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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
Title page typeset from the transcription.
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.
¶O let thy kingdom come and be great. All sinful, blind people and such as are holden captive of the devil in his kingdom▪ those bring thou to the knowledge of the true faith in Jesus Christ thy son.
¶O let thy kyngdome come and be greate. All synfull, blynd people and suche as are holden captyue of the deuell in hys kyngdome▪ those bryng thou to the knowledge of the true fayth in Iesus Christe thy sonne.
¶Strength us Lord with thy spirit to do and to suffer thy will both in life and death in well and woo, that our will may all way be broken, offered up and mortified.
¶Strength vs Lorde wyth thy spiryte to do and to suffre thy wil both in life and death in well and woo, that our wyll maye all waye be broken, offred vp and mortified.
¶And give us our daily bread: Preserve us from covetous desire and carefulness of the ⟨image 40⟩belly, that of the we may be assured to have abundance of all good things.
¶And geue vs oure dayly bread: Preserue vs from couetous desire and carefulnes of the ⟨image 40⟩bealy, that of the we may be assured to haue abundaunce of al good thynges.