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Aphorisms of Christian religionAphorismes of Christian religion
Aphorisms of Christian religion: or, a very compendious abridgement of M. I. Calvins Institutions set forth in short sentences methodically by M. I. Piscator: and now Englished according to the authors third and last edition, by H. Holland.Aphorismes of Christian religion: or, a verie compendious abridgement of M. I. Calvins Institutions set forth in short sentences methodically by M. I. Piscator: and now Englished according to the authors third and last edition, by H. Holland.
London: printed by Richard Field and Robert Dexter, 1596
Title page typeset from the transcription.
Chapter 26 › Aphorism 1: I. APHORISM.Chapter 26 › Aphorism 1: I. APHORISME.
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.
I. APHORISM.
I. APHORISME.
The Supper of the Lord, is the second Sacrament of the anew Testament or covenant of grace, wherein by the bbreaking of bread and pouring of the wine into to the cup, the passion & shedding of the blood of Christ, is figured, represented, & as it were set before our eyes, and next by giving, taking, eating and drinking of ⟨p. 152⟩these elements, the cpromise of the dremission of sins, and life everlasting (purchased by the passion of Christ, and by his blood shed, & in a word, by that his precious death) & the promise of their communion eas members with their head Christ Jesus, is sealed to all the believing & worthy receivers; whereby it cometh to pass, that the faithful sweetly rest in the favour of God, obtained for them by his sons death: and so feed with fhim spiritually, and daily grow up in a holy communion with Christ.
THe Supper of the Lord, is the second Sacrament of the a