Chap. 4. the. 4. Diuision.
They should fyrst proue that priuate Cōmunion. &c. are agreeable to the written word of god
If you meane by priuate Communion, the Communion ministred to* 1.1 one alone, there is no such allowed in the boke of Common prayers, but if you call it priuate, bicause it is ministred sometimes in priuate houses to sicke persons: Then haue we the example of Christe, who ministred the Supper in a priuate house, and inner parlour Mark. 14. Luke. 22. Math. 26. we haue also the example of the Apostles themsel∣ues, who did minister the supper in priuate houses, especially yf that place be vnderstanded of the supper, whiche is in the seconde of the Acts, and before alleadged of you to proue that common and vsuall bread ought to be in the Supper. Likewise of the primitiue church, as appeareth in the seconde apologie of Iustinus Martyr, Tertull. de Corona militis, and others.
And in the page. 152. he bringeth other reasons to proue that the Sacramentes may be mini∣stred in a priuate house, wherof the fyrste is, that our Sauiour Christe celebrated his Supper in a priuate house, and in an inner parlour, the reason whereof is easyly to be knowne, for the lawe of God ordeyned, that euery housholder in his house shoulde eate the passouer with his owne fa∣milie. If it were so great, as that they myght well eate vp a whole lambe.
That is a reason why Christe did eate the passouer in a priuate house: but it is no reason why he did celebrate his Supper there in lyke maner. Wherefore my reason holdeth as yet.