breade, that Christe commaunded to be blessed, broken, and deliuered in his remembrance: whiche also may be called the daily Breade: not for that it is daily receiued, but for that there is no day excepted, but it may be receiued euery day. And that in suche places, where as the Sacrament was not daily receiued of the people, it was not receiued priuately and daily of the Prieste, for continuance of the daily Sacrifice, as M. Hardinge surmiseth, it appeareth wel by sundrie good recordes. And to leaue S.a Basil ad Caesariam Patritiam: theb Councel of Laodicea: thec Councel of Constantinople holden in Trullo: and the Synodald Epistle sent from the Bishops of the Easte parte in, the defence of Macarius:5 S. Augustine saithe, Huius rei Sacramentum alicubi quotidiè, alicubi certis internallis dierum, 6in Dominico praeparatur, & de Mensa Dominica sumitur. The Sacrament of this thinge is prepared, or consecrate in the Churche, and receiued of the Lordes Table, in some places euery day, in some places vpon certaine daies. Likewise also saithe S. Ambrose, Euery weeke wee must celebrate the oblation, although not euery day vnto strang•rs, yet vnto the inhabitantes at least twise in the weeke. S. Augustine saithe, the Sacrament was ministred at certaine daies: S. Ambrose saithe, sometimes twise in the weeke: and not euery day. But what recorde hereof can be plainer, then the Councel of Toledo: The woordes in Englishe be these: There be sundrie Priestes in Spaine, that, touchinge the prayer that the Lorde taught, and commaunded ⟨p. 64⟩daily to be saide, 7saie the same onely vpon the Sonneday, and vpon no day els. Hereof wée may very wel geather, that if the Priestes in Spaine said the Lordes praier onely vpon the Sonneday, for so muche as the Communion is neuer ministred without the Lordes praier, therefore the Priestes in Spaine ministred not the Communion, but onely vpon the Sonneday.
- aBasil. ad Caesariam.
- bConcil. Laodicen. ca. 49.
- cCon. Constantinopol. ca. 52.
- dConcil. Alexandri. epistola Sy•odalis.
- 5Augusti. in Joh. tracta. 26.Augusti. in Ioh. tracta. 26.
- 6Ambros. in epi. ad Timo. 1. Ca. 4. Concil. Toletan. 4. ca. 9.
- 7The Communion ministered only upon the Sunday.The Communion ministred onely vpō the Sonday.
