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.

Whether therefore doe they sinne which take away the cup from the Eucharisticall bread?

Yea, greatly: because they goe from the ordinance of Christ, and do otherwise preach the Gospel then he & his Apostles dida

2 Because it is a cursed deede to adde any thing to the testa∣ment of Christ, or to take away. Gal. 3, 15.

3 Because more fruit doth redound to the faithfull by both signes then by one: and two signes do signifie more fullie, & do more moue the minde then one: otherwise Christ had added a∣nother signe to no purpose.

4 Because Chrysostom saith. It is not with vs as in the old law, where some parts of the sacrifices were giuen to the priests, & some went to the offerers: but the same body of Christ & the same cup, is set forth to vs al.

5 Because it is lawfull for councills to determine nothing a∣gainst the worde of God.

6 Because although we be not bound to doe alwaies that which is commaunded (as when men cannot, for want of opor∣tunitie be partakers either of baptisme or the lords supper) yet when we doe it, we must not departe from the ordināce of God.

7 Because, seeing that we are so free from a multitude of Ce∣remonies that we haue a few, easie and plaine, it is an intollera∣ble thing, if we will not performe them without corruption.

8 Because the Pascall Lamb, Manna, and the sacrifices were not figures of the supper, but of Christ: And. 1. Cor. 10.3, 4. The Isra∣ralites are said, to eate the same spirituall meat, and to drinke the same spirituall drinke.

9 Because the keeping of the bread of the Lords supper was su∣perstitious, and could be done more easily then of wine.

10 Because the aduersaries themselues do grant that in old time bread was giuen into the hands, but that the cup was wont with the Deacons hand to be put to the mouth of the communi∣cants which would drinke of it in the Church: and at that which

they call Corpus Christi feast, they sing thus. Dedit fragilibus corpo ris ferculum. Dedit & testibus salutis poculum. Dicens, accipite quod trado vasculū, omnes ex eo bibite. That is, he gaue to the weake the dish of his body: he gaue also to the sorrowful the cup of safety, say¦ing take this small vessell which I giue, drinke ye alof it.

11 Because, godly consciences are not to be debarred of the sweete promise, which by the voice of the sonne of God is an∣nexed to pertaking of the cup.

12 Because, the cause is not taken away, for which Christ or∣dayned the vse of the cup.

13 Because Paul wrighting to the whole church of the Corin∣thians, yea, to all that call on the name of Iesus Christ in euerie place. 1. Cor. 1.2. (not onely to the ministers of the church,) doth commaund both kindes to be giuen, take, eat, drinke: Neither are the wordes let him eat and drink lesse commaunding, then let him examine, and truly till the comming of the Lord, Chap. 11, 28.

14 Because they are deceiued, which suppose that the lay mēs communion in time past, signified the participation of one of the partes onely, but the Clergies of both: For there also both kindes were giuen: but it was called a lay communion, because the Clerick ministers put out of their office for some offence, did not com∣municate any more among the Clergy, or among the ministers, but as mingled among the companie of lay men.

15 Because, it is a new and lately deuised mingling of the sa∣crament of the Euchariste.

16 Because, when their is mention made of breaking of bread, by a Synecdoche, the whole supper is vnderstood: otherwise the Apostles themselues, whose office it was to break bread, had vsed onely one signe.

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  Gal. 1, 9 1 Cor. 11, 25
• Hom. 8. vpō 1 Cor. 11