but hath ordained it for all those which are capable thereof in his Church, which is the communion of Saints, to the which this sacrament belongeth in general, and not to certain particulars only.1 And therefore S. Paul hath written, The bread which we break, is it not the communion of the body of Christ, & the cup of blessing, the which we bless, is it not the communion of the blood of Christ? For we which are many are one bread & one body, inasmuch as we are all partakers of one very bread. S. Paul doth here set forth unto us 2. things. The first,2 that the supper is not for one alone but for many, & for the whole church: & the other, that it ought not to be dismembered, but to be fully administered, aswell to the Christian people as to the ministers of the same, without cutting from them that one half, or any thing whatsoever, as the Roman ⟨image 63⟩priests do in their Supper, which they do administer to the people, in cutting the cup clean from them. For it sufficed them not to cut them off from all the Communion of their masses, which they do say, and do daily, and likewise from that of the parochial masses, which they do say every sunday: but that they must needs cut from them the full one half of that Supper which they do minister unto them, once, twice▪ or thrice in the year, upon certain of their most solemn feasts.3 The which thing is yet an other new invention, clean contrary, both to the supper of the Lord, and to all the true ancient Church.4 For before the Council of Constance, holden in the year, 1415. there was never any ordinance made in the Church, whereby it was forbidden to administer the cup to all the people, as the Romaine doctors them selves are enforced to confess. This notwithstanding, the corrupted and abastardised Romaine church,5 which hath made this ordinance, clean contrary to the express commandment of Jesus Christ and to the observation of the true ancient church, as well the Romaine as of all the true universal church, is that true ancient Romaine Church, and the true catholic Church, which did immediately succeed the Apostles, if we will believe the Romaine doctors, albeit that she be apparently clean contrary to it.
but hath ordained it for al those which are capable thereof in his Churche, which is the communiō of Saincts, to the which this sacrament belongeth in generall, and not to certain particulars only.1 And therfore S. Paul hath written, The bread which we breake, is it not ye communiō of ye body of Christ, & the cup of blessing, the which we blesse, is it not ye cōmunion of the blood of Christ? For we which are many are one bread & one body, in asmuch as we are al partakers of one very bread. S. Paul doth here set forth vnto vs 2. things. The first,2 yt the supper is not for one alone but for many, & for ye whol church: & the other, yt it ought not to be dismēbred, but to be fully administred, aswel to ye Christiā people as to ye ministers of ye same, wtout cutting frō thē yt one half, or any thing whatsoeuer, as ye Romain ⟨image 63⟩priestes doe in their Supper, which they doe administer to the people, in cutting the cup cleane from them. For it sufficed them not to cut them off from all the Communion of their masses, which they do saye, and doe dayly, and likewise from that of the parrochial masses, which they do say euery sunday: but that they must needes cut from them the full one halfe of that Supper which they do minister vnto thē, once, twise▪ or thrise in the yere, vpon certaine of their most solemne feastes.3 The which thing is yet an other newe inuention, cleane contrarie, both to the supper of the Lord, and to all the true anciēt Church.4 For before the Councel of Constance, holden in the yere, 1415. there was neuer any ordinance made in the Church, whereby it was forbidden to administer the cuppe to al the people, as the Romaine doctours them selues are enforced to confesse. This notwithstanding, the corrupted and abastardised Romaine church,5 which hath made this ordinance, cleane contrary to the expresse cōmandement of Iesus Christ and to the obseruatiō of the true anciēt church, as well the Romaine as of all ye true vniuersall churche, is that true ancient Romaine Church, and the true catholique Churche, which did immediatly succeede ye Apostles, if we will beleeue the Romaine doctors, albeit that shee be apparantly cleane contrary to it.
- 11. Cor. 11.
- 2Note these two thing•
- 3loose well.•oce wel.
- 4•onc. •onst. •es. 13.
- 5Consider •ell this.
