The ryght and trew vndersta[n]dynge of the Supper of the Lord and the vse therof faythfully gathered out of ye holy Scriptures worthely to be embrased of all Christen people. Perused [and] alowed by dyuerse godly lerned men to the comfort of al ye trewe congregation of Christ.

¶To the (right) Congregation of God of whiche your grace is supreame heade next immediat∣lye vnder God.

MY dearlye belo∣ued in christ Ie∣su, I lerne wyth Chryste Iesus, and that out cho¦sen vessell saynt Paull y^t all they that are Baptysed thorowe the holy goost, and is become one body that is one congregatyon of God,* 1.1 or ho∣lye churche withoute spot or wrincle or anye such thynge, buylded vpon the fundaciō of the Apostles & Pro¦phetes, Iesus Christ himselfe being the hed corner stone in whom what∣soeuer

buyldynge is coupled togy∣ther it groweth vnto an holy Tem∣ple in the Lorde in whom ye also ar buylded togyther to be an habyta∣cyon of God throwe the holy goost,* 1.2 gathered out of Iewes and Grekes men and women fre and bonde. Yea I say gathered out of al the chyldrē of God, whiche is strowed in all the hole worlde and is become a true bride of Iesu chryste.* 1.3 These I saye that are thus borne from aboue out of God y^e father whiche new byrthe must be alonly throw y^e frutful sede that is Goddes worde.

For our fyrst byrth whiche is out of our fyrst father Adā is hole blind defe wythout vnderstādinge in god¦lye knowledge,* 1.4 earthelye mynded whose ende is deathe.

Therfore yf we wyll be partakers of the Lordes table, we muste be borne anewe oute of the frut∣ful

sede of gods worde they ar cōuerted and changed out of infyde¦lite to fidelite out of earthly into hea¦uenly out of flesh into spirit out of vnryghteousnes into ryghteousnes out of euel into good, yea out of the earthly Adam into the heauenly A∣dam which is Ch••yst Iesus.* 1.5 These are like fasshioned vnto the shape of Iesus Chryst,* 1.6 whiche is the fyrst be gotten amonge many brethren and walkes as he hath walked, these are the ryght brethren of Iesus Chryst borne with him from aboue oute of god the father and is like mindid as he, these are the newe Eua, the clean chast bryde of Iesus Christ flesh of his flesh and bones of hys bones.* 1.7 These crucifie the fleshe with lust & desier these haue rightly buryed ther synnes wyth hym in Baptime and ar risen with him in a new lyfe these are vpryghtly Baptised throwe the holy gost with all the true members

of Christ in that vndefiled bodye of Iesu Chryste that is his congrega∣cio,* 1.8 these ar thei y^t haue put one christ and prynte him out in ther lyuing. These seekes nothynge in all there thoughtes wordes and workes, but the prayse of god and the saluation of ther brethren,* 1.9 they loue them that hates them, they do good for euell, they pray for them that persecute thē they are troden out of al fleshly lust and desires as couetuousnes pryde, vncleanlynes whordom backbiting sclaunderyng, enuye, murther, theft, glottony, false holynes, and al Ido∣latry. There meditacion is day and nyght in the lawe of y^e Lord they re∣ioyse in good and ar sadde in euill. They render not euell for euell, but much more good for euell, they seke not there owne profyte, but that is, there neyghbours profect bothe in soule and body. They giue meate to the hungry, drinke to the thursty, clo¦thes

the naked, herber the herberles delyuer prisoners, they viset the sic∣ke comforte the comfortles, they in¦struct them that go astraye, yea they set there liues for there brethren like as our Sauiour Iesu Chryste the Prophetes and Apostles haue done there thoughtes are chast, ther wor∣des are truth and with salt be sprin¦kle, ye that is ye, and nay is nay, al ther workes are donne in the feare of god. To suche a congregacyon, is licēsed to haue the Communiō of our Sauiour Iesus Christes body and blood as here after shalbe de∣clared.

* 1.10The Lord Iesus the same night in whych he was betrayed toke brea¦de and whan he had gyuen thankes he brake it and said take ye and eate this is my body which is broken for you,* 1.11 this do ye in the remembraūce of me, after y^e same maner also toke he the cuppe when supper was done

saying this cuppe is the new Testa¦ment in my blud, this do ye as often as ye drinke it in remembraunce of me, and they haue dronke al here of. These are the worde w^t which christ hath instituted his holi supper, with which wordes, y^e learned of y^e world haue wonderfullye foughtē, and w^t in few yeres haue shede much inno∣cent blood for it, when they counted thē selues wyse, they became fooles, for y^e pryncipallest in this they haue not towched,* 1.12 namely what people y^t it belongeth vnto. We haue not one title that commaūdes vs y^t we shuld dispute of it, but that we shuld be di¦ligent, that we myght be found wor¦thy, to be partakers of the declaraciō and benefite, that is receaued in it, as S. Paul teacheth let euery man examin himselfe and so let him eate of the breade and drynke of the cuppe. &c.* 1.13 Wherfore we are con∣strayned, to saye goodnyght to all

hye disputaciō, where throw diuisiō commeth desyring the lord alwayes that we myght be found worthy re∣ceauers of it according to the lordes commaundement.

¶This holy supper, hath our saui¦our Iesus christ left behind him vn¦der,* 1.14 bread and wine saying take and eate, this is my body whych is geuē for you, this do in the remembraūce of me. In whiche holye Supper is declared, vnto vs. Fyrst y^e vnsearch∣able fauoure and loue of our lorde Iesus Christ, which is come in this world, not to cōdempne y^e world, but that the worlde throwe hym myght be saued.

* 1.15O wonderful loue of god he hath sent no Angel no Patriarke nor pro¦phet,* 1.16 he is come him selfe in y^e simu∣litude of synfull fleshe. Ye he which knew no synne made himselfe to be sinne for vs, that we by hys meanes shuld be that righteousnes whyche

before god is alowed, not that christ is any suche synne (that be farre) He was that Lambe without spot whi∣che did do synne,* 1.17 neyther was there gile foūde in his mouth,* 1.18 but he was that frewilling offring for synne as Esay as sayeth he was wonded for our offences and smittē for our wic¦kednes, he is offred, for so it hath pleased him, therfore is he called sin that is an offering for synne.

O almyghtiful god, who can kepe in secrete, the vnmeasurable grace & mercy declared vpon vs,* 1.19 miserable synners but must breake out and cō¦fesse the afore the whole worlde, w^t mouthe and worke, lyfe and soule, Saynt Paul teacheth that god spa¦red not hys owne sonne,* 1.20 but gaue him for vs all, yea whylle we were yet synners and vngodlye. Christe dyed for vs the righteous for the vn¦righteouse, ye y^e vndefiled offer lame is brente throwe the glowynge fyer

of loue vpon the Iebett of the crosse yea the creatoure of all creatures, is broken frome aboue to beneth, yea he that is farer then the chyldren of men hath neyther bewty nor fauour he is dispised and abhored of al men yea he is suche a man as full of so∣rowe,* 1.21 and as one that hath good ex∣peryence of infyrmytes, yea he is re∣kened amonge the transgressors, the innocent must beare the hole falte of Adam, as y^e Prophet sayeth. I paid them the thynge that I neuer toke. All this hath our sauyour declared vnto vs not throw our deseruynge but as Saynte Paule learneth the kyndnes and loue of our sauyoure god to man warde apered not by y^e dedes of ryghteousnes whiche we wrought, but accordyng to his mer∣cy he saued vs,* 1.22 for ther was no gra∣ce,* 1.23 nor mercy, nor no remyssion of synnes by the father, vnto the tyme that our sauiour Iesu Chryst hade

taken vpon hym the synnes of the worlde.* 1.24 For as by one mans dyso∣bedyence many became synners, so by the obedyente of one shal manye be made ryghteous.

