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M. Hast thou yet any thing to say touching this Sacrament?

M. HAst thou yet any thing to say touching this Sacrament?

P. I have now to show thee what pattern and example we have there of a Christian life, and of the duty of a Christian, and of true repentance, which ought to be in him all the time of his life.

P. I haue nowe to shewe thée what pattern and example wée haue there of a Christian life, and of the dutie of a Christian, and of true repentance, which ought to be in him all the time of his life.

M. Expound all these to me.

1. 1Tite. 3. b Luk. 3. c Colloss. 3. a Rom. 6. d

Of the Supper, and why Jesus Christ did ordain two signs for the same.

Of the Supper, and why Iesus Christe did ordaine two signes for the same.

M. ¹IT seemeth to me now that I do sufficiently understand that matter of Baptism, and therefore let us proceed to the Supper.

M. ¹IT séemeth to mée nowe that I doe sufficiently vnderstand that matter of Baptisme, and therfore lette vs procéede to the Supper.

1. 1Matth 26. c Mark. 14. c Luke. 22. b 1. Cor. 11. c. f.

P. The Supper is a Sacrament in the which Jesus Christ representeth to us by the sign of bread and wine, how he hath given his body and his blood to the death, that having reconciled us unto God, he mought be our spiritual nurture, and mought con firm us in the faith of the promise which he had made unto us.

P. The Supper is a Sacrament in the which Iesus Christ representeth to vs by the signe of breade and wine, howe he hath giuen his bodie and his bloud to the deathe, that hauyng reconciled vs vnto God, he moughte bee our spirituall nouriture, and mought cō firme vs in the faith of the promisse whiche he had made vnto vs.

M. For what cause hath he represented his body and blood by the bread and by the wine?

M. For what cause hathe he represented his bodie and bloud by the bread and by the wyne?

P. To signify unto us, that even as bread and wine are given to us by God for our corporal nurture, even so the body and blood of Jesus Christ is given unto us for spiritual food.

P. To signifie vnto vs, that euen as breade and wine are giuen to vs by God for our corporall nouriture, euen so the bodye and bloud of Iesus Chryste is giuen vnto vs for spiritual foode.

M. And for what cause did Jesus Christ ordain two signs in the supper, & but one in baptism? Mought not the bread or the wine only have ben sufficient to represent this spiritual life, without adding both of them?

M. And for what cause did Iesus Chryste ordeyne two signes in the supper, & but one in baptism? Mought not the bread or the wine onely haue ben sufficient to represent this spirituall life, without adding both of them?

P. As he hath ordained the sign of the water which is very meet to represent that which in Baptism he would represent ⟨p. 319⟩unto us, even so he hath chosen for the Supper those signs that were most meet to signify that which he would have signified in the same.

P. As he hath ordeined the signe of ye water whiche is very méete to represente that whiche in Baptisme he woulde represent ⟨p. 319⟩vnto vs, euen so he hath chosen for the Supper those signes that were most méet to signifie that which he wold haue signifyed in the same.

M. I doubt not at all of that.

M. I doubte not at all of that.

P. And therefore albeit that by one only sign as in Baptism he could have done all that which hath pleased him to do by two, yet he would give two for the better expressing of that which it pleased him to give.

P. And therfore albeit that by one onely signe as in Baptisme he coulde haue done all that whiche hath pleased him to do by two, yet he woulde giue two for the better expressing of that whiche it pleased him to giue.

Of that which is special in the Supper, wherein it differeth from baptism, and how that all that is very well represented in the bread and the wine.

Of that whiche is speciall in the Supper, wherein it differeth from baptisme, and howe that all that is verye well represented in the bread and the wyne.

M. Declare unto me then the properties which the bread and wine have agreeable to the things, the which they represent in the supper.

M. DEclare vnto mée then the properties whiche the breade and wine haue agréeable to the things, the whiche they represent in the supper.

P. For the first, thou must note and remember that which I have already touched, that the supper hath this proper unto it, that even as baptism is to us a testimony of our spiritual birth & life, which we obtain by Jesus Christ, even so is the supper a sacrament and testimony, how that God will continue in us that benefit whereof ⟨p. 304⟩baptism is to us a Sacrament, and will nourish and entertain us in the same spiritual life, the which he signifieth unto us therein, unto the time that we have the full enjoying in heaven with Jesus Christ.

P. For the first, thou must note and remember that whiche I haue alreadie touched, that the supper hathe this proper vnto it, yt euen as baptisme is to vs a testimonie of our spiritual birth & life, which we obtayn by Iesus Christe, euen so is the supper a sacrament and testimonie, howe that God wil continue in vs that benefite whereof ⟨p. 304⟩baptisme is to vs a Sacrament, and will nourishe and entertayne vs in the same spirituall lyfe, the which he signifieth vnto vs therin, vnto the tyme that we haue the full enioying in heauen with Iesus Chryst.