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A faithful and most godly treatise concerning the most sacred Sacrament of the blessed…A faythfull and moost godlye treatyse concernyng the most sacred Sacrament of the blessed…
A faithful and most godly treatise concerning the most sacred Sacrament of the blessed body and blood of our saviour Christ, co[m]piled by John Calvin, a man of no less learning and literature then godly study, and example of living. And translated into Latin by Lacius a man of like excellency. And now last of all, translated into English by a faithful brother, no less desirous to profit the weak brothers then to exercise the talent of the Lord to his honour and glory. In declaration whereof, he hath set before this little book an epistle to the reader much more effectuous then in the first edition. Whereunto the order that the church and congregation of Christ in Denmark doth use at the receiving of baptism, the Supper of the Lord, and wedlock: is added. Myles CoverdaleA faythfull and moost godlye treatyse concernyng the most sacred Sacrament of the blessed body and bloude of our sauioure Chryst, co[m]piled by Iohn Caluyne, a man of no lesse lernyng and lytterature then godly studye, and example of liuyng. And translated into Latin by Lacius a man of lyke excellencie. And nowe last of all, translated into Englyshe by a faythfull brother, no lesse desirous to profyt the weake brotheres then to exercise the talent of the Lorde to his honoure and glorye. In declaration whereof, he hath set before this lytle booke an epistle to the reader much more effectuous then in the fyrst edicion. Whereunto the order that the churche and congregation of Christ in Denmarke doth vse at the receyuying of baptisme, the Supper of ye Lorde, and wedlocke: is added. Myles Couerdale
London: printed by John Day for William Seres?, 1548
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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.
¶Then giveth he them this or such a like absolution, and sayeth.
¶Then gyueth he them thys or soche a lyke absolucion, and sayeth.
TO all them that repent and are sorry for their since, detesting and abhorring their old wicked life. If they be hungry and thirst for Gods mercy in Christ, believing surely to have forgiveness only by him, purposing to for sake all abomination of living, and from hence forth to live in the fear of God and unfeignedly to keep his commandments: To all such (by the virtue of God's word and commission of the same) I pronounce and warrant free remission and clean forgiveness of all their since. To the other that will not repent▪ but still harden their hearts against God's trueth, continually abiding in the blindness of false doctrine & filthiness of wi•ked living, having no purpose nor mind to come to repentance: To all such (by the virtue of the same word and commission thereof) do I pronounce damnation ⟨image 38⟩and the terrible wrath of god, until they amend.
TO all them that repent and are sory for theyr synnes, detestinge and abhorring theyr olde wycked lyfe. Yf they be hongry and thirste for Gods mercye in Christe, beleuynge surelye to haue forgyuenesse onelye by hym, purposinge to for sake all abhomynacyon of lyuynge, and from hense forthe to lyue in the feare of God and vnfaynedly to kepe his commaundementes: To all suche (by the vertue of Goddes worde and commission of the same) I pronounce and warraunt fre remyssion and cleane forgeuenes of all theyr synnes. To the other that wyll not repente but styll harden theyr hertes agaynst Goddes trueth, continually abydynge in the blyndnesse of false doctrine & fylthynes of wiked lyuyng, hauing no purpose nor mynde to come to rpentaūce: To all suche (by the vertue of the same worde and commission therof) do I pornounce damnacyon