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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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¶To the intent now that this so great goodness declared by the word of God, might daily among us be practised, distributed and exhibited, therefore hath the gracious and merciful Lord Jesus Christ instituted and ordained a remembrance of this his wonderful work, and commanded, that we at his supper in the Sacrament, should eat his very body and drink his very blood. Whereby the hearts of all such are faithful believers and fear God, might be assured of this same grace of God, and everlasting salvation: And also that in the holy congregation and church his glorious remembrance might […] kept, that is to say, to give him thanks & prai•e, to sing, •peake ⟨image 39⟩preach, & read thereof, to exhort & comfort one another among them selves. And finally with all faithfulness one to show toward another such love and favour, as we our selves have received of our dear lord Jesus Christ. ¶And for as much as we now are happened in these later days, in the which this so precious treasure is unhallowed and wickedly abused. This holy Sacrament shall (for the necessary causes now rehearsed) be to us also a testimony of this present time before god and the world, that we do utterly both in word and deed, refuse and forsake all the dis•eatfulnesse of the papistry, and that we faith fully with all our hearts submit our selves under the gospel of Jesus Christ.
¶To the intent now that this so great goodnesse declared by the worde of God, myghte dayly amonge vs be practised, distributed and exhibited, therfore hath the gracious and merciful Lorde Iesus Christ instituted and ordeined a remembraunce of thys his wonderfull worke, and cōmaunded, that we at his supper in the Sacrament, shoulde eate his very body and drynke his very bloude. Wherby the hertes of al suche are faythful beleuers and feare God, myghte be assured of thys same grace of God, and euerlastyng saluacion: And also that in the holy cōgregacion and churche his glorious remembraunce myghte 〈…〉 kepte, that is to say, to giue him thākes & prai•e, to sing, •peake ⟨image 39⟩