Nowe for asmuche as when he was in the shape of God,* 1.25 made him selft of no reputacyon goen out of hym selfe, and wher he was immor∣tall, is be come mortall takinge vp∣on hym the shape of a seruaunte, to the intent that he myght serue vs al and was founde in hys apperell as a man very fleshe and bloud and in all thynges lyke vnto his brethren,* 1.26 sauynge synne, he humbled hym selfe and became obedyent vnto his father vnto death, euen the deathe of the Crosse, throwe whiche death it pleased the father, that in hym shulde all fulnes dwell and by hym to reconcile all thinges to him selfe and to set at peace by him throw the bloude of his Crosse, both thinges

in heauen and thynges in earth and is become an offerynge and sacry∣fyce of swete sauour to god his dear¦ly beloued father.* 1.27 This is fruteful∣ly declared vnto vs in this holy Supper namely throw that breade that fleshe that he hathe geuen for vs,* 1.28 and throwe y^e Cuppe that bloud whiche he shede for manye, for y^e re∣myssyon of synnes, and shall be vn∣to vs a remembraunce tyll he come. Nowe bycause that it is a comē vse that a token of remembraunce hath the name of the thing that is remē∣bred by it.* 1.29 Therfore hathe Chryste called the breade hys bodye, and the wyne his bloude, not that he is in substance in breade and wyne,* 1.30 but that we shulde remember hym there by. Lykewyse as the Easter Lambe was called the passynge by, and yet was it not in it selfe the very passīg by, but a token of remembraunce of the passinge by. Seynge nowe that

the Earster lambe hath the name of the thyng that the Israelites remem¦bred by it, and wherby they myght euerlastingly kepe in remembraun∣ce the benefytes of god therfore it is conuenyent that Chryst called the breade hys bodye and the vyne hys bloude, because that we shulde re∣member therby his death and passiō yea the onely sacrifyce of his bodye whiche he hathe suffered to be bro∣ken, and his bloude to be shede for vs, not ••hat the materyall bodye of Chryst is in the bread nor his bloud in the vyne. Yet neuertheles is the supper of our Lorde a partakynge spiritually of the bodye and bloude of Chryste,* 1.31 as Sainte Paule saieth is not the cuppe of thankes gyuing wherwyth we gyue thankes a per∣takinge of the bloud of Chryst; and the breade that we breake; is it not the partaking of the bodye of christ and to the intente that this may the

more playnely appere vnto your vn¦derstandinge, ye shall se the compa∣ryson betwex the Paschall Lambe and our sacramente.

The Pascall Lambe was insty∣tuted and eaten the nyght before the chyldren of Israell were delyuered frome Egypte. Lykewyse was the sacramente instituted and eaten the nyght before we were delyuered frō oure synnes. The Pascall Lambe was a very lambe in dede, and so y^e sacramente is very bread in dede.

The Pascal Lambe was called the passynge by of the Lorde, which de∣stroyed the power of Pharao, and delyuered them. The Sacramente is called the bodye of y^e Lord which destroyed the power of the deuell & delyuered vs. The chyldrē of Isra∣ell were but ones delyuered frome Egypte notwythstandyng they dyd eate euery yere y^e Lambe to kepe y^e dede in perpetual remembraūce, euē so Chryst bought & redemed vs but

once for al, although y^e sacramente therof be dayly brokē among vs to kepe the benefyt in continuall me∣morye. As many as dyd eate y^e pas∣call lambe in fayth & beleued god∣des worde as touchyng ther delyue∣raunce frome Egypte ware as sure thorowe fayth as they were sure of y^e lambe by eatyng it. So as many as do eate this sacrament in fayth & beleue godes worde as touchinge ther delyueraunce frome sinne are as sure of ther delyueraunce throw fayth as they are sure of the breade by eatīg it. Nowe se ye what y^e pascal lambe was to y^e Israelytes, & what y^e sacrament is vnto vs. So y^e saint Paule witnesseth clerly, y^t the faith∣ful eate the body of Chryst spyritu∣allye vnder the breade and wine, As a bryde receaueth her housbād with a ryng euen so receaueth y^e faythful chryst to be his owne & euerlastyng saluaciō, & where as diuers writers

wyl haue that the bodylye presence shuld be in y^e breade is a great mis∣understandyng of Gods word, yea it is agreable to y^e Papistes or Anti¦christes doctrine, whych is contrary both to our fayth and al hole scrip∣ture.

* 1.32For we beleue and holye Scrip∣ture beareth witnes, that Chryste, after his resurrection is ascendid vp into heauen,* 1.33 and sitteth vpō y^e right hand of his almyghty father, and a¦bydeth there as concernyng his bo∣dyly presence. But speritually hath he promysed to abide with vs in his worde to the ende of the worlde.

Mathe. xxviii.

* 1.34And seyng now that our Saui∣our Christ as concernynge hys bo∣dylye presence abydeth at the right hand of his father, so can nor maye not the bodye of Chryste be in the breade, and agayne it is agaynst al truth y^e Christ at one time hath bene

in manye or dyuyrse places as tow∣chynge his bodye. Furthermore we dayly see what dredful Idolatry is spronge out of y^e carnall vnderstan¦dynge of thys words of christ. This is my body & yet dayly springeth to the great abomynable sclaunder of y^e honour of god, so y^e men worshyp a pece of brede, for ther god whych is growen in the ground, broken in the myl, and baked in an yrong, yea and hold that to be there maker. And ye do yet as the Papistes locke hym in gold and syluer, not remembrynge what Paul & Stephen wytnesseth sayng.* 1.35 The most hiest wyl not dwel in Temples y^t are made wyth mens hande take hede we haue mocked long ynough wyth God and his ho¦ly worde,

Secondarly we are exhorted in this holy supper to y^e vnitye loue & con∣corde y^t is in y^e congregaciō of god, because y^t we (though we be many)

yet are one bread and one body,* 1.36 y^t is one body in Christ Iesu like as S. Paul sayeth we many are one body and one breade in as much as we al are partakers of one bread. For like as the members of one body are not in stryfe one agaynst another but in charitable vnite sarueth one another So may ther be no strife nor debate in the congregacion of God.* 1.37 They must al speake one thyng ther must be no dissension among thē hauyng one hart, one soule, one mynd, & one meanyng.* 1.38 There may be no strife in the fayth, but y^t in mekenes of mind euery man esteme other better than himselfe to the prayse of God and to the alouyng and faythful seruice of all the chyldren of god.* 1.39 For likewise as the outward members of one bo∣dye wyl gladly cōforte helpe & serue another, so doth y^e congregacyon of god, yf one suffer, al suffers w^t him If one be had in honour al is glad.* 1.40

Also euery man shall serue his bro∣ther both bodyly and gostli likewise as our sauiour Iesus Christe hathe serued vs both w^t his life and death not onely to deal w^t them, gold,* 1.41 syl∣uer & land and house Kowe, calfe or any such thing,* 1.42 but y^e bludy laboure y^t we get w^t our owne hādes so y^e no mā shuld only care & take thought for him selfe and not care nor looke vpon his brothers lake, but the one must helpe the other in al things ne∣cessarie where he can or may,* 1.43 and no mā must seke that, y^t is his, but eue∣ry one the others welth.

