Transubstantiation examined and confuted in two sermons on the Lord's Supper / preached in…Transusbstantiation examin'd and confuted in two sermons on the Lord's Supper / preach'd in…

After he had given thanks, he brake it, and gave unto them, and said. Take, eat; for when he had given thanks to God, then it was sanctified, and blessed, and lawful to eat. So when thou servest God, then it is lawful for thee to use Gods blessings, then ¹thou mayest eat and drink as Christ did, but not before: for these things were created to serve them which serve God: if thou doest not serve him for them, thou encroachest upon Gods blessings, and stealest his creatures, which are no more thine, then thou art his: for the good God created all things for good men, as the devils possessions are reserved for evil men.

After he had given thanks, he brake it, and gave unto them, and said. Take, eat; for when he had given thanks to God, then it was sanctified, and blessed, and lawful to eat. So when thou servest God, then it is lawful for thee to use Gods blessings, then ¹thou maist eat and drink as Christ did, but not before: for these things were created to serve them which serve God: if thou doest not serve him for them, thou encrochest upon Gods blessings, and stealest his creatures, which are no more thine, then thou art his: for the good God created all things for good men, as the devils possessions are reserved for evil men.

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Therefore as Christ would not break the bread before he had given thanks to the founder, so know, that there is some thing to be done before thou receive any benefit of God, and presume not to use his creatures with more liberty than his Son did, which did not eat without giving thanks, nor rise again without singing a Psalm.