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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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So that we come not, void of all faith and repentance. Whereof the first is hid in the mind and therefore our conscience must bear us witness before God. The later is declared in action and work: and therefore it is requisite y• it appear in our life.
So that we come not, voyde of all faythe and repentance. Wherof the fyrst is hyd in ye mind and therfore our conscience must beare vs witnesse before God. The later is declared in action and worke: and therfore it is requisyte y• it appeare in our lyfe.
As concerning the time of celebrating the supper, it may not be appointed and prescribed unto all men. For there is no man but he shall sometime have such private impediments, as may excuse a man though he abstain. Besides that we have no precept. ⟨image 23⟩whereby all men be compelled to use it so oft as it may be offered un•o them, but yet if we have respect unto the end where unto the Lord leadeth us:1 we shall know that the use thereof ought to be much more common than it is commonly among many men. For, look how much more we be ••pressed with weakness so much the more often ought we to be exercy sed in it, because it may and ought to be profitable unto us, both for the confirmation of our faith, and also for the setting for ward of the holiness of life. Wherefore in all congregations well ordered, ought to be such custom that the supper be celebrate so oft as may be and so much as y• people shall be able to receive And every private person ought, so much as in him lieth, to be ready to receive it so often as it shall be celebrate in a common assemble: unless he be by very urgent causes constrained to abstain. For, all be it, that the time is not assigned nor the day expressed by any precept or commandment: yet ought this thing to suffice, that we know it to be the Lords will we should use this Sacrament of y times. Otherwise we know not the profit that cometh