Catechismus, that is to say, a short instruction into Christian religion for the singular…Catechismus, that is to say, a shorte instruction into Christian religion for the synguler…

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