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An humble supplication unto God for the restoring of his holy word, unto the…An humble supplicacion vnto God for the restoring of hys holye woorde, vnto the…
An humble supplication unto God for the restoring of his holy word, unto the church of England, most mete to be said in these our days, even with tears of every true [and] faithful English heart.An humble supplicacion vnto God for the restoring of hys holye woorde, vnto the churche of Englande, mooste mete to be sayde in these oure dayes, euen with teares of euery true [and] faythfull English harte.
printed by J. Lambrecht?, 1554
Title page typeset from the transcription.
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.
Heretofore we were taught to receive the Sacrament of the body and blood of Christ under both kinds / according unto Christs institution / which sayeth: Drink of this all ye.1 And as the holy apostle sayeth: So oft as ye shall eat of this bread / and drink of this cup / ye shall remember the Lords death till he come.2 But now the Romish sorcerers / contrary to the ordinance and commandment of thy Son / the master of trueth / yea / the self trueth / and contrary to the practise & usage of the primitive church / like thieves / robbers & murderers / cruelly take away from thy people the mystical cup of Christs blood / for the maintenance of their devilish decree / and minister after their sort the Sacrament of thanksgiving to thy Christians only under one kind / yea / and that without the preaching of the Lords death / repentance / faith / amendment of life / &c. and so make they it an idle and dumb ceremony altogether vuprofitable and without fruit / which being rightly ministered / is to the faithful a Sacrament of great joy and comfort.
Heretofore we were taughte to receaue the Sacrament of the bodye and bloude of Christ vnder both kyndes / according vnto Christes institucion / which sayeth: Drinke of this al ye.1 And as the holy apostle saieth: So ofte as ye shall eate of this breade / and drinke of this cuppe / ye shall remember the Lordes death tyll he come.2 But nowe the Romish sorcerers / cōtrary to the ordināce and commaundemēt of thy sonne / the master of trueth / yea / thēself trueth / and contrary to the practise & vsage of the primatiue churche / like theues / robbers & murtherers / cruelly take awaye frō thy people the misticall cuppe of Christes bloude / for the mayntenaunce of their deuelish decre / and minister after their sorte the Sacrament of thankesgeuinge to thy Christians onely vnder one kynde / yea / and that without the preaching of the Lordes death / repē taunce / fayth / amendement of lyfe / &c. and so make they it an idle and dumme ceremonie altogether vuprofitable and withoute frute / whiche beynge rightely ministred / is to the faythfull a Sacrament of greate ioye and conforte.