And likewise as of y^e graynes of corne, can not be baken breade,* 1.44 but throw fyer, euen so can not the con∣gregacion be a ryght spirituall lyfe (wherof paul speaketh) but through bunrnynge loue and charytye and so the Chrystyan congregatyon to be one lofe for lykewyse as many graynes are Sowen,* 1.45 to the intent

that breade shuld be baken of them so soweth the great father of y^e hou∣sholde hys precious wheate into the aker or ground of this world to the intēt that they shuld become one lofe and also vse the supper of the Lorde ryghtlye after the wordes of Paule we many are one breade and one bo¦dye in as moch as we are partakers of one breade,* 1.46 for as the body is one and hath many members, and all y^e members of the body though they be many yet are but one bodye euen so is chryst. Ye at the body of christ and members one of another. Ther¦fore let euery man loke wel to his vo¦cation.* 1.47 For god hath ordeyned in y^e congregacion some Prophets, some Apostles and some to beleeuers and hirdes. Let no man bost himselfe of hys byrth, lernyng & Ryches, for as we are manye members in one body and al mēbers haue not one office. So we beyng manye, are one body

in Chryste and euery man amonge our selues one anothers members. Seinge that we haue dyuerse gyf∣tes accordynge to the grace that is gyuen vnto vs. If anye man haue the gyfte of Prophesye, let hym ha∣ue it that it be agreynge to the faith Let hym that hath an offyce wayte on hys offyce,* 1.48 let hym that teacheth take hede to hys doctryne. Let hym that exhorteth gyue attendaunce to hys exhortacyon.* 1.49 If any man gy∣ue let hym do it with synglenes let hym that rewleth do it with diligēce. If anye man shewe mercye let hym do it wyth cherfulnes, and let loue be amonge you wythoute dyssimu∣lation,* 1.50 and euerye man abyde in the same state wherin he is called, no nother wyse than to the edifyenge of the bodye of Chryste, whyche is hys congregation.* 1.51 And thus is this holy Supper of oure Lorde. Fyrste

a remembraunce of the death of our Sauiour Iesus Christe whiche he suffred for vs,* 1.52 throw which deathe we ar al reconciled. Secondarlye it is an instruction of the pure cleane & vndefyled loue, whych is amonge the congregation of god lyke as I haue declared afore as y^e breade is made of manye Cornes, and is one bread and as the Wyne is made of manye Grapes, and yet is one wine so are we many mēbers and but one bodye, whiche is christ.

My dearly beloued in Christ Ie∣su, let euery man se earnestly to, and proue himselfe accordynge to saynt Paules learnynge, that he come not to the table of the Lorde, bicause y^t it hathe bene so accustomed eyther throwe fayned holynes or desyre of worldly honour or disceat, but oute of a pure cleane and vndefyled hart and so eate of the bread and drinke of the cuppe for he that eateth or

drynkethe it vnworthylye eateth & drynketh his owne damnaciō. For al they that wyl come & sit at y^e lords Table,* 1.53 they must be founde fayth∣ful mercyful, louynge, kynde, pyty∣full and obedyente, wythout diui∣sion wythout hatred, wythout pride wythout couetousnes, that wicked eye muste be plucked out, that flesh muste be mortyfyed, that euell hea∣rynge eare stopped, that clattering tounge tamed, that fleshelye harte cyrcumsiced youre blouddy handes clensed, your belyes measured, and your fete compelled wyth the Lords word, ye must haue afrewilling ba∣tayll agaynste the Deuel,* 1.54 the world and the fleshe, that ye may be able to resyste in the euyll daye, and stande perfecte in all thinges, that is in the wyll of God, youre loynes muste be girded wyth truthe hauynge on the breaste plate of ryghteousnes & hauynge shoes on your feit, that

ye maye be prepared for the Gospell of peace. He must be well veaponed wyth the shylde of fayth wherwith he maye quence all the fyery dartes of Sathan,* 1.55 he must haue on y^e hel∣met of saluacyon, and be gyrded with the swerd of y^e sprete, which is y^e worde of god, he must be a mēber serueable and prophetable accordīg to his power, he must be mynded lyke vnto oure sauyoure Iesus Chryst, as he was what time he kepe this holye supper or communyō w^t his derely beloued brethren. He toke breade and wyne and gaue thankes gaue it to his disciples & sayde, this is my bodye and my bloude whiche is broken for youe herewyth decla∣rynge his godly loue,* 1.56 fauoure and mercy vpon his derely beloued bre∣thren, euen as though he would say my derely beloued chyldren, so farre hath youre loue led me, and your fa¦uoure drawen me, that I haue for∣saken

the dominyon of my heauenly father and hathe taken vpon me to be come youre seruaunte to serue you in all thynges,* 1.57 * 1.58 bycause I saye that ye were all as scattered shepe goynge astraye,* 1.59 and that there was no man that sought youe, but that ye were all meate to the grypinge, & and ryuenge wolues, and that there was no man to delyuer youe.* 1.60 But that ye were wonded vnto death & that there was no man to playster you.* 1.61 Therfore am I come out of y^e bosome of my father & become lyke vnto my brether a straunger a ser∣uaunt, a worme and no man, a very scorne of men and the outcast of peo¦ple, wandrynge in this wylde wyl∣dernes of this world I haue sought you in cytes & countres, vpō moun∣taynes & vayelles, myserable haue I founde you. Dume, Deafe blind Cryple, Pore and naked, my seruice haue I declared vpon you, youre

synnes, haue I repreued your febel∣nes, I haue borne, yea I haue ca∣ryed you vpō my shulders into my fathers house,* 1.62 I haue deliuered you out of y^e mouthes of hellyshe lyons, and beares your foull stynkynge wondes, I haue so softly healed the peace of my father, haue I declared vnto you, your nakednes haue I clothed, and youre pouertye I haue healped. I haue gyuē vnto you fete hartes, eyes, eares, and mouthes, to walke to vnderstande, to knowe, to heare, and to speake the wordes of euerlastynge lyfe. I haue brought you into the knowledge of al rygh∣teousnes, I haue learned you the wyll of my heauenly father. And to the intente that ye maye know that I am the true messenger of my fa∣ther, so haue I declared it vnto you by my great wonders and myraeles Se nowe my derely beloued childrē nowe is my houre come, the longe-time is ful ended, now y^t I can serue

serue you no longer, wyth my lyfe & learninge, nowe wyll I laste of all serue you with my fleshe and bloud and bytter death, For this cause am I come amonge you, and leaue you this breade and this cuppe, y^t when∣soeuer ye shal come togither, ye shal vse it in y^e remembraūce of me, & say dearly beloued brethrē in christ Iesu we y^t are here congregated together in y^e lordes name,* 1.63 this bread & this cuppe hath our sauiour Iesu christ lefte behind him, y^t we shuld remem∣ber him therby. O how frēdely hath our sauiour Iesu chryste serued vs both w^t his lyfe & death, & declaring here in eating this bread & drinking this cuppe,* 1.64 y^t we shulde folowe his blissed example seruyng one another lyke as one mēber another w^t pra∣yer, w^t learning w^t instructō, w^t com¦pelling, w^t reproufe, w^t mercy, w^t loue & all nedefull necessares as we haue foūd ī our sauiour Iesu christ towerd vs. Now as we are thus cō∣gregated

in such a Christen fayth vnyte & obedient,* 1.65 so haue we godes worde, and promyse a spirytuall ioye myrth & coumfort of the house of Israell,* 1.66 so reioses the congregaci∣on of God in that beutyfull bryde knowenge well that y^e broken bread is a pertakynge of y^e bodye of christ and the cuppe of blyssing, a parta∣kynge of the bloude of Chryst whi∣che is shede for manye for the remy∣cyon of synnes.

* 1.67O what gloryous banket is this where in the hungrye soule, the in∣warde man recayueth that inuysi∣ble breade & heauēly foode which is christ Iesus. O glorious cōgrega∣ciō wherin ar no shāful songes nor vnprofytable wordes, saue al onely brotherlye instruction and geuynge thankes to our sauyour Iesu christ O gloryous congregacion wher no wanton eyes is casting here & there but all bente to the helpe and com∣fort

of thy pore brethrē. O glorious congregaciō wherin men vse not to drynke, dans, nor play, but wher mē are dronke in the wysdome of god, there shall the soule be ioeful in the holy ghoste playeng, and daunsing afore the Lorde. My derely beloued in Chryst Iesu, ye that are so dear∣ly bought with the precyous bloud of our sauyour Iesus chryst, wake vp leaue of it is more thē tyme, fea∣re the lordes worde, and fle from the deuilles table, for this is no supper of the Lorde, whiche the blinde vn∣learned Papystes haue learned and vsed to this tyme, no I saye it is no supper of our lorde,* 1.68 whiche is mini∣stred and soulde of an Antychrystes teacher a Sodomitical begger a ba¦bylonysh marchande, the whiche yf he do not repente and amend, is e∣uerlastyngly cursed and banysshed from the prestes of god.

