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…

¶This holy sacrament therefore, would god it were restored unto the pure use, as the apostles used it in their time. would God, the secular princes which should be the very pastors and head rulers of their congregations committed unto their cure, would first command or suffer the true preachers of God's word to preach the gospel purely and plainly with discrete liberty: and constitute over each particular parish such curates as can and would preach the word, and that once or twice in the week, appointing unto their flock certain days after their discretion and zeal to godward, to come to gyther to celebrate the Lord's supper. At the which assemble the curate would propound and declare them first this text of Paul. 1. Corinth. 11• So of• as ye shall eat this breed and drink of this cup: see that ye be joyous, praise, and give thanks preaching the death of the lord. &c. which declared, and every one exhorted to prayer, he would preach them purely Christ to have dyed and ben offered upon the altar of the Cross for their redemption: which only oblation to be a sufficient sacrifice to peace the fathers wrath, and to purge all the since of the world. Then to excite them with all humble diligence every man unto the knowledge of him self and his since: and to believe and trust to the forgiveness in Christ's blood: and for this so incomparable benefit of our redemption ⟨p. 31⟩(which were sold bondmen to sin) to give thanks unto God the father for so merciful a deliverance through the death of Jesus Christ, every one, some singing and some saying devoutly, some or other psalm or prayer of thanks giving in the mother •onge. Then, the breed and wine set before them in the face of the church upon the table of the lord purely and honestly laid, let him declare to the people the significations of those sensible signs, what the action and deed moveth, techeth and exhorteth them unto: and that the breed and wine be no profane common signs: but holy sacraments reverently to be considered and received with a deep faith and remembrance of Christ's death and of the shedding of his blood for our since, those sensible things to represent us the very body and blood of Christ, so that while every man behold with his corporal eye those sensible sacramentis:

¶Thys holy sacrament therfore, wolde god it were restored vnto the pure vse, as thapostles vsed it in theyr tyme. wolde God, the seculare prynces whyche shulde be the very pastours and hed rulers of their congregacions committed vnto their cure, wolde fyrste commaunde or suffer the trwe prechers of goddis worde to preche the gospell purely and plainly wyth discrete lyberte: and constitute ouer eche particulare parysshe syche curatis as can and wolde preche the worde, and that once or twyse in the weke, apoynynge vnto their flocke certayne dayes aftyr their discrecion and zele to godwarde, to come to gyther to celebrate the lordis souper. At the whyche assemble the curate wolde propowne and declare them fyrste thys texte of Paule. 1. Corynth. 11 So of as ye shal ete this brede and drinke of this cuppe: se that ye be ioyouse, prayse, and geue thankys prechyng the dethe of the lorde. &c. whyche declared, and euery one exhorted to prayer, he wolde preche them purely Cryste to haue dyed and ben offred vpon the altare of the Crosse for their redempcion: whyche onely oblacio to be a sufficyent sacryfice to peace the fathers wrathe, and to purge all the synnes of the worlde. Then to excyte them wyth all homble dilygence euery man vnto the knowlege of him selfe and hys synnes: and to beleue and truste to the forgeuenes in Crystis blode: and for this so incomparable beefyt of oure redempciō