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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…
The supper of the Lord where unto, that thou mayst be the better prepared and suerlyer instructed: have here first the declaration of the later part of the .6. ca. of S. Joha[n], beginning at the letter C. the fourth line before the cross, at these words: merely were. [et]c wherein incidentally M. Morris letter against Johan Frith is confuted.The souper of the Lorde wher vnto, that thou mayst be the better prepared and suerlyer enstructed: haue here firste the declaracion of the later parte of the .6. ca. of S. Joha[n], beginninge at the letter C. the fowerth lyne before the crosse, at these wordis: merely were. [et]c wheryn incidently M. Moris letter agenst Johan Frythe is confuted.
Nornburg: printed by Niclas twonson i.e. N. Hill?, 1533
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.
¶Among the holy evangelistis, writing the story of Christ's supper: John, because the other three had written it at large,1 did but make a mention thereof in his 13. cap. Matthew 2Mark and Luke declaring it clearly,3 orderly and with just number of words. with whom Paul agreeth, thus writing unto the Corinthians.4 Our lord Jesus, the same night he was betrayed: he toke the breed, and after he had given thanks: he brake it, saying: Take ye it, eat it. This is my body, which is for you broken. Here is now to be noted the order ⟨p. 14⟩of this action or act. First Christ •oke the breed in his hands, secondarily he gave thanks, thirdly he brake it:5 fo••ertly he raught it them saying, take it, fifthly he had them eat it. At last after all this he said. This is my body which is for you broken, this thing do ye into the remembrance of me. Her ye see, that this bread was first broken delivered them, and they were commanded to eat it to: ere Christ said This is my bo•dye. And for because it is to suppose verily, that they toke it at his hand as he bad them, and did eat it to, when they had it in their hands, their master (whose words they did ever obey) commanding them. It must needs follow (if these be the words of the consecration) that •hey were houseled with unconsecrated breed, or else now eaten, or at l•ste wise part of it, ere Christ consecrated it, yea it followeth that it was out of Christ's hands and in their mouths when Christ consecrated it, and so to have consecrated it when it was now in his disciples hands or in their mouths or rather in their belies.
¶Amonge the holy euangelistis, wrytinge the story of Cristis souper: Iohā, because the other thre had wryten it at large,