First our saviour Christ taketh bread in his hand, he giveth than kes, he breaketh it and giveth it to his disciples, and sayeth. Take, eat. Likewise he taketh the cup, and sayeth. Take, drink. Wherefore we ought to obey those words & to do that, which our Lord commandeth us. For although Christ prescribeth no certain time, when we ought to come together to his supper, although also he appoint no certain number of days, how often in the year we ought to receive this supper, yet this is his holy & godly will, that at some time we should receive this sacrament. And this to do, is for our great commodity & profit, for else our Lord would not ⟨p. ccxxxv⟩have commanded us so to do, who knoweth better than we, what help and comfort we have need of. Wherefore if we will be christs true disciples, then we must do as he himself commandeth his disciples to do. Let us therefore go to this godly supper, let us eat & drink thereof, & let us not abstain from the same, without a great cause. Secondarily Christ sayeth of the bread, this is my body, and of the cup he sayeth, this is my blood. Wherefore we ought to believe, that in the sacrament we receive truly the body and blood of Christ. For God is almighty (as ye heard in the Creed). He is able therefore, to do all things what he will. And as saint Paul writeth he calleth those things which be not, as if they were. Wherefore when Christ taketh bread, and ⟨image 267⟩sayeth. Take, eat, this is my body we ought not to doubt but we eat his very body. And when he taketh the cup, and sayeth. Take, drink, this is my blood, we ought to think assuredly, that we drink his very blood. And this we must believe, if we will be counted Christen men. And where as in this perilous time, certain deceitful persons be found in many places, who of very frowardness, will not grant, that there is the body and blood of Christ, but deny the same, for none other cause, but that they cannot compass by mans blind reason, how this thing should be brought to pass, ye good children, shall with all diligence beware of such persons, that ye suffer not your selves, to be deceived by them. For such men surely are not true Christians, ⟨p. ccxxxvi⟩nether as yet have they learned the first article of the Creed, which teacheth, that God is almighty, which ye good children have already perfectly learned.
First our sauiour Christ taketh breade in his hand, he giueth thā kes, he breaketh it and gyueth it to his dysciples, and sayeth. Take, eate. Lykewyse he taketh the cup, and sayeth. Take, drynke. Wherfore we ought to obey those wordes & to do that, which our Lord commaundeth vs. For although Christ prescribeth no certen tyme, when we ought to come together to his supper, althoughe also he appoynte no certen noumber of dayes, howe often in the yeare we ought to receaue this supper, yet this is his holy & godly wyl, that at some tyme we shoulde receaue this sacrament. And this to do, is for oure great commoditie & profite, for elles our Lorde wolde not ⟨p. ccxxxv⟩haue commaunded vs so to do, who knoweth better thē we, what helpe and comforte we haue nede of. Wherfore if we wil be christes trew disciples, then we must do as he himselfe commaundeth his discyples to do. Let vs therefore go to this godly supper, let vs eate & drinke therof, & let vs not absteine frō the same, wtout a great cause. Secondarily Christ saieth of the breade, this is my bodye, and of ye cuppe he sayeth, this is my bloud. Wherefore we ought to beleue, yt in the sacrament we receyue trewly the bodye and bloud of Christ. For God is almyghtye (as ye hearde in the Crede). He is able therefore, to do all thynges what he wil. And as saint Paul writeth he calleth those thinges whiche be not, as yf they were. Wherefore when Christe taketh breade, and ⟨image 267⟩saieth. Take, eate, this is my body we ought not to doute but we eat his veray bodye. And when he taketh the cuppe, and sayeth. Take, drynke, this is my blod, we ought to thynke assuredly, yt we drynke his veray blode. And this we must beleue, yf we wil be counted Christē mē. And wher as in this perellous tyme, certayne deceitful persons be founde in manye places, who of very frowardnes, wil not graunt, that there is the body and bloude of Christe, but denye the same, for none other cause, but that they cannot cōpasse by mans blynde reason, howe this thinge shoulde be broughte to passe, ye good children, shall with all dilygence beware of suche persons, that ye suffer not your selues, to be deceaued by them. For suche men surely are not trew Christyans, ⟨p. ccxxxvi⟩nether as yet haue thei lerned the first article of ye Crede, whych teacheth, that God is almightye, whiche ye good children haue alredy perfectely lerned.
