The other part of Christian questions and answers which is concerning the sacraments, writ[n]…The other parte of Christian questions and answeares which is concerning the sacraments, writte[n]…

Question. So then I suppose that thou callest it, that which the divines also call sanctification, that is to say, a translation from a common use to a holy worship of God. But against this interpretation there are certain stops. For the Evangelists do use in this self same argument of the supper, two Greek words commonly and indifferently one for another, the one to bless, the other to give thanks. Now that these do differ within them selves it may specially appear by this, that to bless, is always taken transitively, but to give thanks, always intransitively. Moreover also that same common sanctification, to wit whereby it is brought to pass, that we may lawfully use meats, is manifestly distinguished, from thanks giving and prayers, as the consequent ⟨image 124⟩from the antecedent.

Question. So then I suppose that thou callest it, that which the diuines also cal sanctification, that is to say, a translation from a common vse to a holy woorship of God. But against this interpretation there are certaine stoppes. For the Euangelistes doe vse in this selfe same argument of the supper, two Greeke woords commonly and indifferently one for another, the one to blesse, the other to giue thankes. Now that these doe differ within thē selues it may specially appeare by this, that to blesse, is alwayes taken transitiuely, but to giue thankes, alwayes intransitiuely. Moreouer also that same common sanctification, to witte whereby it is brought to passe, that we may lawfully vse meates, is manifestly distingushed, from thanks giuing and prayers, as the consequēt ⟨image 124⟩from the antecedent.

Answer. It is an usual thing with the Hebrews, whose phrase the writings of the Apostles do savour of, to understand the consequent by the antecedent, therefore to give thanks, albeit it be always set down absolutely, yet notwithstanding it is taken in this argument, for to sanctify with thanks giving: and again this action of thanks giving is spoken generally of prayers, the Apostle using the name of intercession, though in an unequal thing, yet not altogether unlike. So also to bless, when it is attributed to God, is taken for too sanctify, Moses him self being interpreter.