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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.
Furthermore this was an observation in the old congregation, to admonish the people before the supper should be celebrated, that they lift up their hearts, to the intent they should understand, that they ought not to stick in the visible sign,1 if they would honour Christ a right. But we shall not long contend as concerning this article: if the presence and conjunction of the verity with the sign be well understand: whereof I have all ready spoken and will hereafter declare at large. Out of the same fountain are sprongen the residue of the superstitious ceremonies: as to carry the Sacrament through the streets once in the year▪ as it were in a pomp, an other season to set up a tabernacle for it, and to keep it all the year long shut up in a pyx or case, that the people may give heed there unto as unto god, which shynges because they are all not only invented by mans witty without the word of god, but also plain repugnant to the institution of the supper: they ought of all Christians utterly to be rejected.
Forthermore thys was an obseruation in the olde congregacion, to admonishe the people before the supper shoulde be celebrated, that they lyfte vp theyr hertes, to the intent they shoulde vnderstande, that they oughte not to styke in the visible signe,1 yf they would honour Christ a right. But we shal not long contende as cō cernynge thys article: yf the presence and coniunction of the veritie wyth the signe be well vnderstande: wherof I haue all readye spoken and wyl hereafter declare at large. Out of the same fountayne are sprongen the residewe of the supersticiouse ceremonies: as to carye the Sacramēt thorow the stretes once in the yere▪ as it were in a pompe, an other season to set vp a taberancle for it, and to kepe it al the yere longe shutte vp in a pire or case, that the people maye giue hede there vnto as vnto god, which shynges bycause they are all not onely inuented by mans wytie without the worde of god, but also playne repugnante to the institucion of the supper: they ought of all Christians vtterly to be reiected.
- 1Understand this conjunction aright.