The Practice of Piety

The sick man (having thus eased his Conscience, and received his Absolution) may do well (having a convenient number of faithful Christians joining with him) to receive the holy Sacrament of the Lords Supper, to encourage him in his Faith, to discourage the Devil in his assaults. In this respect the ^aCouncil of Nice termeth this Sacrament, Viaticum, the souls provision for her journey. And albeit the Lords Supper ⟨p. 971⟩be an Ecclesiastical action, yet for as much as our Lord (the first institutor) celebrated it in a ^bprivate house, and that Saint ^cPaul termeth the houses of Christians, the Churches of Christ. And that ^dChrist himself hath promised to be in the middest of the faithful, where but two or three are gathered together in his Name.

The sicke man (hauing thus eased his Conscience, and receiued his Absolution) may doe well (hauing a conuenient number of faithfull Christians ioyning with him) to receiue the holy Sacrament of the Lords Supper, to encourage him in his Faith, to discourage the Diuell in his assaults. In this respect the ^aCouncell of Nice tearmeth this Sacrament, Viaticum, the soules prouision for her iourney. And albeit the Lords Supper ⟨p. 971⟩be an Ecclesiasticall action, yet for as much as our Lord (the first institutor) celebrated it in a ^bpriuate house, and that Saint ^cPaul tearmeth the houses of Christians, the Churches of Christ. And that ^d