Institutions of Christian religion framed out of Gods word, and the writings of the best diuines, methodically handled by questions and answers, fit for all such as desire to know, or practise the will of God. Written in Latin by William Bucanus Professor of Diuinitie in the Vniuersitie of Lausanna. And published in English by Robert Hill, Bachelor in Diuinitie, and Fellow of Saint Iohns Colledge in Cambridge, for the benefit of our English nation, to which is added in the end the practise of papists against Protestant princes.

What doth this word Pascha or Passeouer signifie?

Phase, or Pesach, whereof comes Pascha (not of 〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉 as the vnlearned thinke) doth signifie a Passage, or a leaping ouer, a pas∣sing by, or a passing ouer. And in a speciall manner. 1 The pas∣sing ouer not of the people as many haue thought, but especi∣ally of the Angell of God, that smote the first borne of the Ae∣gyptians, and passed ouer the houses of the Israelites being made free by the bloud of the Lambe, according to the commaunde∣ment of the Lorde 1.1.

2 By a Metonymie of the adiunct, it signifieth that solemne and yearely feast, or the time of the yeare, when that Passeouer was kept, which the Lord commaunded to be celebrated in remem∣brance of so great a benefit) when the Angel left the Israelites vn∣touched, and also for a patterne of that benefit which we shall haue in Christf 1.2.

3 By a Metonymie, whereby the name of a thing is attributed to the signe, it signifieth the Lambe that was slaine in that feast, and was eaten in euerie house amongest the Iewes, to admonish them of the passing ouer of the Angell that smote the Aegyp∣tians,

and spared the Elect, and defended them: Further also admonishing them of the going forth, and deliuerance of the people out of the bondage of Aegyptg 1.3: and mystically might shadow out the Lambe, that taketh away the sinnes of the world, and by his death reconciling his father vnto vsh 1.4, of whom Esay. 53. As a Lambe he shall be led to the slaughter, and shall be dumbe before his shearer.

4 By a Metomymie, wherby the name of the signe is attribu∣ted to the thing, Christ himselfe is called the Passeouer, to wit, as the truth answering to the figure. 1. Cor. 5.7. Our Passeouer is sacrificed for vs, namely Christ, but we doe vse it here in the third signification.

Notes

• e 1.1

  Exod. 12, 12
• f 1.2

  v. 14 Leuit, 23.14.
• g 1.3

  Exod, 12, 11 Luk, 22, 7.8
• h 1.4

  Ioh, 1, 29