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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
Title page typeset from the transcription.
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.
And if we have the verity it self▪ we are with much better reason, mete to receive the sign.
And yf wee haue the veritie it self▪ we are wyth muche better reason, mete to receyue the signe.
Whereby we perceive, that they which would exempt them selves from the supper as unworthy, do rob them selves of that great commodity of invocating and praying to god. But I would not compel them whose consciences be troubled and feared by any religion, to the intent they should intermingle them selves rashly: But rather I counsel them to tarry for a season, until the lord shall vouchsafe to deliver them from that anxiety. In like manner if there be any other cause I do not deny but it is lawful to defer.
Wherby we perteyue, that they whyche woulde exempte them selues from the supper as vnworthye, do robbe them selues of that great commoditie of inuocatyng and prayinge to god. But I woulde not cōpell them whose consciences be troubled and feared by anye religion, to the intente they shoulde intermingle them selues rashlye: But rather I counsayle them to tarye for a season, vntyll the lorde shal voultsafe to delyuer them from that anxietie. In lyke maner yf there be anye other cause I do not deny but it is lawfull to deferre.
I do only purpose to declare, that no man ought to continue long in this thing that he may abstain for unworthiness.
I do onelye purpose to declare, that no man ought to continewe longe in thys thynge that he maye absteyne for vnworthynesse.