The Supper of our Lorde must

be ministred of hym that is called of a Chrystian congregacion compel∣led throw the holy ghost to come in to the Lordes vyneyarde, or heuen∣ly haruest which is founde without faute, accordynge to the declaracion of godes worde, both in his lyfe and learning.* 1.69 It is no supper, that is re∣ceaued of dronkerdes, fornycatours worshyppers of Images,* 1.70 aduoute∣res, weakelyng abusers of them sel∣ues with the mankind theues coue∣tous, cursed speakers, murtherers, traytours, and shedders of innocent bloude. But it is a supper to them y^e walkes afore God, and the worlde in loue, ioye, peace, long sufferynge, gentylnes, goodnes, faythfulnes, meakenes, and temporaunce, which desyers to spende there fleshe and bloude, for the glory of God. It is no supper where men haue no other thinge but shryueng, fasting knoc∣king, knelyng, becking bouing, wes∣syng

setting out of the bodye,* 1.71 with fayre clothes, holding vp of handes and knocking vpon the breast, but to them that is founde with a faith∣full, thankefull hearte and a cleane conscience and vnfayned loue. All they that haue not this faith, & loue and is not bound hollie w^t the bond of loue, to his neyboure, seruing him in his nede, with al diligence & wyl, and likewise set downe at the table of the Lorde. I feare me that he shal receaue with that Hipocrite Iudas not lyfe, but euerlasting death, and eateth and drynketh the communiō of Balial and not of Christ, though he speake with the tonges of men, & Angels and though he coulde pro∣phesy and vnderstand al secretes, & and all knowledge,* 1.72 & yf he had faith y^t he coulde moue mountaynes, and though he bestowed al his goods to fede y^e pore, and though he gaue his

body to be burned, and yet had no loue, it profyteth nothinge, so that he doth not loue out of the verye grounde of his harte, wyth worke & truth whiche loue is the verye band of perfectnes,* 1.73 and the chefe of all thynges.

* 1.74Therefore I exorte euery man that wyll be partakers of the lordes supper,* 1.75 that he ryghtly proue hym∣selfe accordyng to Paules learning For all they y^e trust vnto ther owne ryghteousnes,* 1.76 or vpō the learnings and commaundemētes of men, and not vpon ryghteousnes and deser∣uynge, and bloude of our sauyour Iesu Chryste, blessed myght he be, and goeth lykewyse to the table of the lord the eateth his owne damna∣cyon.* 1.77 Lykewyse all they y^t are bap∣tysed and haue gyuē themselfe wyl∣lingly vnder the false prophetes in heryse & vngodlines, and wyll not be reformed, & lykewise go to the ta∣ble

of y^e lord, they eate theyr owne damnacion. Lykewyse all they that loue better transitori thynges than the glory of God, & hys holy worde as golde, syluer, wyfe, children, lyfe and lyuing, and goeth to the table of the lord, he eateth his owne dam∣nacyon. Lykewyse all they that wyl not gyue them selues frewyllyng to the seruyce of theyr neyghbours w^t al that they haue receaued at y^e hand of god, viseble and vnuyseble,* 1.78 and goeth to the table of the Lorde, they eate theyr owne damnacyon. Lyke wyse he that bosteth himselfe ogaīst his chrysten brother of his Byrth, ryches, wysdome bewty,* 1.79 or any such thinge and wyl not know that he is a stinkyng Caryon, and foule flesh euel & folyshe before the eyes of the lorde, and goeth to the table of the lorde, he eateth his damnacyon, lyke wyse al they that boaste them selues of the name of Chryst and notwyth¦standinge

lyues accordinge to the fleshe, as pryde, couetousnes, aduo∣trye fornication vncleanes wantō∣nes, Idolatrye witchecrafte hatred variaunce, zele, wrath, stryfe, sediciō sectes, iniurye, murther dronkenes, gluttony and suche lyke, and doth dayly with there cursed & vngodly lyfe,* 1.80 crusifye the sonne of God, and and go lykewyse to the table of the lorde, he eateth his damnation. For all they that commyte suche thinges shall not meryte the kingdō of god.* 1.81 * 1.82 And therfore are they vnworthye to come to the Supper of the Lorde, because they haue no communiō of the body and bloude of our sauiour Iesu christ. No noman may be suf∣fered to come to the holy supper of y^e lord, let him be of what state or degre soeuer they be so farre forth as hys iniquite and sinne is manifest and knowen to the congregacion,* 1.83 which is a communion or congregacion of the body and bloude of chryst. But

he must be excomunicated and cutte of with goddes worde, vnto y^e tyme that he do penaunce & decleare him selfe to be obedient to the gospell of our sauiour Iesu Christ whiche ex∣comunicacion is manyfest in these Chapters folowinge as in Mat, vii xvi.x.xvi. i. Cor. v.vi.. Phi. iii.ii. Tessa. iii. i. Timoth. vi.ii. Timoth. iii. titus. iii.ii. Iahn. i. which excom¦municacion, yf I lyue by the helpe of God I wyll set out at large. But as for them that are inwardly well and couereth themselfe outwardly w^t the shininge mantell of holines like as Iudas did w^t suche shall the congregacō haue nothing to do,* 1.84 but let y^e lorde iudge thē which is a pro∣uer & knower of y^t all hartes, for by him nothīg is hid nor forgottē, he is y^e iudg y^t knowes y^e hartes & mindes & shal iudge,* 1.85 not onli y^e euel workes but also Idel wordes, yea y^t though and mocion of the harte. There∣fore let euery man examine him selfe

flesh wel and so let hym eate of the bread. and drinke of the cuppe.

* 1.86For he that eateth, and drynketh vnworthylye eateth and drynketh his owne damnatyon.* 1.87 Thus hathe our sauiour Iesus Chryst institu∣ted and ordeyned hys holye supper both in breade and wyne to be a re∣membraūce of his death and passiō as I haue declared afore.* 1.88 Throwe whyche death and passyon, he hath declared his greate loue towardes vs, and secondlye to a renewinge of loue and cleane holding the con∣gregaciō of god.* 1.89 And this is y^e only institucion and vse of the supper of our Lorde Iesus christ how he and his Apostles haue vsed it.

O mercyfull God haue these vn∣godly shameles shauelinges altred and chaunged this holy and blessed Supper of our lord into abomina∣ble blasphemus Idolatrye, as I shall declare here after vnto you.

It is so greuous that I shal declare vnto you whyche shalbe nothynge, but the trueth, that euery Chrystian hatte maye tremble and quake at it. Therfore seke wyth all dyligence y^e truth to the intent that ye maye kno¦we how pytyfull that we and all the worlde haue synned, agaynste oure Lorde God in this matter.* 1.90

Fyrste they haue conuerted and chaunued, thys holye and Blessed supper, of our Lord wyth ther false learnynge and auctoritye out of his ryght vse and haue lerned it to be a dayly sacrifice for our sinnes. This is abominable blasphemy and piti∣full blyndnes that men can not ima¦gyn such another.* 1.91 Wyth thys same learnyng haue they driuen Chryste Iesus out of his fathers stoole, out of heauen, and haue set in his place an vngodlye preist wyth a peace of breade, wyth y^e same learnyng haue they robed chryst Iesus of his euer∣lastyng

and perpetual offyce that is the office of an aduocate, and haue put it vpon a pece of breade and a deuylles seruaunt whiche knowes not one title ryght of y^e word of god Wyth the same learning haue they made of no value al y^e fygures and shyne of Moyses, al the prophicies of the prophittes, al the promyses of Angelles & al the hole new Testa∣ment whych alonly speaketh of that only sacrifyce for sin,* 1.92 which is christ Iesus with y^e same learnynge haue they takē vpō them al power in hea¦uen earth & hel. Therfore is y^e brede of y^e Idolles table broken in thre pe¦ces, w^t the fyrst pece pacifie the god wyth y^e secōde they pray for y^e world with y^e thirde they delyuer the soul y^t they offer it for, w^t this same learnīg ar they risen aloft in gold syluer in pompe lordlines & honour by y^e hole world herewith ar they climed vp a¦boue al princes, & haue gottē vnto

thēselues gold, syluer, churches cloy¦sters land, sand, & the highes places name & power in al lādes, to y^e intēt y^t euery mā shuld giue rume to their holynes, feare there name &, highlye prayse ther gloriouse office desiring alwayes, y^e throwe this good worke whych is this dayly offringe, y^t they myght be cōforted in there soule.

