A14135:39
A brief declaration of the sacraments expressing the first original how they came up,…A briefe declaration of the sacraments expressing the fyrst oryginall how they came vp,…
A brief declaration of the sacraments expressing the first original how they came up, a[n]d were institute with the true and most sincere meaning and understanding of the same very necessary for all men, that will not err in the true use and receiving thereof. Compiled by the godly learned man William Tyndall.A briefe declaration of the sacraments expressing the fyrst oryginall how they came vp, a[n]d were institute with the true and mooste syncere meaning and vnderstandyng of the same very necessarye for all men, that wyl not erre in the true vse and receauing therof. Compyled by the godly learned man Wyllyam Tyndall.
London: printed by Robert Stoughton. Dwelling within Ludgate, 1548London: printed by Robert Stoughton. Dwellynge within Ludgate, 1548
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Now let us consider the words of this testament and promises as they be rehearsed of three Evangelists matthew mark and Luke and of the apostle paul. For John which wrote last touched nothing that was sufficiently declared of other. Matthew in the .xxvi saith thus. as they sate / Jesus toke breed and gave thanks and brake and gave his disciples and said, take and eat this is my body, And he toke the cup and thanked and gave it them saying, Drink of it all / for it is my blood of the new testament, which shall be shed for many, for the remission of since. First ye see by these words that the body was given to death / & the blood shed for the remission of sins & that for many. But who are these many? verily they that turn to God to believe in him only / and to endeavour them selves to keep his law from ⟨image 20⟩hence forth, which many, yet in respect of them that love not the law, are but very few, and even that little Flock that gave them selves wholly to follow Christ, wherefore if any man think he believe in Christ / and have not the law written in his hart to consent that his duty is to love his brother for Christs sake, as Christ loved him, And to endeavour him self so to do. The faith of that same man is vain and built upon sand of his own Imagination / and not upon the rock of God's word / for his word / unto which he hath bound him self, is that they only, which turn to god to keep his Laws shall have mercy for christs sake.
Nowe let vs consyder the woordes of thys testament and promysses as they be rehearsed of thre Euangelistes mathew marke and Luke and of ye apostle paul. For Ihon which wrot last touched nothyng that was suffisyently declared of other. Mathew in the .xxvi sayth thus. as they sate / Iesus toke brede and gaue thankes and brake and gaue hys dyscyples and sayd, take and eat thys is my body, And he toke the cuppe and thanked and gaue it them sayynge, Drynke of it all / for it is my bloud of the newe testamente, whych shall be shedde for manye, for the remyssyon of synnes. Fyrst ye se by these wordes yt the body was geuē to death / & the bloud shed for ye remyssyon of sīns & yt for many. But who are these mani? verely they yt turne to God to beleue in him onely / and to endeuoure thē selues to kepe his lawe frō ⟨image 20⟩hense forth, whych many, yet in respecte of them that loue not the law, are but very fewe, and euen that lytle Flocke that gaue them selues whollye to followe Chryst, wherfore yf any man thynke he beleue in Chryst / and haue not the lawe wrytē in his hart to consent yt his duety is to loue hys brother for Chrysts sake, as Chryst loued hym, And to indeuour hym selfe so to doo. The fayth of that same man is vayne and bylte vppō sād of hys owne Imagymacyon / and not vppon the roke of godes worde / for hys worde / vnto whych he hath bound him selfe, is that they only, wc turne to god to kepe hys Lawes shall haue mercye for chrysts sake.