A17659:138
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.
¶The order taken for the due ministration of the blessed Sacrament of Baptism.
¶The order taken for the due ministracion of the blessed Sacrament of Baptisme.
ON the sunday at one of the clock after none, they have a sermon of an hour long, with like ringing and singing of Psalms afore in their mother tongue, as they had in the morning, to the which preaching the people come as thick, as they did then. And as they sign a Psalm for grace to the holy ghost in the morning, so do they here also and at every sermon, where or when so ever it be made. And like as in the morning when the sermon is done, the preacher exhorteth them to confess their since with him in their hearts, and there upon doth absolve them by the power of Goddes• word: so doth he here also in like manner, and in every sermon. Then sing they a like song of thanksgiving as they did in the morning, and as they •e accustomed to do after every preaching.
ON the sondaye at one of the clocke after none, they haue a sermon of an houre longe, wyth lyke ryngyng and singynge of Psalmes afore in theyr mother tonge, as they had in the mornynge, to the whiche preachynge the people come as thycke, as they dyd then. And as they signe a Psalme for grace to the holy goost in the mornyng, so do they here also and at euerye sermon, where or when so euer it be made. And lyke as in the mornynge when the sermon is done, the preacher exhorteth them to cōfesse theyr synnes wyth hym in theyr hertes, and there vpon doth absolue thē by the power of Goddes• worde: so dothe he here also in lyke maner, and in euery sermon. Then synge they a lyke songe of thankesgyuynge as they dyd in the mornyng, and as they •e accustomed to do after euery preachynge.