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A collection of certain learned discourses, written by that famous man of memory Zechariah…A collection of certaine learned discourses, written by that famous man of memory Zachary…
A collection of certain learned discourses, written by that famous man of memory Zachary Ursine; doctor and professor of divinity in the noble and flourishing schools of Neustad. For explication of divers difficult points, laid down by that author in his catechism. Lately put in print in Latin by the last labour of D. David Parry: and now newly translated into English, by I.H. for the benefit and behoof of our Christian country-manA collection of certaine learned discourses, written by that famous man of memory Zachary Ursine; doctor and professor of divinitie in the noble and flourishing schools of Neustad. For explication of divers difficult points, laide downe by that author in his catechisme. Lately put in print in Latin by the last labour of D. David Parry: and now newlie translated into English, by I.H. for the benefit and behoofe of our Christian country-man
Oxford: printed by Joseph Barnes, 1600Oxford: printed by Ioseph Barnes, 1600
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.
4 Hence hath the Lords supper that first use, which is,1 a confirmation of our faith in CHRIST, because CHRIST himself by the hand of his Ministers reacheth & dealeth unto us this bread and cup in remembrance of himself, that is, that by this token and sign, as by a visible word, he may admonish us, that he died for us, and that he is unto us the meat of eternal life, whilst he maketh us his members, and because he annexeth a promise unto this rite, that he will feed with his own body and blood such as eat this bread in remembrance of him: when he said, This is my body: and because the holy Ghost by this visible testimony moveth our minds and harts with more certainty to believe the promise of the gospel.
4 Hence hath the Lordes supper that first vse, which is,1 a confirmation of our faith in CHRIST, because CHRIST himselfe by the hand of his Ministers reacheth & dealeth vnto vs this bread and cuppe in remembraunce of himselfe, that is, that by this token and signe, as by a visible word, hee may admonish vs, that he died for vs, and that he is vnto vs the meate of eternal life, whilest hee maketh vs his members, and because he annexeth a promise vnto this rite, that he will feede with his owne bodie and bloud such as eate this bread in remembrāce of him: when he said, This is my bodie: and because the holy Ghost by this visible testimony moueth our minds and harts with more certainety to beleeue the promise of the gospell.
- 1How the Lords supper confirmeth our faith.
5 There is then in the Lords supper a twofold kind of food and drink: one external, visible, and earthly, namely the bread and wine: the other internal, invisible & heavenly, namely the body and blood of Christ: there is also a twofold eating and receiving, the one external, visible,