Throw this meanes is y^t abomina∣ble Anthichryst gotten into his seat so hie y^t the Empriours maiestie,* 1.93 the hiest potēt vpō earth whō god him self cōmaunded to obey must knele downe & kysse his stynkyng fote, ye this is more fredericus Barborossa y^t excellēt emperour, bicause he wold haue letted his knaueri culd get no misericordia vntill the tyme that A∣lexāder Tertius y^e prynce of y^e Babi¦lonical coniures had troden vpon this excellēt Emperour in y^e churche dore at Venega, thus hath that de∣uillysh offrīg brought in bōdage y^e

hole worlde. But the Lorde be bles∣sed, whiche hath delyuered vs from this fayned sacryfyce, and golden Calfe,* 1.94 and hath declared vnto vs y^e onely hye prest ouer y^e house of god, whiche remaneth a prest for euer af∣ter the order of Melchisideche, whi∣che in the dayes of his fleshe dyd of∣fer vp prayers and supplycacions wyth strong cryeng and teares vnto hym,* 1.95 that was able to saue hym frō deathe, and was harde bycause of his godlynes, he hath offered one offerynge & a sacryfyce of swete sa∣uoure to God,* 1.96 he hath saieth Saint Paule offered one sacryfyce for sin∣nes, sat hym done for euer on the ryght hande of God,* 1.97 and from hen∣ce forth taryeth tyl his foes be made hys footstole, for wyth one offering hath he made perfect for euer them that are sanctifyed. This is the one∣ly sacryfice wyth which the fathers wrayth is pacyfied, the generacyon

of Adam delyuered heauen, opened and hell shut.* 1.98 For it pleased the fa∣ther that in him shuld alfulnes dwel and by hym to reconcile al thynges to hym selfe and to set at peace by hym throw the blood of hys crosse, both thynges in heauen and thyn∣ges in earth.* 1.99 ¶ Now come forth al power and myght and al ye that ar papistes with al ye that reken your selfe to be learned, that is in Englād and is of the papistes opinion thys worde can neyther Angell nor De∣uell breke,* 1.100 namely that with one of∣fring he hath made perfecte for euer them that are santcyfyed.

My dearly beloued in Chryst Ie∣su, loue your soule and loke earnest lye vpon the lordes wordes. Know ones vnder what learnynge sacra∣mentes and congregacion ye are? what shepards fede you, what brede y^t ye breake, in what bodiye ar boūd

O ye chyldren howe longe wyll* 1.101

you loue chyldyshnes? howe longe wyl ye scorners delyte in scornynge and the vnwyse be ennemyes vnto knowledge?* 1.102 How longe wil you re∣mayne in your synnes? howe longe wil ye be bounde wyth the chayn of Infidelite in y^e botomles pyt.* 1.103 Come out from amonge thē auoid al false learnynge exchew all false holynes and let the deade bury the dede, and folow ye after our mayster Christ, enter into hys house and take vp vpon you his easye yocke and light burthen & ye shal fynde rest in your soules as then maye ye bost youre selues of the grace of God the for∣gyuenes of synnes, the deseruing of our Sauiour Iesus christ, & euer∣lastyng lyfe god giue you his grace Amen.

Secoundarly, they haue taught y^t the bread is veri flesh, and y^e wine very blood & that haue they gathe∣red out of y^e wordes of christ literali

spoken wherin he sayeth take & eate this is my bodye .&c. not markynge what Chryst sayth in y^e .vi.* 1.104 of Iohn That is to saye it is the spirite that quickeneth, the fleshe profyteth no∣thyng, y^e wordes which I spake vn∣to you ar spirit & lif, for in this place he meaneth of his owne fleshe & one spirit and he deuideth the spirite frō the flesh, y^t they myght know throw fayth not onlye the vysyble parte, but also the inuisible part that was in him and that the wordes whyche he spake ware not carnal, but spiry∣tual, for what body shuld haue suf∣fised to be the meat of al the worlde and euē therfore did he make men∣cion of the assension of the sonne of man into heauen, that he myght w^t drawe them from the bodyly ymagi¦natiō y^t they myght here after learne y^t the flesh was called heauēly meat which cometh frō aboue & spiritual meat which he wold giue,* 1.105 for christe

the wordes that I haue spoke vnto you are spirite & lyfe,* 1.106 Here you may se that Chryst spake it of hys owne fleshe, and ment playnly that it did nothyng profect as the Papistes or infydelles do vnderstand hym.

Now all they that wyl not haue y^e glory of ther redemption chaunged into a pece of bread, but desyreth to haue the ryght ministracion of the Chrystiane tabell they must be coū¦ted and condempned as swarmers, heritykes and Sacramentates and not only that but must be Burned, Drawen,* 1.107 Drounned & Hanged. O my dearly beloued in Chryste Iesu is not this amiserable and abonina¦ble herisie, to learne and to make the poore people beleue,* 1.108 that the euerla∣stynge sone of God is chaunged or transubstanciated into a peace of breade and suppe of wyne, whiche hath gyuen hys body to be broken and hys bloud to be shede for vs in

the remission of synnes. O beastly,* 1.109 heritikes. The scripture sayeth that, that whiche entreth by the mouthe doth not defile a man, for as Christe sayeth it is cast forth into the draw∣ght and by the same reason it folo∣weth, that it dothe not sanctyfye or make a man holye. But the Sacre∣ment entreth in by the mouth, ther∣fore it doth folowe that of it selfe, it doth not santifie or make holy anye man. And of this text shuld folow two inconueniences yf the sacramēt were the naturall bodye of Chryst, fyrst it shuld folow that the body of Chryst shuld not santifye the fayth∣ful bicause it entreth in by y^e mouth and agayne it shuld folowe that the body of Chryst shuld be cast out in to the draught which is abominable Wherfore it must nedes folow that the Sacrament can not be hys na∣tural bodye.

Therfore beleue Gods word it is* 1.110

the spirit that quicknethe, the fleshe profiteth nothing meanyng to eate it with his tethe, the wordes that I speake vnto you are spirit and lyfe, and if it be so that ye do not beleue this,* 1.111 yet beleue that the euerlastyng soone of god which is with y^e father can not be eaten with mens teth nor consumed in no bellye, muche les be deuored with fire, wormes, myse, rat¦tes and Apes, which is openly kno∣wē in this visible bread vsed in ma∣ny places, But where the congrega¦tion of god is gathered together in his name, w^t true fayth true loue & obedience and with right ministra∣tion according to the declaracion of gods worde, there is delyuered vnto the outward man breade and wyne but y^e inuisible mā receaueth throw y^e promyse of christ, y^t inuisible bread and Drinke which is the flesh and * 1.112blood of our sauiour Iesus chryste which men can neither eate bitte nor

cōsume for like wil with like be fede the visible man is fede wyth vysi∣ble meate namelye bread and wyne & the inuisible spirit, is fede with in¦uisible meate which is chryst Iesus Therfore remaneth bread bread, & wyne wyne, for if it ware otherwyse so ware that spirituall man fede w^t palpable and visible breade & wine, & so ware that visible creature nam¦ly breade and wyne chaunged in y^e spiritual and inuisible soone of god the which is not nor can not be as it is manifest afore our eyes and shal remayne euerlastinge.

