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A most excellent sermon of the Lords SupperA most excellent sermon of the Lordes Supper
A most excellent sermon of the Lords Supper wherein briefly (and yet plainly enough [sic]) is lively set forth the matter of the Supper of the Lord Jesus. By Henry Bullinger. Translated out of French, into English by I.T.A most excellent sermon of the Lordes Supper wherein briefely (and yet plainly yenough [sic]) is liuely set foorth the matter of the Supper of the Lorde Iesus. By Henry Bullinger. Translated out of Frenche, into English by I.T.
London: printed by Thomas Dawson and Thomas Gardyner for William Ponsonby, 1577
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1Now for so much as the doctrine of ⟨image 9⟩our Lord Jesus Christ doth not only show unto us our redemption,2 and teacheth that faith in Christ, which truly justifieth, but also instructed us to repentance, and to a grave and earnest accusation of all our misdeeds, a man may find a singular discourse of all this matter in this Supper. And because there be two sorts of men, the one altogether hypocritical and unfaithful, whereof Judas Iscariot which betrayed our Saviour, is the true pattern: and the other righteous, pure, perfect, and faithful, nevertheless laden and burdened with vices and sins, the which the other Disciples of our Lord do represent: the Lord in the beginning addresseth his speech to Judas, and admonisheth him gravely, reproveth him, and toucheth him nearly, threatening him with everlasting destruction: Consequently, he represseth his Disciples reasoning among them selves, who should be greatest: he confirmeth, comforteth, and strengtheneth the weak, the fearful, and ready to fall.
1Nowe for so much as the doctrine of ⟨image 9⟩our Lord Iesus Christ doth not only shew vnto vs our redemption,2 and teacheth that faith in Christ, which truely iustifieth, but also instructed vs to repentaunce, and to a graue and earnest accusation of all our misdeedes, a man may finde a singular discourse of all this matter in this Supper. And because there be two sortes of men, the one altogether hypocriticall and vnfaithfull, wherof Iudas Iscariot which betrayed our Sauiour, is the true patterne: and the other righteous, pure, perfect, and faithful, neuerthelesse laden and burdened with vices and sinnes, the which the other Disciples of our Lord doo represent: the Lorde in the beginnyng addresseth his speache to Iudas, and admonisheth hym grauely, reproueth hym, and toucheth him nearely, threatening hym with euerlasting destruction: Consequently, he represseth his Disciples reasonyng among them selues, who should be greatest: he confirmeth, comforteth, and strengtheneth the weake, the fearefull, and ready to fall.