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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.
¶Again, let us compare the figure with the truth, the old passover with the new, and diligently consider the property of speaking, in and of ether of them. Let us expend the succession, imitation, & time, how the new succeeding the old, the mediator Christ between both sitting at the supper celebrating both with his presence, did put out the old and bringing the new. For there is in ether of them such like composition of words, such affinity and proportion in speech, such similitude and property in them both, the new so corresponding in all things the old, that the old declareth the new, what it is, wherefore it was instituted, & what is the very use thereof. And to begin at circumcision the figure of baptism. ye shall understand That in sick rites and sacraments there are two things to be considered,1 that is to wit. The thing, and the sign of the thing. The thing is it wherefore the sign is instituted to signify it: as in circumcision, the thing is the covenant to be of the people of God and the sign is, the cutting of the foreskin of the privy member. In the passover, the thing was, the remembrance with thanks giving for the deliverance ⟨image 19⟩out of the hard •seruitute of egypt: but the sign was, the lamb roasted with such ceremonies as were there prescribed them. So in baptism: The thing is, the promise to be of the church of Christ: the sign is, the dipping into the water with the holy words. In our Lor•is supper, the very thing is, Christ promised and crucified, and of faith thanks giving unto the father for his son given to suffer for us• but the sign is, the dealing and distributing or reaching forth of the bred and wine, with the holy words of our lord spoken at his supper, after he had thus dealt the breed and wine, unto his disciples.
¶Agene, let vs compare the fygure wyth the trwthe, the olde passouer with the newe, and diligētly consyder the properte of spekinge, in and of ether of them. Let vs expende the succession, imitacion, & tyme, howe the newe succeding the olde, the mediatour Criste betwene bothe sittinge at the souper celebratinge bothe with his presens, dyd put out the olde and bryngyng the newe. For ther is in ether of them syche lyke composicion of wordis, siche affinite and proporcion in speche, syche symilitude and propertie in them bothe, the newe so corresponding in all thingis the olde, that the olde declarethe the newe, what it is, wherfore it was instituted, & what is the very vse therof. And to beginne at circuncision the fygure of baptisme. ye shall vnderstande That in sycke rytes and sacraments ther ar two thingis to be consydered,