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A11086	Two treatises of the Lord his holie Supper the one instructing the seruants of God how they should be prepared when they come to the holy Supper of our onely Sauiour Iesus Christ: whereunto is annexed a dialogue conteining the principall points necessarie to be knowne and vnderstood of all them that are to be partakers of the holy Supper: the other setting forth dialoguewise the whole vse of the Supper: whereunto also is adioyned a briefe and learned treatise of the true Sacrifice and true priest. Written in the French tongue by Yues Rouspeau and Iohn de l'Espine ministers of the word of God, and latelie translated into English.	Rouspeau, Yves.; L'Espine, Jean de, ca. 1506-1597. Dialogue de la Cène de N.S. Jesus-Christ. aut; Rouspeau, Yves. Traitté de la préparation à la saincte cene.	1584 (1584)	STC 21354; ESTC S106120	65,641	128

TWO TREATISES OF THE LORD HIS HOLIE SVPPER THE ONE INSTRVCTING THE SERVANTS OF GOD HOW THEY should be prepared when they come to the holy Supper of our onely Sauiour Iesus Christ Whereunto is annexed a Dialogue conteining the principall points necessarie to be knowne and vnderstood of all them that are to be partakers of the holy Supper The other setting forth Dialoguewise the whole vse of the Supper Whereunto also is adioyned a briefe and learned treatise of the true Sacrifice and true Priest Written in the French tongue by Yues Rouspeau and Iohn de l'Espine Ministers of the word of God and latelie translated into English 1. CORINTH 11.28 Let a man examine himselfe and so let him eate of this bread and drinke of this cup. IOHN 6.58 This is the bread which came downe from heauen not as your fathers haue eaten Manna and are dead He that eateth of this bread shall liue for euer PSAL. 51.16 Thou desirest no sacrifice though we would giue it thou delitest not in burnt offering The sacrifices of God are a contrite spirit a contrite and broken heart O God thou wilt not despise Imprinted by Thomas Thomas Printer to the Vniuersitie of Cambridge 1584. YVES ROVSPEAV TO THE CHRISTIAN READER FROM OVR LORD IESVS CHRIST greeting AMong the causes of all publique calamities and of the scourges wherewithall diuerse realmes countries are grieuously chastised S. Paul maketh mention of the notable abuse contempt of the Lord his Supper For this cause saith he manie are weake sicke among you many sleepe for if we would iudge our selues we should not be iudged Wherupon we haue not to meruaile that the Lord God hath so sharply punished this poore realme of France the last yeare 1562. with plague warre and famine seeing it is manifest that the contempt of the Gospel with the abusing and profaning of the holie Supper of the Lord hath brought vpon vs the foresaid miseries afflictions And for this cause both the Pope his adherents may stop their mouthes with the which they are so readie to cast reproch vpon our God and they that make profession of the Gospel in this lan● may keepe like silence seeing the causes haue flowed from both parties indifferently and the fault belongeth as wel to the one as to the other To begin with the Papists we may boldly auouch out of the word of God that their Masse is stuffed full of blasphemies that it abolisheth the holy Supper of our Lord Iesus Christ that the remembrance of his death passion is therein suppressed made o● none effect that in the same there is no communion that wheras Iesus Christ hath giuen a generall charge to all the professors o● his name to take eate and drinke the bread and wine in the Masse there is but one that taketh eateth drinketh for all the rest Further we see how there the creature of God euen a morsell of breade is worshiped in the place of God himselfe the creator how they seeke Christ Iesus vpon the earth whereas the word of God the Creed of the Apostles and the ancient Canons do teach vs to haue our hearts lifted vp on high and to seeke him by Faith aboue in the heauens Lastlie in it we may behold manie other most shamefull and grieuous abuses which for this time I thinke best to couer with silence Now seing that manie do so stoutly and obstinately stand vpon that point that in the defence and quarrell of a thing so vile wicked they haue put to death so manie godlie and honest men so many holie personages and true martyrs of our Lord Iesus Christ I conclude that we haue iustly beene visited of God for their offences As for the Protestants we see they also haue beene marked with the foule spots and blemishes of manie grosse and notable