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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.
¶The conclusion of this little book.
¶The conclusion of this lytle boke.
Thou seest now what order is kept in the ministration and use of the foresaid three holy ordinances of God: concerning the which, I writ here nothing of had I wist nor of uncertainty, but even as I know, & as I have not only seen with mine eyes & heard with mine ears, but been present also long and many a day at the execution, practise & experience thereof, which thing as I write to give all good hearts occasion of fervent prayer to God, that he will grant his word to grow likewise among us: even so in the virtue of Gods holy name, and for that precious blood sake of his most dear son, I admonish and exhort all subjects to be patient to avoid all kind of sedition, to commit the reformation of all errors, superstitions, ceremonies, ⟨image 45⟩vain traditions, wicked laws & unjust statutes of men. Even unto God the author of peace, & to the working of his spirit in those princes and rules, whom he hath called to office for the same purpose: let no man be slack in his duty, but give god that, which is his, and to the king the thing y• belongeth unto him according as Christ commandeth Math .xxii. as saint Paul exhorteth. Roma .xii.
THou seest nowe what order is kepte in the ministracion and vse of the forsayd thre holy ordinaunces of God: cōcernynge the whyche, I wrytte here nothyng of had I wist nor of vncertentie, but euen as I knowe, & as I haue not onely sene with myne eyes & heard wyth myne eares, but bene present also longe and many a day at the execution, practise & experience therof, whiche thinge as I wryte to gyue al good hertes occasion of feruent prayer to God, that he wyll graūt his worde to grow lykwyse amonge vs: euen so in the vertue of Gods holy name, and for that precious bloud sake of his most deare sonne, I admonish and exhorte al subiectes to be pacient to auoyed all kynde of sedicion, to cōmitte the refourmation of all errours, supersticions, ceremonies,