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A preparative to marriage The sum whereof was spoken at a contract, and enlarged…A preparatiue to mariage The summe whereof was spoken at a contract, and inlarged…
A preparative to marriage The sum whereof was spoken at a contract, and enlarged after. Whereunto is annexed a treatise of the Lords Supper, and another of usury. By Henry Smith.A preparatiue to mariage The summe whereof was spoken at a contract, and inlarged after. Whereunto is annexed a treatise of the Lords Supper, and another of vsurie. By Henrie Smith.
London: printed by Thomas Orwin for Thomas Man, 1591
A Treatise of the Lords Supper; in two Sermons. › A Treatise of the Lords Supper.
Modern spelling is a reading aid: the words are the author’s, only the spelling is modernized. Original shows the page as printed, with the transcription marks.
This testament is called a testament in blood, because the testament and will of a man is confirmed, when the man is dead; so Christ confirmed his Testament by his death. Moses saith, that life is in the blood, so the blood of Christ is the 1life of this Testament. If Christs blood had not been shed, this Testament made unto us had been unprofitable, as the Testament of a Father is to his Son, if the Father should not die but live. Therefore the Apostle saith, without 2shedding of blood there is no remission of sins. Therefore the Testament or covenant of the remission of our sins, is called the Testament in blood; the blood of Christ is the seal of the Testament which we have to show unto GOD for the remission of our ⟨image 100⟩sins, and the two Sacraments are a seal of that blood to witness that it was shed.
This testament is called a testamēt in bloud, because the testamēt and will of a man is confirmed, when the man is dead; so Christ confirmed his Testament by his death. Moses saith, that life is in the bloud, so the bloud of Christ is the 1life of this Testament. If Christs bloud had not been shed, this Testament made vnto vs had been vnprofitable, as the Testament of a Father is to his Sonne, if the Father should not die but liue. Therfore the Apostle saith, without 2shedding of bloud there is no remission of sinnes. Therefore the Testament or couenant of the remission of our sinnes, is called the Testament in bloud; the bloud of Christ is the seale of the Testament which we haue to shew vnto GOD for the remission of our ⟨image 100⟩sinnes, and the two Sacraments are a seale of that bloud to witnes that it was shed.