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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.
¶Both these sacramentis were figured in Moses law. Baptism was figured by circumcision: and the Lord's supper, by the eating of the passelombe• where like as by circumcision, the people of Israel were reckoned to be God's people, several from the gentiles: so be we now by baptism reckoned to be: consigned unto Christ's church several from Jews paynims &c. And as their passover, that is to say their solemn fest yearly in eating their pass lamb, was an outward token of their perseverance in their religion, and in remembrance of their passage out of egypt into the land of Canaan:1 2so is now the eating of the Lord's supper (which Christ and Paul called our passover) a token of our perseverance in our christian profession at baptism: and also thanks giving with that joyful remembrance of our redemption from sin, death, & hell by Christ's death. Of the figure of this supper, our new passover:3 thus is it written. After ye be entered into that land which the lord God shall give you according to this promise: ye shall keep this ceremony. And when your children ask ye: what religion is this? ye shall answer them. It is the sacrifice of the passing over of the lord, when the lord passed forby the houses of the children of Israel in egypt, smiting ⟨p. 18⟩the gipcians and delivering our houses. This eating therefore of the pass lamb was the figure of the Lord's supper, which figure when the hour was come that he would i• to cease & give place unto the verity, as the shadow to vanish away at the presence of the body: He said thus• 4with a fervent desire do I long to eat this passover with you ere I suffer.
¶Bothe these sacramentis were fygured in Moses lawe. Baptysme was fygured by circ•ncisyon: and the lordis souper, by the etynge of the passelombe• where lyke as by cyrcuncysion, the people of Israel were rekened to be goddis people, seuerall frome the gentyls: so be we now by baptisme rekened to be: conseigned vnto Crystis chyrche seueral frome iwes paynyms &c. And as their passouer, that is to saye their solēpne feste yerely in etynge their passelombe, was an vtwarde token of their perseuerance in their relygion, and in remembrance of theyr passage out of egypte into the londe of Chanaā: