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A17659 A faythfull and moost godlye treatyse concernyng the most sacred Sacrament of the blessed body and bloude of our sauioure Chryst, co[m]piled by Iohn Caluyne, a man of no lesse lernyng and lytterature then godly studye, and example of liuyng. And translated into Latin by Lacius a man of lyke excellencie. And nowe last of all, translated into Englyshe by a faythfull brother, no lesse desirous to profyt the weake brotheres then to exercise the talent of the Lorde to his honoure and glorye. In declaration whereof, he hath set before this lytle booke an epistle to the reader much more effectuous then in the fyrst edicion. Whereunto the order that the churche and congregation of Christ in Denmarke doth vse at the receyuying of baptisme, the Supper of ye Lorde, and wedlocke: is added. Myles Couerdale; Petit traicté de la Saincte cene. English Calvin, Jean, 1509-1564.; Broke, Thomas.; Coverdale, Miles, 1488-1568.; Danske folkekirke. 1548 (1548) STC 4411; ESTC S107182 57,569 98

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I sayd afore that ye wyl hold your hand styl on the plough that ye wyll walke honestly now whyle the mercy of God lendeth you day light Ye know that our Lord sayd The night shal come in the whych no man shalbe able to worke Ye se howe oure aduersarye the deuel goeth aboute lyke a roaryng Lyon sekyng whom he may deuoure Ye se what a nōbre of great men on the one syde haue gyrded theyr sw●rdes aboute them and stande euen in complete harnesse to fyght agaynst the manifest worde of God Yea what swering what blasphemyng of gods name what pryde what excesse what fylthynes of bodye and ydylnesse is vsed practised daylye maynteined in theyr houses Ye se howe they can not abide the hearing of gods worde but blast and blowe agaynste it persecute it as much as in them lyeth On the other side ye se what a nōbre of hypocrites Antichristes false prophetes and flatterrynge chaplens are not onely aboute greate men but euery where in maner roare and crye and stampe agaynst our Lordes doctrine kepe the peoble stil in blynesse and fedde them wyth draffe dregges in stead of Gods word Thyrdly ye se what a nomber here be in the worlde whyche pretendynge to loue Gods worde by theyr outwarde hearyng readyng and talkynge of it lyue cleane contrary agaynste it brynge not forth the worthye frutes of repentaunce are as greate swea●ers as fylthy as ydle as couetous as disceatfull in bargaining as vnapt to al good workes as they were afore they knew the trueth And by this meanes is it come to passe y ● thorow such vnchristē lyuing the good word of god is more supprest thē other thorow y ● crueltye of tyraūtes or flattering lyes of hipocrites All whiche thresortes of enem●es bicause they are not of vs but w tout therfore wyll I haue the lesse to do w t the. But of you dearely beloued I wyll be bolde to exhorte you for the tēder mercy of god y ● in cōsidera●ion of the premesses ye wyl walke godly worthely in this wicked worlde cōtinuing as I truste ye do in stead fastnes of the christē fayth in feruētnes of loue towarde god toward your very enemies for his sake in lokyng assuredly for his promises beyng pacient ioyful in trouble earnest in prayer at al times ready into true obediēce to kepe al good ordre to be e●ercised in al good workes euerye mā according to the state y ● god hath called him vnto As many of you as are called to office comō au●horitie to beare rule or to giue iudgemēt in causes of the comō wealth be diligent in your office Romit xii punish the euyl maynteyne the good .i. Pet .ii. Roma .xiii. Actepte no persone in iudg●ment alowe no false accusa●n shedde no innocent bloude Exod .xxiii. and heare the small as wel as the great D●utr● .i. ¶ As manye of you as are called to the office of preaching folow the apostles coūsayle take hede vnto your selues to all the f●ocke in the which the holy goste hath appointed you to be ouersears to feade the cōgregacion of god c. Act .xx. Fead Christes flocke which is amonge you and take the ouersyghte of them not as though ye were cōpelled but willyngly not for the desyre of fylthy lucre but of a god mynde not as Lordes ouer the paryshes but to be an ensample vnto the flocke .i. P●tri V. To caste alway vngodly olde wyuysh fables to be vnto them y ● beleue an ensāple in theyr worde in cōuersaciō in loue in spirite in fayth in purenesse To gyue attēdaūce vnto readynge to exhortacion to doctrine .i. Timo .iiii. Studye to shew your selues to god laudable workemen which neade not to be ashamed .ii. Timo .ii. All other estates amonge you I hertely exhort require euery one to do theyr duty As subiectes to be obediēt true to theyr princes and higher powers Ro .xiii. i Pet .ii. Tit .iii. Men to loue theyr wiues hertely as they are taught .i. Pet. iii. i. Thessal .iiii. Ephe .v. wyues so to behaue thē selues as it becōmeth womē that professe godlynes thorow good workes .i. Tim .ii. that theyr chaist cōuersaciō may wynne the wicked i. Pet. iii Men to deale gently wyth theyr seruauntes Ephe .vi. Colo .iii. to brynge vp theyr childrē in the nurtoure doctrine of the Lorde Ephe .vi. Deut .iiii. Seruaūtes to be faithful true obediē● to theyr maisters Ephe .vi. Col .iii. i. Pet .ii. that they may do worshyppe to the worde of God in all thinges .i. Tim .vi. Tit .ii. ¶ And yf we thus behaue oure selues euerye one in his calling thē shal it come to passe that euē they which now blaspheme vs as euyl doers shal at last be ashamed of theyr parte cōuert from theyr owne euyl wayes to the true fayth lyuing which is taught in the word of god To whō for his infinite grace and gyftes therof be honour prayse nowe euer Amen FINIS Set forth by Myles Couerdale Non possums que audiuimus et vidimu● non loqui Act● .iii ▪ Act. vii S. August Note Act. xxi No● i. Corhin xi i. Corhin xi● Thesalo v. Note the subtyltie of the deuyll Not y ● visible signes but y ● thynges sign●●d Our infirmitie was cause of y ● sacramēt Note 〈◊〉 what ende the supper was instituted The vse of y ● Sacrament Of our selfe we haue none other thynge but sinne Folowe thys guyde The carnall ate can not see these thynges in this glasse Not y ● naturall substancd as ●●●pysters do fa●●e As we receiue hym so ys he geuē vnto vs. y ● is spiritually The mouthe of the soule y ● receiueth this fode is fayth The substāce of a sacramēt is y ● free mercie ther●n p●●mised It is fayth y ● mouth of the soule that receyueth this body bloud Only the faitheful receiue this substāce Use this commoditie God worketh by his sacramentes as the Geometriciā doth by his de●o●stracion Note what it is to receyue a Sacrament vnworthyly These loode the consciences of men He y ● trusteth not in Christ only hath no parte w t him 〈…〉 The ima●e of repentaunce Discorde destroyethe that concorde hath buylded Beleue dispeare n●t A necessarie prayer So the Diuel would haue it This hypocriis daughter ●o c●re shryfte None hath made of medicine but the sicke Once in aye●e is to lit●e of conscience These be the suggestiōs of the deuill Christ is 〈…〉 health we may not do iuel for a good intent A good thyng can not be to often vsed Sathans olde practiese Euerye pope put to his por●ion Then is the masse the popes sacrifice The Diuels solusion The heareing of the gospell applieth Christes merites vnto vs. Measure al y ● is spoken of y ● sacrament by this sentence Herin resteth y ● whole mattier Let ne what these wordes this is my body do signifi Oxforde and Cambridg be not all voyde of thes doctoures Mar●ians here●●ie Breade and wyne are corruptible Understande this cōiunction aright Yea and that is half marde in y e dressinge The pope seeeth y t Christe ▪ sawe not Thē he spake not to oure pristes And yet must all ●e holie Then is it y ● doctrine that nourisheth The true definicion of the masse Honest ceremonies ar not to be despised Thē ar masse pense loste Lerne to seke Christe Yet by thys was y ● trueth tried out The apostles varyed in some thinges To honoure a creature as God is idolatry Learne here the truth This veritie is the ●remercie promised therin Hys wyll bee doene
be abolished let those y ● feare god vnfaynedly be feruent in theyr prayers increace in all thākfulnesse veriuous lyuyng towarde God men Let no mā womā nor chylde of god be flacke in his deutie but let fayth increace in strength let hope be euermore and more assured of gods promises let charitie alway loue God and her neighbour and leaue no good worke vndone that may be to gods glory mans profyt And thē shal we be knowen not onely readers and hearers of the truth but true disciples of the same And though we can not atteyne to the perfec●nesse of that comon wealth whiche I spake of afore where Gods ordinaunces are so reuerētly ministred the poore so richely pro uided for youth so vertuous●y broughte vp neuertheles we doinge our best and begginge strēgth of god to do more then we cā do of our selues shall not onelye be alowed accepted in his sight but also haue the cōtinuall assistence of his holy spirite wherby we sufficinetly harnessed and armed agaynste all temptacions of synne hel the deuyl our owne fleshe shall as wel haue the vpper hande of them as we haue thorow the onelye power of God ouercome many sturdy wyndes and tempestes of aduersitie in tyme paste and as we hope to escape these present troubles by the helpe of Iesus Christ whose name be blessed for euer Amen ¶ A litle complaynte with a short exhortacion made vnto all them that are no dissemblers w t gods worde but vnfaynedly lyue there after LYke as God accordyng● to his moste blessed nature euer louyng gracious mercyfull true both alwaye sende ●is worde afore he pl●ge the worlde and gyue●h vs warnyng afore the destruction come