O Lorde haue mercye vpon vs for we are more folish and haue lese vnderstandyng thā the gentles haue had from the begynnynge. For they haue worshipped for god the sonne, Mone, and Sterres, whiche do de∣clare power and myght in all wax∣ynge creatures. They haue I saye honored open Serpentes and

Dragons with other creatures whi¦che had power myght and a lyuing sprite in them, but we whiche boste oure selues of the name of Chryste prayes to and worshippes a pece of breade, and a suppe of wyne, for the sonne of God whiche hath shed his bloud vpō the crosse for the redemp∣tion of all mankinde. O abomyna∣ble blasphemye y^t the body & bloude of the sonne of God, that Lorde Ie∣su Chryst shuld be conuerted & chā∣ged into suche a wayke & feble Idol yea into suche an Idoll whiche can neyther speke nor fele, heare, see, go nor vnderstande, yea whiche must vanyshe awaye for age, with all the creatures vpon earth, whiche I saye must be kepped, caryed loked, of men lyke vnto the goddes of Babilon.* 1.113

No my dearly beloued, no the sone of God wyl not be lyke vnto y^t Fa∣bulose prothens he wyll not nor he maye not be shute vp in a house

chamber, golde, nor syluer

Rede I praye the .vii. and the .xvii. of y^e Actes. Esay .lxvi.* 1.114 the heauen is his seat, and earth is his fotstole.

And Dauid sayeth, wyll god in ve∣ry ded dwell wyth men on the earth beholde heauen, and heauen aboue all heauens do not conteyne y^e, how muche lesse the house whiche I haue buylded, all power is geuen vnto hym in heauē and earth, yea he hath set hym on his ryght hand in heauē∣ly thinges aboue all rewle and po∣wer and myght,* 1.115 and dominion in heauen and earth, he hath cast all thinges vnder his blessed fete, he hath exalted hym one hye, and gyuē hym a name whiche is aboue at na∣mes that in the name of Iesus,* 1.116 eue∣ry kne shulde bone both thinges in heauen, and thinges in earth and al tonges shulde confesse that Iesus Chryste is the Lorde, he is ascended

vp into heauen and shall not come agayne fleshy vnto the tyme that he shall deuyde the shepe from the go∣tes.* 1.117 Therefore I saye vnto you a∣gayne he can not be eaten with teth nor conciued in no belly. It is im∣possible that this inwarde man whi∣che is prophetable afore the lorde y^t he can eate or drynke any outwarde meate or drynke,* 1.118 namely breade and vyne as I haue declared before.

But in the ryght supper of oure Lorde where we are congregated to¦gether in the Lordes name wyth a fayth that is full of good workes, & a loue vnfayned desyringe to leue and dye accordinge to the Lordes pleasure, there is delte out to my hū∣gre soule and thurstye concience the inuisyble fleshe and bloude of oure sauiour Iesu Chryst, and my in∣uiseble man that is my soule recea∣ueth it and eateth it.

My dearly beloued this is the ryght table and cuppe of our lorde Iesu Chryste.* 1.119 But the other whiche y^e most parte of the world vseth is y^e table and cuppe of the deuel.* 1.120 I wold not sayeth saynte Paule that you shulde be partakers of the table of deuilles.* 1.121 For lyke as these aboue re∣hersed haue the communion of the body and bloude of Chryst, so hath lykewyse the other the communion of the Antichryst Idoll and the de∣uels table. And if it be so that we vse and eate with them theyr sacryfi∣ce and breade, so declare we our sel∣ues to be wyth them one body and congregacion, for thorowe the ea∣tynge of the breade and drinking of the cuppe declare we how we are w^t them one breade and one bodye. O myserable bodye that hathe neyther God, nor Chryst, nor Spryte, nor Lyfe, nor Lyght, nor Worde, nor Truthe, nor Prayer, nor no maner

of promise. I spake here of the flesh¦lye arrogant frewyllinge synners.

But the symple that feares God seketh the truth and hath it not, thē shall the Lorde iudge accordinge to his godly wyl and mercye. O mise∣rable body whych is euerlastyngly deade afore the eyes of the lorde, for in the is founde all the innocente blod that is shede vpon earth, from Abelles tyme vnto this daye,* 1.122 who dare apere before the stoole of God wyth such an vngodly darke wrath full disfigured Lecherous, bloodye bodye.

¶O lord kepe and defende all thy poore seruauntes and true hartes from suche a bodye. But this lyes hide from the eyes of the world they are Dronken so ful with the wyne of y^e whore of Babilon. Thei know wel that the scripture wil haue vsed and holden a supper, but what sup∣per, that is not knowen vnto them,

It is to the fleshe to painfull strayt and narow, that supper that oure sauiour Christ haue lefte & learned Therfore haue they chosen & made themselues a Supper whiche they receaue, with a beutyfull bodye and an vncleane soul of one which hath confessed them, which is more beast¦ly and deuillysh in all hys lyfe then they them selues are. Yea they haue auansed this Diner so hye bicause of greate perell that the congrega∣cion must receaued but in one kynd namely breade and no wyne.

But yf it were the Supper of our Lord, it must be ministred and vsed vnder both the kyndes. Therfore declare they it not to be the ryghte Supper of our Lord Iesus Christ but it is and shal remayn the ryght Supper of Antichryst, yea I saye they haue auansed it so hie, that the selfe breade must be verye flesh and the wyne very blood, yea that is the

vnfaythfull peoples nature bicause they do not knowe the inuiseble god of heauen, nor the poure of the scrip¦tures. Therfore must they haue a visible god, with whiche they com∣mytte fornication and vse all a∣bomination agaynst our sauiour Iesus Chryst.

Out of this vncleane stynking fountayne that is this learning, is flowed out all infidelyte and Ido∣latrye, which is vsed with this bread as lockynge it vp, caryeng it aboute leftyng it vp, prayeng to it, seaking it indyuers places, sensyng it, doing godly honour and reuerence to it, of the whiche ther is no tytle nor letter that can be founde in all the holye scryptures. Ye it is sayde vnto this breade,* 1.123 thou arte he whiche hathe de∣lyuered vs vpō the Iebet of y^e crosse Lyke as the chyldren of Israel sayd to the golden Calfe, this is he that hath delyuered vs out of y^e lande of

Egypte. Awake vp and se the well afore you, ye that boost and beare y^e name of Chryst, ye haue sytt longe ynough in muche darknes, become wyse, and gyue prayes & glorye vn∣to the Lorde God of heauen, to the intente that it come not vpon you, as it came vpon the chyldren of I∣srael in y^e wyldernes bicause of there infidelyte, Idolatrye, and disobedi∣ence. All though that the Lorde de∣lyuered them out of the power of Pharo by his stronge hande and straytched out arme,* 1.124 what helped it them, verely nothing, lykewyse it hel¦pes vs nothing that we are redemed wyth the rede bloude of our sauiour Iesus Chryste out of the deuels po∣wer and myght so farre forth as we make our selues boundmen againe thorowe our Infidelyte,* 1.125 Idolatrye disobediēce & fleshly lyuing. Therd∣ly they learne y^t this selfe bread or sa¦cramēt lyke as they name it, is geuē and receaued for y^e remissyon of syn∣sines,

my derely beloued wher christ Iesus, and his holy worde is not, there is nothing,* 1.126 but blyndnes, infi∣dilytye vayne hope dystrust and an vnquyet consiens,

We knowe wel there must be a me∣diatour for our sīnes, but the ryght mediatoure Chryst Iesus we wyll not knowe. Therefore haue we elec∣ted and chosen out so many satisfac∣tions for our synnes, so many that no man can thinke nor wryte, as Pardons holye water holy fyre, ho∣ly salte, holy breade, holy palme ho∣ly waxe, holy bones, holye cottes, fastinge, shryuinge Massinge,, pyl∣gramage with other abomynable baggage more, whiche is to long to reherse, ye & the dyner of Antychriste and y^t onely mediatour Iesus christ wyll we not. Truly we are lyke vn∣to a seyke febyll, fante woūded man y^t goeth and gyueth his mony to one y^t is not expert in his science whiche

can not gyue neyther holsome drink nor laye no good playster, whiche destroyes more than he edifyes. And notwythstandinge, there is declared vnto vs one expeart doctour which wyll neyther take gyftes nor rewar∣des, for he is of himselfe rich inough and that he doth, he doth it of fren∣dly fauoure and loue, seketh them at ther houses, byndes vp there won∣des, healeth them and that frely, but we wyl not haue him, we haue more delyte in destruction, then in salua∣cion. Who shal haue compassion or lamente ouer suche a seke man. It is in lyke case with this vnfaythfull generacion of man, they feyle many tymes greate paynes and smarte, & runeth here and there to them, whi∣che destroyeth more and more, wyth there false venemous medicines. It coste them moche mony, they suffer moch smarte, and yet are they neuer made hole of ther diseaces. And that

only euerlastynge riche perfect doc∣tour and medecyne our sauiour Ie∣sus Christ which is so abundantlye declared vnto vs of all Patriarkes Prophetes, Angelles, Apostels, ye and of the father selfe, him wyll we not haue, which is come out of pure loue and fauour, to al them that are woūded and euel healed, and offers his seruice and hath brought wyth him a costlye precious salue that is good for al sores, y^t is his precious rede blood that he for vs and for al the synnes of the worlde hath shede vpon the crosse for our redemption, we wil not haue hym, we put him a∣waye from vs with foote and hand, Touth and Nayl, ye we haue shote him awai from vs with our hornes and wyll not that Iesus Chryste shuld reygne ouer vs. Who shall haue compassion in the day of ven∣geaunce vpon our disobedynt hard necked miserable dampned soules

