The Supper of the Lord, which is also called the table of the Lord, & the Eucharist, that is thanks giving, is therefore commonly named a Supper, because it was instituted of Christ in his last Supper, and now representeth the same, the faithful spiritually feeding and drinking in it: for the author of the Lord his Supper is 1not any Angel or man, but the Son of GOD him self our Lord Jesus Christ, who first consecrated it for his Church: that consecration & blessing dureth as yet, among all those that celebrate none other Supper, but the self same, which the Lord instituted, reciting his words, and in all things looking on Christ only with a true faith, of whose hands as it were, they receive that, which they take by 2the service of the ministers of the church. The Lord will keep by this holy Sacrament in fresh remembrance his chiefest benefit bestowed upon ⟨p. 57⟩mankind, namely, that when he gave his body to be betrayed, and his blood to be shed, he forgave us all our sins, and redeemed us from eternal death: and from the power of the Devil, and now fedeth us with his flesh, and giveth us his blood to drink, which, being with a true faith, spiritually received, nourisheth us to life everlasting. And this so great a benefit is renewed so oft, as the supper of the Lord is celebrated. For he said, do this in the remembrance of me. It is also confirmed unto us, in this Supper (lest we should waver in faith) that the Lords body in deed, was delivered for us, and his blood shed for the remission of our sins. And truly that to the outward eyes, is by the minister, represented in the Sacrament, and as it were laid before our face, which inwardly is done after an invisible sort, by the holy ghost: Outwardly, bread is offered by the minister, & the words of Christ 3are heard, Take, eat, this is my body, take divide it betwixt you, Drink ye ⟨image 121⟩all of this, this is my blood. Therefore the faithful taketh that, which is offered 4by the lords minister: They eat the Lord his bread, and drink of the Lords Cup, but inwardly, by the help of Christ, through the holy ghost they receive the flesh also, & the blood of the Lord, and are fed with them, to life everlasting. For the flesh and blood of Christ, is true meat & drink to eternal life.
THe Supper of the Lorde, whiche is also called the table of the Lorde, & the Euchariste, that is thankes geuinge, is therfore cōmonly named a Supper, because it was instituted of Christ in his last Supper, and nowe representeth the same, the faithful spiritually fedynge and drinkynge in it: for the aucthor of ye Lord his Supper is 1not any Angell or man, but the sonne of GOD him selfe our Lorde Iesus Christe, who firste consecrated it for his Churche: that consecration & blessinge dureth as yet, amonge all those that celebrat none other Supper, but the selfe same, whiche the Lord instituted, recitynge his wordes, and in al thinges looking on Christ only with a true faith, of whose handes as it were, they receaue that, which they take by 2the seruice of the ministers of ye churche. The Lorde wyll kepe by this holy Sacramente in freshe remembrāce his chiefeste benefite bestowed vppon ⟨p. 57⟩mākynde, namely, that when he gaue his bodie to be betraied, and his bloud to be shedde, he forgaue vs all our sinnes, and redemed vs from eternall death: and from the power of the Deuill, and now fedeth vs with his flesh, and giueth vs his bloudde to drincke, whiche, beyng with a true faithe, spiritually receiued, nourisheth vs to life euerlastyng. And this so greate a benefite is renewed so ofte, as the supper of the Lorde is celebrated. For he said, dooe this in the remembraunce of me. It is also confirmed vnto vs, in this Supper (leaste wee should wauer in faithe) that the Lordes bodie in deede, was deliuered for vs, and his bloude shedde for the remission of our sinnes. And truely that to the outwarde yies, is by the minister, represented in the Sacramente, and as it were laied before our face, which inwardly is doen after an inuisible sorte, by the holie ghoste: Outwardlie, breade is offered by the minister, & the wordes of Christ 3are heard, Take, eate, this is my body, take deuide it betwixt you, Drinke ye ⟨image 121⟩all of this, this is my bloud. Therfore the faithfull taketh that, whiche is offred 4by the lordes minister: Thei eate the Lorde his bread, and drinke of the Lordes Cuppe, but inwardlie, by the helpe of Christ, through the holy ghost thei receiue the fleshe also, & the bloud of the Lorde, and are fedde with them, to life euerlastyng. For the fleshe and bloud of Christ, is true meate & drinke to eternall life.
- 1The author of the Lords Supper.The aucthor of the Lords Supper.
- 2It is a remembrance of gods benefits.It is a remembraunce of gods benefites.
- 3The sign & the thing signified.The signe & the thinge signified.
- 4what the faithful receive.what the faithfull receaue.