wyllynge vs to cōuerte vnto him to forsake our owne euyll wayes to lay hande on eternal lyfe Euen so cōtrary wise the deuyl the father of falsheade and lyes en●ying mans saluaciō casteth euer one bone or other in the way to hindre the glory of God to stoppe his worde to kepe backe his truth least thorow the stedfast beleauinge folowing therof his owne kyngdom shoulde be minished gods amplified encreased ▪ Somtime to hynder the gospell of the glorye of the great god he steareth vp tirāny cruelnes and mo●eth some rulers or great mē of the worlde to take part agaynst it to persecute it to trouble vere thē whō god hath called vnto it Ensāple wherof ye se in Pharao in king Achab in Antiochus in Herode in those greate prelates that shewed their hote charitie vpon our Sauiour Christ his Apostles The deuyl also to set vp his kyngdome the better getteth him chaplens for his owne ●oeth such as were Baals prophetes .iii. Regū .xxii. that they may euer eyther in confessions or otherwise moue kynges princes to take parte agaynste theyr owne saluacion to trouble such as tel thē no dreames nor fātasies but euen the very word of god As the prophete Mych●as dyd Somtime I saye least the truth shoulde be beleued the deuyll as he is the father of all lyes so getteth he false wytnesses to testify euen agaynst Christ against poore Steuē Paule his seruaūtes yea to preache that theyr doctrine is naught sedicious newe learning and heresy Mat .xxvii. Mat .i. Aetu .vii .xxi ▪ ii y ● they wyll destroy good workes Ro .iii. y ● they wyll kepe no holy daye Mat .xii. Iohn .v. that they wyll not fast Mat .ix. Mar .ii. Luc .v. Thus I say is the deuyl euer about to ouerthrow Christes kyngdome to set vp his owne And bycause his lyinge chaplens shoulde the better fyght agaynste Christ he teacheth them to go crattely to worke to lye spare not to cal the disciples of Christ newe felwes to saye that they care neyther for fasting nor praying for almes dede nor for good worke yea make the worlde beleue sayth the deuyll y ● they care neyther for one cerimonye nor other for one sacramēt nor other Such lying lessons doth the deuyl teach his scholers not onely this but also to wrest and wrynge the scripture frō the manifest vnderstanding of it of the which iuglyng cast he hath gyuen thē an ensāple in the .iiii. of Mat and .iiii. of Luke Who now cōsidering this greate decaye of godlynes that the deuyl hath brought into the worlde partly thorow the tyrāny that he hath steared vp in great mē partly thorowe the false wytnes bearyng of hypocrites and lyinge teachers hathe no cause to mourne in this behalfe Who wyl not be sory to se Gods holy worde thus persecuted thus exiled thus cruelly reported thus belyed Neuerthelesse al thys euyll doth not the deuyll thynke sufficient he can not here withall be cōtent but he entreth in also amonge them that professe the name of Christe y ● are called brethren disciples that pretende to loue and fauour his truth And amonge them loke who is mete for his purpose moste inconstant and leas● regardeth Christes worde in his herte of hym he maketh eyther an whoremonger and disceyuer of his neyghbour or a folower of other vyces of his owne carnal lustes robbyng him vtterly of that moste holy moste stedfaste and lyuynge fayth that Chryst taught also of those worthy fruites of y ● spirite of god repētance workes of light whiche y ● scripture speaketh of By the meanes wherof because he bareth the name of a Chrysten brother ther fore euen as he behaueth hym selfe nowe and as he lyueth so must we be reputed of the vngodly and such lyuers must we be called Yf he be a breaker of peace a maker of sediciō a drōkarde a false byer and seller a folower of fylthy lustes a brynger vp of s●ctes as God euer suffrethe them to be disceaued that wyl not abyde the ordre of hys worde Then muste we also be called breakers of comē ordre raylers makers of insurrectiō droūkardes false dealers wyth oure neyghboures Heretikes folowers of a fleshlye and carnall lyberte Yea though all oure teachynge wrytynge talking and lyuing be to the cōtrary Yet beare we the blame so blynd is thys wyckede world in iudgement so vnthankfull in theyr lyuynge are a great nombre of them that are called Chrysten men as I vnderstand on the other syde ¶ Wherfore to you dearlye beloued in God electe and chosen to an hye vocacion in Iesus Christ euē to be flesh of his flesh bone of his bones to be citezens wyth the sayntes and of the housholde of God to you I make this my mo●e afore rehearced trusting that though nether the world nor those false brethren which because they were not of vs are gone frome among vs .i. Ihoā .ii. are fallen in loue wyth this world after the ēsāple of Demas .ii. Ti .ii though nether of them both I saie wyll harkē to y ● voyce of God whyle it is called To daye but styll harden theyr hertes agaynste Godds trueth My trust is as