I say vnto you in Christe Iesu be∣leue it, and you wyl rone where ye wyl, seake what meane, y^t ye wyl, ye shall fynde no nother in all the hole scryptures, whyther ye be sycke or hole strong or wayke that shal pro∣fect you afore the Lorde, saue onlye that that I haue declared vnto you that is Chryste Iesus or els ware al the holy scriptures false and star∣ke lyes.

Rede I praye you Esay the Pro¦phete I am,* 1.127 euen I am the onli god and Lorde and besydes me there is no Sauyour, I am he onlye that for my owne selues sake do awaye thy offences and forget, thy sinnes,* 1.128 he onlye hathe taken on hym out in¦firmytyes and borne our paynes ye y^e lord hath heped togither vpō hym y^e iniquiti of vs all,* 1.129 he payd y^e thing that he neuer had. The Angell sayd to Ioseph call his name Iesus, for

he shall saue hys people from there synnes.* 1.130 This is my bloud the whi∣ch is of the new Testament,* 1.131 that is shed for manye, for the remyssion of sīnes. Behold the lābe of god which taketh away the sinnes of the world for he made him to be synne for,* 1.132 vs whyche knew no synne, that we by hys meanes shulde be that ryghte∣ousnes whych before god is alowed he hath borne our synnes in his bo∣dy on y^e tre,* 1.133 y^e blood of Iesus Christ his sonne clenseth vs from al synne He hath sayth saint Iohn loued vs and wasshed vs from our sinnes in his owne blood which blood of the mediatour of the new Testament speketh better then the blod of Abel

If any man synne we haue an ad¦uocate with the father Iesus Christ the ryghteous, and he it is that ob∣teyneth grace for our synnes. Not for our synnes only, but also for the synnes of the hole worlde.

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My dearly belowed brethren, yf there were any other aduocate or me¦diatour, thē this Chryst,* 1.134 how shame¦full had all the holye scryptures ly∣ed, and howe pitefully had Sainte Paule deceaued vs wher he sayeth, ther is one god & one mediatoure be∣twne good and man, euen the man Chryst Iesus which gaue hym selfe a raunsom for all men. Yf it be so y^t throwe sekenes any other meanes wherin thou dost trust to haue re∣myssiō of sinnes by let it be so lord∣ly, so holy so bewtiful as it wyl▪ saue onely that mediatour whiche is ge∣uen vs of god that is Christ Iesu, so forsakes thou y^e death of our lord whiche he hath suffered for the, and thou denyest the most holyest and precious bloude that he hathe shede fore the.

For all they that are not contente with this onely mediatour, but se∣keth after other, he curseth godes

worde, he rentes in peces the gospell of Iesus chryst, and vtterly denyeth that Chryst is y^e ryght Messias lord and Mayster, and sauyour of the worlde, and that he is come from the father. My derely beloued in Christ Iesu al thei y^t seke ani other straūge meanes wythout goddes worde o∣uer suche lamenteth the Lord,* 1.135 by the mouth of the prophet Ieremye, my people haue done two euilles, they haue forsakē me, the well of the va∣ter of syfe, and digged them pittes y^t can holde no water. This hathe al∣wayes bene the the ende of all false learnyng to forsake Chryst Iesus whose ryghteousnes profeteth alon∣ly before the Lord, to the entent that we wold lyfte vp our owne ymagi∣nacion, and ryghteousnes to pray & do reuerence vnto it as vnto a newe Chryst. My dearly beloued here haue I breffly set you forth y^e right learning of the supper of our Lorde Iesus Chryst how it shulde be my∣nistred

in the congregacyō of God, accordinge to the Lordes word, here haue ye a confutacion of suttel per∣suasyons & argumentes of the mē∣bers of Antichryst wherwyth they mayntayne ther meletyde otherwise called theyr dyner, for whiche cause muche ryghteous & innocent bloude is shede wythout pitye or mercy in many places of the worlde, and all by the meanes of these spirytuall couniurers of Egypte. Exod. ix.* 1.136 The Prestes of the mountaines ser∣uauntes of Ball and the prophetes Iezebell, the destroyers of the vyne∣yearde of the Lorde,* 1.137 y^e defylers of y^e holy earth. Sodome blind watchers & dome dogges, the treaders downe of the ryght pasture and the trou∣blers of the clere water,* 1.138 false prophe∣tes & grippīg wolues Actes .xx. The destrouers of wedowes & fatherles, theues and murtherers, enemyes of the crosse of Chryste whose ende

is danmacion whose god is there belly and glorye to there shame whi¦che are worldly mynded.* 1.139 They are false maysters and fathers of sectes hauing cursed children, welles with out watter,* 1.140 dry cloudes wandrynge Starres, Trees without frut, at ga¦theringe tyme wythered, twyse dede and plucked vp by the totes, They are the raginge waues of the Sea, fomynge out there owne shame to whome is reserued the myst of Dar¦kenes for euer,* 1.141 the ryght and true Antichristes,* 1.142 these are the abomina¦ble locustes whiche are come out of the botomeles pitte, to hurt al them, that haue not the marke of God in therefore hedes. Somma those are they that are cursed and damned e∣uerlastingly from y^e presence of god * 1.143 excepte they repent and amende not that I Iudge theym that be farre from me for I know there standes wrytten iudge not les thou be iud∣ged,

condeme not les thou be condē∣ned, but they are iudged by the euer¦lasting worde of the Lord, the why∣che can neyther lye nor be disseaued like as our Sauiour Iesus Christ sayeth,* 1.144 * 1.145 I iudge you not but it is y^e worde that I haue spoken that iud∣geth you. Yf thou do the workes y^t Paule speaketh of, thou shall not inheret the kyngdome of God. If thou do thē not so thou art not iud∣ged of anye man, but of Goddes worde.

Nowe my deare beloued lay these .ii. one agaynst another, Gods lear∣nynge and mannes learnynge, the truth and the lye, Chryst and Anti∣christe, wey it, mesure it tell it, wyth the Lordes word, and I trust in the Lorde that ye shall fynd nothynge, that I haue here declared, but the ryght true worde and wyll of oure sauiour Iesus christ.

My dearly beloued be thankeful

vnto the almyghty maiestie of god throw our Lorde Iesus christ that it hath pleased him to let shyne vn∣to vs the lyght of the holy Gospell which hath be keped from vs so ma¦ny hundreth yere in the darke night of infidelitie.

¶Therfore take it now vp as Ie∣rymye sayeth while it shyneth and tarye not lest it be conuerted and chaunged into a dedlye darke∣nes, rede it right, it is godes word, amend your lyuing, serue your neyghbour w^t al diligence, feare God and be obedient vn∣to his holy word so shal y^u remayne in euerlasting lyfe. Amen. ∴

Thomas Lancaster.

i. Cor. ii.

For another foundacion can no man laye than it that is laye, whiche is Iesus Chryst.

Praysed be the Lorde God.

Mark. viii

Whosoeuer is ashamed of me and of my wor∣des in this aduouterous and synfull generaciō of him also shal y^e sonne of mā be a shamed whē he cometh in the glory of his father wyth the holy Aungelles.

