The outward preparation, the more simple it is the better it is, and the nearer unto the institution of Christ and his Apostles. If he have bred, wine, a table, and a fair table cloth, let him not be solicitous nor careful for the rest, seeing they be no things brought in by Christ, but by Popes: unto whom if the kings majesty and his honourable Counsel (have good conscience) they must be restored again: and ⟨image 153⟩great shame it is for a noble king, Emperor or Magistrate, contrary unto God's word, to detain and keep from the devil or his minister, any of their goods or treasure, As the Candles, Vestments, […]: for if they be kept in the church as things indifferent, at length they will be maintained as things necessary. When the minister is […] well prepared with sound […] Godly doctrine, let him […] him self to the distru•••• of the bread and wine: […] as he g•ueth the bread, […] him break it after the ••ample of Christ the should •eve the bread, and not thrust […] into the receivers mouth. For the breaking of the bread ⟨p. cxliiii⟩hath a great mystery in it of y• passion of Christ, in the which his body was broken for us, and that is signified in the breaking of y• bread, which in no case should be admitted: therefore let the minister break the round bread, for broken it serveth as a sacrament and not hole. Christ did break ••. mat. x• vi. Mar. xiiii. Luc. x•ii. And saint Paul •ayth: the bread that we break, is it not y• communion of Christs •odye? i. Cor. x. Thus should the perfection of Christs institution be had in honour, and the memory of the dead left out, and nothing done in this sacrament, y• had not gods word to bear it. But alas God is accounted a fool, for men can use the sacrament more religiously, devoutly, ⟨image 154⟩godly, and christianly, then Christ Gods Son, as it appeareth: for his form and manner is put out, and mans deuyse, and wisdom is accepted for it.
The outward preparacion, the more simple it is the better it is, and the nerer vnto the institucion of Christ and his Apostles. If he haue bred, wine, a table, and a fayre table cloth, let hym not be solicitous nor careful for the rest, seyng they be no thynges broughte in by Christe, but by Popes: vnto whom if the kynges maiestye and hys honourable Counsaile (haue good cōscience) thei muste be restored agayne: and ⟨image 153⟩greate shame it is for a noble kynge, Emperour or Magistrate, contrarye vnto Goddes word, to detayne and kepe frō the deuyl or hys minister, anye of theyr goodes or treasure, As the Candels, Uestiments, 〈…〉: for if they be kept in the church as thynges indifferēt, at lēgth they wyl be mayntayned as thynges necessary. When the minister is 〈…〉 wel prepared with sound 〈…〉 Godlye doctryne, let hym 〈…〉 hym self to the distru•••• of the bread and wyne: 〈…〉 as he g•ueth the breade, 〈…〉 hym breake it after the ••ample of Christ the shoulde •eue the bread, and not thrust 〈…〉 into the receauers mouthe. For the breaking of the bread ⟨p. cxliiii⟩hath a great misterie in it of y• passion of Christ, in the whych hys bodye was broken for vs, and that is sygnyfyed in the breakyng of y• breade, which in no case shuld be admitted: therfore let the minister breake the round bread, for broken it serueth as a sacramente and not hole. Christ did breake ••. mat. x• vi. Mar. xiiii. Luc. x•ii. And saynt Paule •ayth: the breade that we break, is it not y• communion of Christes •odye?
