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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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O Almighty eternal God, & most merciful father. Forasmuch as the just liveth by faith, & unpossible it is any man without belief to please thee, we beseech the y• thou wyl• grant to this child the gift of faith, wherein thou wilt seal and assure his heart in the holy ghost, according to the promise of thy son, that the inward regeneration of the spirit may be truly represented by the outward baptism: and that the child may be buried with him in ⟨image 43⟩death, and be raised up by him from death again. To the praise of thy glory and edifying of his neighbour. Amen.
O Almyghty eternall God, & moste merciful father. For asmuche as the iuste lyueth by fayth, & vnpossible it is any man wtout beliefe to please the, we beseche the y• thou wyl• graūt to this childe the gyfte of fayth, wherin thou wylt seale and assure his hert in the holy gost, according to the promes of thy sōne, that the inward regeneracion of the spirite may be truely represented by the outwarde baptysme: and that the childe may be buried with hym in ⟨image 43⟩death, and be raysed vp by hym frome deathe againe. To the prayse of thy glory and edifyinge of hys neghboure. Amen.