Ma. xxiiii

He that endureth to the ende the same shal∣be saued.

Notes

• * 1.1

  Ephe. v.
• * 1.2

  Ephe. ii.
• * 1.3

  Gala. iii.
• * 1.4

  e. Cor. iiiii Ia. i. i. Pet. i Ro. viii
• * 1.5

  Ro. viii
• * 1.6

  i. Io. ii Hebre. iii. Io. i. Phili. ii.
• * 1.7

  Ephe. v. Gala. v. Colo. iii. Ro. vi.
• * 1.8

  i. Cor. xii Gala. iii.
• * 1.9

  Math. v.
• * 1.10

  i. Cor. xi.
• * 1.11

  Mat. xxvi Mar, xiiii Luke. xxiii
• * 1.12

  Ro. i.
• * 1.13

  Cor, xi
• * 1.14

  Luk. xxii.
• * 1.15

  Io. iii.
• * 1.16

  Ro. viii.
• * 1.17

  ii. Cor. v. Exo. xii. i. pet. ii.
• * 1.18

  Esay. liii.
• * 1.19

  Ro. viii
• * 1.20

  Ro. v
• * 1.21

  Psal. lv.
• * 1.22

  Esay. l, iii.
• * 1.23

  Psal. xl.ix
• * 1.24

  Titus .iii.
• * 1.25

  Roma. v Phelip .ii.
• * 1.26

  Luke .ii. Iohan .i. Hebre. ii. Phelip .ii.
• * 1.27

  Colo i.
• * 1.28

  Ephe. vi. Mar. xiiii
• * 1.29

  Luke .xxii.
• * 1.30

  i. Cor. ii. Exod. xii.
• * 1.31

  i. Colo x.
• * 1.32

  Ro. viii.
• * 1.33

  Ma. xxviii
• * 1.34

  Hebru. x
• * 1.35

  Acts. vii and .xvii
• * 1.36

  i. Cor. x.
• * 1.37

  i. Cor. xii
• * 1.38

  i. Cor. i
• * 1.39

  Phelip .ii.
• * 1.40

  i Cor. xii.
• * 1.41

  Math. xx. Luke. xxii.
• * 1.42

  Ephe. iiii.
• * 1.43

  Gala. vi.
• * 1.44

  Philip .ii.
• * 1.45

  i. Cor. x
• * 1.46

  i. Cor. x.
• * 1.47

  Sa. xii i. Cor. xli. Ephe. iiii.
• * 1.48

  Ro. xij
• * 1.49

  i. Pet. iiii.
• * 1.50

  i. Cor. vii.
• * 1.51

  Ephe. iiii
• * 1.52

  i. Petre. ii
• * 1.53

  Mat. v.vi
• * 1.54

  Vide qua∣les erunt qui mense erunt per∣ticipes.
• * 1.55

  Ephe. vi.
• * 1.56

  vide bene∣ficia christi erga nos.
• * 1.57

  Ezech. xxx.iiii.
• * 1.58

  Hebre. ii.
• * 1.59

  Psa. xxiii.
• * 1.60

  Ezech, xvi
• * 1.61

  Luke. x.
• * 1.62

  Luke. x. Re. xvii. Eze. xxiiii Ioh. vvi.
• * 1.63

  Quo ani∣mo celebre¦tur coena dominica.
• * 1.64

  Tales eri∣mus erga a¦lios qualis christus er¦ga nos.
• * 1.65

  i. Cor. xi
• * 1.66

  Mat. xxvi
• * 1.67

  Ecclesia et communio Christiano cum
• * 1.68

  Maximū discrimen intercenam dominicā et cenam Antechristi anam.

  Cena mū∣di.
• * 1.69

  i. Cor v. and .vi.
• * 1.70

  Gala. v.
• * 1.71

  In cena do¦mini non externus sed īternus requiritus ornatus.
• * 1.72

  Videat si∣bi quisque qui accedit ad cenam domni.
• * 1.73

  Cor. xiii. ii. Io. iii.
• * 1.74

  Colo. ii.
• * 1.75

  i. Cor. xi.
• * 1.76

  Qui confi∣dit in ali∣quo quam in christo maleidit.
• * 1.77

  Qui ada∣mat tēpo ralia plus quam Chri¦stiana in digne man ducat.
• * 1.78

  Qui sibi tantum mo¦do viuit et non aliis, iudicium si¦bi mandu∣cat.
• * 1.79

  Qui glori∣atur in va¦nis et si ep fū non cog¦noscito ma¦le edit.
• * 1.80

  Gala. v. Ephe. v. i. Cor. v. Ro. viii
• * 1.81

  Apo. xxi
• * 1.82

  Aperte ma¦li. pellendi sunt a cen¦ra.
• * 1.83

  i. Cor. x.
• * 1.84

  hipocritas iudicabit
• * 1.85

  Rom. viii. i. Cor. v. Math. xiii Esay. lxvi.
• * 1.86

  i. Cor. xi.
• * 1.87

  Luke .xxii.
• * 1.88

  i. Cor. xi. Ephe. v.
• * 1.89

  i. Cor. x.
• * 1.90

  Antechristi oblatio.
• * 1.91

  Nota se∣quentes ab¦hominatio¦nes.
• * 1.92

  Cur panis ille immo∣lationis (vt vocāt) trangatur in tres par¦tes.
• * 1.93

  Medium in quo ele∣uatus est Antechris∣tus.
• * 1.94

  Esay. l.iii.
• * 1.95

  Hebre. v.
• * 1.96

  Ephe. v.
• * 1.97

  Hee. x.
• * 1.98

  Ro. iii. Christus vnica pro∣peccatis victima
• * 1.99

  i. Colo i.
• * 1.100

  Hebru. x.
• * 1.101

  Prouer. i.
• * 1.102

  ii. Cor. vi. Apo. xviii. Luke. ix.
• * 1.103

  Mat. xi.
• * 1.104

  Ioh. vi.
• * 1.105

  Io. vi
• * 1.106

  Iohn. vi.
• * 1.107

  Miscrri∣mus error.
• * 1.108

  i. Cor. xi.
• * 1.109

  Math. xv.
• * 1.110

  Iohn. vi.
• * 1.111

  Filius dei non editur carnaliter nec digeri∣tur.
• * 1.112

  Similt {pro}∣simili pas∣citur.
• * 1.113

  Baru. vii.
• * 1.114

  Actes. vii. Esay. lx.vi iii. Re. vii.
• * 1.115

  ii. pata. vi Mat. xviii
• * 1.116

  Ephe. i philip. ii.
• * 1.117

  Math. xxv
• * 1.118

  Externus externo in∣ternus in∣terno pas∣titurcibo.
• * 1.119

  i. Cor. xi.
• * 1.120

  Cor. x.
• * 1.121

  i. Cor. x.
• * 1.122

  Apo. xxii.xviii.
• * 1.123

  Exo. xxxiii
• * 1.124

  ii Cor. x
• * 1.125

  Hebre. iii. Iude. i.
• * 1.126

  vbi Chri∣stus non est ibi ni∣hil sanum.
• * 1.127

  Esay. xliii
• * 1.128

  Esay. liii.
• * 1.129

  Psal. lxix.
• * 1.130

  Math. i
• * 1.131

  Mat. xxvi
• * 1.132

  ii. Cor. v Io. i.
• * 1.133

  i. Peter. ii i. Io. i Apoca. i. Heb. iii. i. Io. ii.
• * 1.134

  i. Timo. ii
• * 1.135

  Iere. ii.
• * 1.136

  Exod. ix.
• * 1.137

  ii. Reg. xix
• * 1.138

  Iere. xii. and .xiii. Esa. v.vi. Eze. xxxiiii Math. vii Mat. xxiii Iohn. x.
• * 1.139

  Philip. iii
• * 1.140

  ii. Pet. ii
• * 1.141

  Iude. i i. Io. ii
• * 1.142

  Apoca. ix
• * 1.143

  Luke. vi.
• * 1.144

  Io. xii.
• * 1.145

  i Cor. v.vi