The supper of the Lord where unto, that thou mayst be the better prepared…The souper of the Lorde wher vnto, that thou mayst be the better prepared…

But turn we to Johan again and let More mock still and lye to. I am the breed of life saith Christ. And no man denieth that our fathers and elders did eat Manna in the desert, & yet are they deed. But he that eateth of this brede• that is to say believeth in me, he hath life everlasting. For it is I that am this lively breed which am come from heaven, of whom who so eat by faith, shall never dye. Here therefore it is to be noted diligently that Christ meaneth, as every man may see, by the eating of this brede non other thinge then the belief in him self offered up for our sins: which faith only justifieth us: which sentence to declare more plainly, and that he would have it noted more diligently, he repeateth it yet age• ne saying. It is I that am the lively breed, which am come down from heaven: who so eateth of this breed, shall live everlasting. And to put ye clear out of doubt, I shall show you in few words, what this matter is, and by what ways I must be the saviour and redeemer of the world to give it this life so oft rehearsed. And therefore now take good heed. This breed which I speak of so mich, and shall give it you: It is mine own f•esshe which I must lay forth and pay for the life of the world. Here is it now manifest, that he should suffer ⟨p. 5⟩death in his own flesh for our redemption to give us this life everlasting, Thus now may ye see how Christ's flesh, which he called breed, is the spiritual food & meat of our souls. When our souls by faith see god the father not to have spared his only so dear beloved son but to have delivered him to suffer that ignominious and so painful death to restore us to life, then have we e•en his flesh and drunk his blood, assured firmly of the favour of God, satisfied and certified of our salvation.

But turne we to Iohan ageyn and let More mocke stil and lye to. I am the brede of lyfe saith Cryste. And noman denyeth that our fathers and elders dyd ete Manna in the deserte, & yet ar thei dede. But he that eteth of this brede• that is to saye beleuethe in me, he hathe lyfe euerlastynge. For it is I that am this lyuely brede whiche am cōmen from heuē, of whom who so ete by faithe, shal neuer dye. Here therfore it is to be noted diligently that Cryste meaneth, as euery man may se, by the etinge of this brede non other thinge then the beleif in him selfe offred vp for our sinnes: whiche faithe onely iustifyethe vs: which sentence to declare more playnely, and that he wolde haue it noted more diligētly, he repeteth it yet age ne sayng. It is I that am the lyuely brede, which am comē downe from heuē: who so eteth of this brede, shall lyue euerlastinge. And to put ye clere out of doute, I shal shewe you in few wordis, what this mater is, and by what wayes I muste be the sauiour and redemer of the worlde to geue it this lyfe so ofte reherced. And therfore now take good heed. This brede which I speke of so myche, and shall geue it you: It is myn own fesshe whiche I muste laye forthe and paye for the lyfe of the worlde. Here is it now manifest, that he shuld suffer