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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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Let us remember therefore that in the supper is given unto us,1 as it were a glass, wherein we may behold Christ, crucified, to deliver us from death and damnation and raised up again to justify us, and give us life everlasting And all be it that the same mercy is given unto us in the Gospel: yet, for that in the supper, we have more certainty and fuller fruition, we can do no less but acknowledge that we receive this profit thereof.
Let vs remember therefore that in the supper is geuen vnto vs,1 as it were a glasse, wherin we may beholde Christe, crucifyed, to delyuer vs from death and dampnacion and reysed vp agayne to iustifye vs, and gyue vs lyfe euerlastyng And all be it that the same mer•cye is geuen vnto vs in the Gospel: yet, for that in the supper, we haue more certentie and fuller frui•yon, we can do no lesse but acknowledge that we receyue thys profyte therof.
- 1The carnal ate can not see these things in this glass.The carnall ate can not see these thynges in this glasse.
But for because the merits of Christ appertain nothing unto us, unless he him self be ou••s before: it is most expedient that in the Supper he be given unto us, that those things whereof we have spoken, may in very deed,1 be performed in us. And therefore have I used to say. That Christ is the matter and substance of the Sacraments and that the mercies and benefits which we get by him, are the efficacy and strength thereof. To conclude, the hole strength and energy of the supper consisteth in this thing, to confirm the reconciliation with God, made by the death and passion of Christ. To certify us that our souls be washed in his blood, […] that we be made just through his obedience. And o conclude. To print surely in our minds, that hope of salvation which we have in all those things that he hath done for us.