And this is the meaning and plain understanding, of the words of the Lords supper. Wherefore learn them diligently I pray you, that when ye be asked, what is the Communion or the lords supper? ye may answer. It is the true body and true blood of our Lord Jesus Christ, which was ordained by Christ him self, to be eaten and drunken of us Christen ⟨p. ccxli⟩people, under the form of bread and wine. Furthermore if any man will ask ye, where is this written? ye shall answer. These be the words which the holy Evangelists Matthew, Mark, Luke, and the Apostle Paul do writ. Our Lord Jesus Christ the same night that he was betrayed, toke bread, and giving thanks brake it, & gave it to his disciples, and said. Take, eat. This is my body, which is given for you. Do this in remembrance of me. Likewise he toke the cup, after he had supped, and giving thanks gave it to them, and said. Drink of this all ye. This is my blood of the new testament, which is shed for you and for many, for the forgiveness of since. Do this as often as ye drink, in remembrance of me. Furthermore if any man ask ye, ⟨image 274⟩what availeth it, thus to eat and drink? ye shall answer. These words do declare what profit we receive thereby, my body which is given for you, my blood which is shed for you, for the forgiveness of since. By the which words Christ declareth, that by this sacrament and words of promise, are given to us, remission of since, life and salvation. For where as forgiveness of sin is there is also life and salvation. Again if a man will go further with you, & ask you. How can bodily eating and drinking have so great strength and operation? ye shall answer. To eat and to drink, doth not work so great things, but this word & promise of God, my body which was given for you, my blood which was shed for you, for the remission of sins. ⟨p. ccxlii⟩This word of God is added to the outward signs, as the chief thing in this sacrament. He that believeth these words, he hath that thing, which the words do promise, that is to say, forgiveness of his since.
And this is the meanynge and playne vnderstandynge, of the wordes of the Lordes supper. Wherefore learne them dilygently I pray you, yt when ye be asked, what is ye Cōmuniō or the lordes supper? ye maye answer. It is the trew body and true bloude of our Lorde Iesus Christe, whiche was ordeyned by Christ him selfe, to be eaten and dronken of vs Christen ⟨p. ccxli⟩people, vnder the forme of breade and wine. Furthermore yf any mā wil aske ye, wher is this writen? ye shall answer. These be the wordes which the holy Euangelistes Mathewe, Marke, Luke, and the Apostle Paule do writ. Our Lorde Iesus Christ the same nyght that he was betrayed, toke breade, and gyuyng thankes brake it, & gaue it to his disciples, and said. Take, eate. This is my bodye, whiche is giuen for you. Do this in remembraunce of me. Lykewyse he toke the cup, after he had supped, and giuynge thankes gaue it to them, and sayed. Drynke of this all ye. This is my bloude of the new testament, which is shed for you and for manye, for the forgyuenes of synnes. Do this as often as ye drincke, in remembraunce of me. Furthermore yf any man aske ye, ⟨image 274⟩what auayleth it, thus to eate and drynke? ye shall answer. These wordes do declare what profit we receaue thereby, my bodye whych is giuen for you, my bloud which is shed for you, for the forgiuenes of synnes. By the whiche wordes Christe declareth, that by this sacramente and wordes of promyse, are gyuen to vs, remission of synnes, lyfe and saluation. For where as forgyuenes of synne is ther is also lyfe and saluation. Againe yf a man wyl go further with you, & aske you. How can bodily eatyng and drynkynge haue so greate strength and operation? ye shall answer. To eate and to drynke, doth not worke so great thynges, but this worde & promyse of God, my bodye whiche was gyuen for you, my bloude whiche was shede for you, for ye remyssion of sinnes. ⟨p. ccxlii⟩This worde of God is added to the outwarde sygnes, as the chief thing in this sacramente. He that beleueth these wordes, he hathe that thinge, whiche the wordes do promyse, that is to saye, forgyuenes of his synnes.
