The institutions of Christian religion, written by the reverend father, M. John Calvin, compendiously…The institutions of Christian religion, written by the reuerend father, M. Iohn Caluin, compendiously…

33 And so having contained those things which seemed to belong to the holy ⟨p. 252⟩Supper on Gods behalf exhibiting: Now he cometh to those things which moreover belong to our parts, that is to say, our communicating is brought to pass by the work and power of the holy Ghost, although that be set against the true and real eating, what so ever we teach of spiritual, yet the same respecteth nothing else but whatsoever we teach of the spiritual: here upon it followeth, that dogs & reprobates as they would have it, receive not the body of the Lord.

33 And so hauing contayned those things which séemed to belōg to the holy ⟨p. 252⟩Supper on Gods behalfe exhibiting: Nowe he cōmeth to those things which moreouer belong to our partes, that is to say, our cōmunicating is brought to passe by the worke and power of the holy Ghost, although that be set against the true and reall eating, what so euer we teach of spirituall, yet the same respecteth nothing els but whatsoeuer we teach of the spirituall: here vpō it foloweth, that dogs & reprobats as they wold haue it, receiue not ye body of the Lord.

34 And although they brag that Augustine doeth favour them, because he hath written, that nothing is abated from the Sacraments by the malice and infidelity of men: yet by many such places he proveth that he far otherwise thought, & Cyril is of the same judgement. Augustine upon these words,¹ He that eateth my flesh, and drinketh my blood, shall not dye for ever, sayeth namely, the power of the sacrament, not only the visible sacrament & verily within, not without, he that eateth it with heart, not he that presseth it with tooth: Whereupon he concludeth, that the Sacrament of this thing, that ⟨image 263⟩