Theophilus. Thou oughtest to understand 1that there be two sorts of Sacrifices, which do comprehend all y• other. The first is y• sacrifice of reconciliation & redemption, for to deliver the sinners from the ire and wrath of God: But this appertaineth but to Jesus Christ alone, of whom y• Levitical sacrifices were but a shadow 2and figure. The other is y• sacrifice of praise & thanks giving, by which we may comprehend all y• works of the faithful, by which they do praise God, and do travail to 3be joined unto him. As Saint Augustine doth expound it. Now forasmuch as the sacrament of the holy supper of our Lord, is one of the principal things that the church 4hath, for to glorify God, rightly it was called by the ancients, sacrifice, as not long ago hath been touched: not by reason that Jesus Christ is offered unto God by us: But because that he offereth himself unto us, and that through faith we receive it, and render unto him it, ankes for the great benefit that he hath done for us, giving himself to the death for us: and we confess and protest, that we do not take nor hold any other for a saviour then he only, nor we accept any mans sacrifice but his. For that cause hath the supper in like manner been called Eucharistia by the Greeks: The which word signifieth giving of 5thanks. After the same manner have Saint Augustine and other ancient Doctors of the Church understanded it. And they understand not by the altar any other thing 6but the table upon which y• Church hath used to celebrate the supper, making allusion unto the altars of the ancient law and have regard to that sacrifice of thanks giving, which in the supper is offered unto god by his church. Behold the estate which was in the Church touching that ⟨p. 183⟩point, in the time of Saint Augustine, which was about 7four hundred years after the death and passion of Jesus Christ, in which the church did begin then very much to degenerate and to be corrupted.
Theophilus. Thou oughtest to vnderstand 1that there bee two sortes of Sacrifices, whiche doe comprehend all y• other. The first is y• sacrifice of reconciliation & redemption, for to deliuer the sinners from the yre and wrath of God: But this apperteyneth but to Iesus Christ alone, of whom y• Leuiticall sacrifices wer but a shadow 2and figure. The other is y• sacrifice of praise & thanks giuing, by which we may comprehend al y• workes of the faithfull, by which they do prayse God, and doe trauiale to 3be ioyned vnto him. As Sainct Augustine doth expounde it. Now forasmuche as the sacrament of the holye supper of our Lord, is one of the principall things that the church 4hath, for to glorifie God, rightly it was called by the auncients, sacrifice, as not long agoe hath bene touched: not by reason that Iesus Christe is offred vnto God by vs: But bicause that he offreth himselfe vnto vs, and that thorow faith we receiue it, and render vnto him it, ankes for the greate benefit that he hath done for vs, giuing himselfe to the death for vs: and we confesse and protest, that wee doe not take nor holde anye other for a sauiour then hée onely, nor we accept any mans sacrifice but his. For that cause hath the supper in like manner bene called Eucharistia by the Greeks: The which word signifieth giuing of 5thankes. After the same manner haue Sainct Augustine and other anncient Doctors of the Churche vnderstanded it. And they vnderstand not by the aulter any other thinge 6but the table vpon which y• Church hath vsed to celebrate the supper, making allusion vnto the aulters of the auncient law and haue regarde to that sacrifice of thankes gyung, which in the supper is offred vnto god by his church. Behold the estate which was in the Church touching that ⟨p. 183⟩poynt, in the tyme of Sainct Augustine, which was about
- 1[…] sorts of […] The sacrifice of reconciliation.〈…〉 sortes of 〈…〉 The sacrifice of reconciliation.
- 2The sacrifice of thanks givingThe sacrifice of thankes giuing
- 3August. li. 10. de ciut. Dei. c. •. 6
- 4But sacrifice the supper is.
- 5Eucharis•ia.
- 6The material […] of the Church.The materiall 〈…〉 of the Church.
- 7The time of S. Augustine
