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An oversight, and deliberation upon the holy prophet JonahAn ouersight, and deliberacion vpon the holy prophete Ionas
An oversight, and deliberation upon the holy prophet Jonah: made, and uttered before the kings majesty, and his most honourable council, by John Hopper in lent last past. Comprehended in sieve[n] sermons. Anno. M.D.L.An ouersight, and deliberacion vpon the holy prophete Ionas: made, and vttered before the kynges maiestie, and his moost honorable councell, by Ihon Hoper in lent last past. Comprehended in seue[n] sermons. Anno. M.D.L.
London: printed by John Daye, 1550London: printed by Ihon Daye, 1550
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.
The second reason.
This is taken out of the nature & condition of a sacrament, which is this, that the thing that is remembered by the sacrament be it self absent, and yet the ⟨image 129⟩signs or sacraments take the name & nomination of y• thing represented & signified by the signs, for a declaration of the thing that is done with the signs.
THis is taken out of ye nature & condicion of a sacrament, whyche is thys, that the thyng that is remembred by the sacramente be it selfe absent, and yet the ⟨image 129⟩signes or sacramētes take the name & nominacion of y• thing represented & signifyed by the sygnes, for a declaraciō of the thynge that is done wyth the sygnes.
So is it in all the sacraments of the old testament & the new: therefore also in this sacrament. The thing it self in this sacrament, y• is to wit, the precious body of Christ broken, & his innocent blood shed, be absent: yet be the bread & the wine called the body broken, and the blood shedding, according to y• nature of a sacrament, to set forth the better the thing done and signified by the sacrament. There is done in the sacrament the memory and remembrance of Christs death, which was