IT may not be then, that the Romaine sacrificers do lay before us 2. sorts of sacrifices of Jesus Christ, for the remission of sins, to wit,1 the one not bloody, that is to say, without shedding of blood, the which he offered in the supper, and the other bloody, to wit, with shedding of •loud, the which he offered upon the cross. For by what testimony of the Scripture will they •ove this first sacrifice which they term,2 not bloody, upon the which we are in controversy with them, and of the which they say that they •e sacrificers, and successors of Jesus Christ in […] behalf? For we do not disagree with them •t all, as touching the second. And concerning ••e first, we will not make any difficulty to ••aunt them that the ancient doctors of the church, and the ancient Church which followed their doctrine, have indeed called the sa••••ent of the supper, sacrifice, in that sense that ⟨image 48⟩the holy Scripture calleth the same name the work of the preaching of the Gospel,3 by the which the true ministers thereof bring men unto God, as though they did offer men unto him: and as it doth call also the mortification of the Christians, whereby they offer them selves unto God for living and reasonable sacrifices, and in like sort the prayers,4 thanks giving & the alms, because that all these things were done anciently in the supper. For it was not celebrated without the preaching of the word of God,5 nor without prayers and thanks giving (from whence it hath had the name of Eucharist among the Greeks) nor without alms and gathering; and such other like good works, the which God accepteth for sacrifices.6 But these are not at all propitiatory sacrifices for the remission of sins, & the redemption of souls, but are sacrifices of praise and thanks giving. For the Christian Church doth not acknowledge any other sac•••fice propitiatory, but only that which Jesu• Christ him self did offer in his own person▪ not when he did institute and administer the supper, but when he suffered for us, and namely inh•• he died for our sins.7 For all his life was a perpetual sacrifice, but we take him chiefly in hi• death, because that it was therein ended, as […] him self did witness upon the cross. Then wh• the ancients did call the sacrament of the su• per, ⟨image 48⟩a sacrifice not bloody;
IT may not be then, that the Romayne sacrificers doe lay before vs 2. sortes of sacrifices of Iesus Christ, for the remission of sinnes, to wit,1 the one not blouddy, that is to say, without shedding of bloud, the which he offred in the supper, and the other blouddy, to wit, with shedding of •loud, the which he offered vpon the crosse. For by what testimonie of the Scripture will they •oue this first sacrifice which they terme,2 not blouddy, vpon the which we are in controuersie with them, and of the which they say that they •e sacrificers, and successors of Iesus Christ in 〈…〉 behalfe? For we doe not disagree with thē •t all, as touching the second. And concerning ••e first, wee will not make any difficultie to ••aunt them that the auncient doctors of the •hurch, and the auncient Church which folo•ed their doctrine, haue indeede called the sa••••ēt of the supper, sacrifice, in that sense that ⟨image 48⟩the holy Scripture calleth the same name the woorke of the preaching of the Gospel,3 by the which the true ministers thereof bring men vnto God, as though they did offer men vnto him: and as it doth call also the mortification of the Christians, whereby they offer them selues vnto God for liuing and reasonable sacrifices, and in like sort the praiers,4 thanks giuing & the almes, because that al these things were done aunciētly in the supper. For it was not celebrated without the preaching of the word of God,5 nor without praiers and thankes giuing (from whence it hath had the name of Eucharistie among the Greekes) nor without almes and gathering; and such other like good workes, the which God accepteth for sacrifices.6
- 1Bloody […] not bloud•Blouddy 〈…〉 not bloud•
- 2Note this. Demand.Note this. Demande.
- 3•om. 5. sundry sa••fices.•om. 5. •undry sa••fices.
- 4Rom. 12. Psal. 50. Hebru. 13.
- 5Ancient celebration of the supper.Auncient celebration of the supper.
- 6Not sacrifices propiciatories.
- 7The whole life of christ was a perpetual sacrifice.
