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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.
¶And for because they hold them so fast by Paul. 1. Co. 11. I shall loose their hold, expounding the Lord's supper after Paul, which addeth immediately unto the cup, this that Luke there leaved forth: Do ye this in to my rememberance• This doth Paul repeat so of•e to put us in mind, that these thanks giving and supper is the commemoration and the memorial of Christ's death. wherefore after all he repeateth it yet again the third time saying. So oft as ye shall eat this breed (he calleth it still breed even after the pope's consecration) & drink the cup (he saith not drink this blood) see that ye give thanks, be joyous and preach the death of the lord, for somyche signifieth annunciate in this place, until he come that is to say, fro the time of his death & ⟨p. 24⟩ascension until he come again to judgment. Furthermore, saith Paul, whoso eat this breed, he calleth it still breed, or drink of the c• ppe of the lord unworthely•he is guilty the body and blood of the lord. The body & blood of the lord Paul calleth here the congregation assembled together to eat the Lord's supper. For they at his body and blood which are redeemed with his body and blood, as he said in the .10. cap. before. The cup of thanks giving which we receive with thanks: is it not the fellowship of the blood of Christ? Th• breed which we break, is it not the fellowship of the body of Christ? For we being many together are one breed, even one body. Lo here Paul expounding himself useth the same form of speech that is used in these words This is my body, taking Is, for signifieth. we are one breed even one body, that is to say, we are signified be one loaf of bred to be one body, he showeth the cause, adding because we be all partakers of one loaf or piece of breed. And in the .12. cap. following, he saith plainly, ye be the body of Christ and his particular members, and in the first cap. to thephesians• God did set Christ to be the head over all unto his congregation which his body. &c.
¶And for because they holde them so faste by Paule. 1. Co. 11. I shall loose their holde, expownynge the lordis souper aftir Paule, whyche addeth immediatly vnto the cuppe, this that Luke there leaued forthe: Do ye this in to my rememberāce This doth Paule repete so ofe to put vs in mynde, that these thankis geuyng and souper is the commemoracion and the memoriall of Crystis dethe. wherfore aftir all he repeteth it yet agayne the thirde tyme saynge. So oft as ye shall ete this brede (he calleth it styll brede euen aftir the popis consecracion) & drinke the cuppe (he saith not drynke this blood) se that ye geue thankes, be ioyouse and preche the dehe of the lorde, for somyche sygnifieth annunciate in this place, vntyll he come that is to saye, fro the tyme of hys deathe &