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But that we may the better know¹ what sacrifices are, we will here unto add a few words. There are amongst the Christians chiefly, two kinds of sacrifices, the one propitiatory for the reconciliation and remission of sins, and the other of thanks giving, in which we exercise our faith, serve God, & give him thanks, both with words and deeds, for his benefits bestowed upon us. In the old Testament, the sacrifice propitiatory, was shadowed and figured by many figures, yet was there but one thing, which they all did signify, to wit, the body and blood of Christ offered on the cross. Wherefore, after that Christ came into the world, and remained here a certain time, that he might ⟨p. 105⟩offer his body and blood on the cross, for the remission of sins, he ordained •n his supper, the Sacrament of the ge•ing of his body, and the shedding of his •loud, calling it the cup of the New testament in his blood. Wherefore this Sacrament ought from hence forth on•• to be in stead of all the Sacraments of the Old testament which were figures, and to witness that as Christ by the Sacraments of the Old testament, was promised a saviour, so in the •ewe testament he is come, and hath performed it, and so by the sacrifice of his body and blood, hath taken away for ever, all the sins of the faithful: Wherefore, when our Lord would of••r² himself upon the cross, and that […] hour was come in which he would ••liver up his spirit, & so by his death •ll sin, death, and hell, he cried with ••oud voice: It is finished. As who should ••y that sacrifice is now ended and fulfilled, in which all the figures and promises of the fathers are accomplished, […]ne freely pardoned, and eternal righteousness, is obtained unto everlasting ⟨image 116⟩