abuses How many of them haue bin found as vnable to render reason of their Faith as verie Papists haue offered like bruit beasts their presence at the holy Supper of the Lord some for learning as ignorant as Asses others for life as beastly as swyne I ouerpasse an infinite number of hypocrites of false brethren of traitours and such as haue fallen from their faith and knowledge who being inwardly vnknowen caried outwardly a shew colour of great vertue and holynes And therfore not without cause hath the wrath of God beene kindled against his people and they haue receaued double correction seeing that in the strength of their knowledge they haue wittingly abused the knowledge of his holy name Now to the intent that our good God by his Sonne Iesus Christ may cast his eye of pitie and compassion vpon this poore realme that lieth so desolate and forlorne it behooueth the one the other henceforth to learne how they may better performe their dutie of seruice and honor to their God according to his word then they haue done in time passed and chieflie that they be verie circumspect and heedfull not to defile or profane the holie Supper of our Lord in any kind of condition whatsoeuer To this end I haue addressed this small Treatise vnto their reading wherin they shall find that the true preparing vnto the Supper consisteth not in the furniture of the bodie in rich and costlie attire in gorgious and statelie shewes in counterfait colours and in outward professing of the name of God but in purenesse of heart and vprightnesse of conscience that God which is a Spirit may also be worshiped of his in Spirit and truth A TREATISE TEACHING THE SERVANTS OF GOD HOW THEY SHOVLD BE prepared when they come to the holy Supper of our onely Redeemer Iesus Christ The Preface THat we may worthily come to the holy Supper of our Lord Iesus Christ we must examine our selues The examining of our selues and wherein it consisteth as we are aduised and counselled by the Apostle There be fower principall pointes wherein we haue to sound our hearts and consciences at the bottome namely Faith Repentance Thankesgiuing in respect of our God and Charitie toward our neighbours OF FAITH The first Article FIrst it is requisit that we haue Faith that is to say What Faith is a certaine and vndeceiueable assurance stedfast perswasion that God in the name of his Sonne our Lord Iesus Christ whom he deliuered vp to death for our behoofe is a Father to vs of all mercie fauour and compassion The causes of Faith God This Faith commeth not from our selues neither is it built vpon vs or vpon any thing to be found in vs but it commeth from God and is built vpon God the Father His word the Sonne and the holy Ghost and vpon the promises made in the Gospel The holie Ghost which are inwardly ratified in vs by the working of the holy Ghost which crieth in our hearts Abba that is to say Father And this Faith is nourished confirmed and increased in our hearts by the holy Sacraments

Master haue washed your feete ye also ought to wash one anothers feete for I haue giuen you an example that ye should do euen as I haue done to you We must therefore according to the commandement and example of the sonne of God haue a careful regard that we be furnished with a true an ardent affection towards our neighbour if we will come worthely to the holy Table of our Lord. And if any man aske a description of this Charitie to know the better what it is he may go to S. Paul who hath painted it out in verie liuely beautifull colours writing to the Corinthians after this manner Loue suffereth long it is bountifull loue enuyeth not loue doth not boast it selfe it is not puffed vp it disdaineth not it seeketh not her owne things it is not prouoked to anger it thinketh not euill it reioyceth not in iniquitie but reioyceth in the truth it suffereth all things it beleeueth al things it hopeth al things it endureth all things This is the charitie which we ought to haue to vse towards our neighbour the seuerall parts whereof we must diligently prouide that we can be able to fetch out of our owne bosoms And to this we are diuerse sundrie waies exhorted in the Supper of our Lord and Sauiour Iesus Christ First whereas it is our dutie to stay one for another and it is not lawfull for euery one of vs to receiue the Supper single but when the whole congregation is assembled al the faithful together do take eate and drinke the bread the wine of the Supper according to the commandement of Iesus Christ saying Take eate drinke ye al of this it is a certeine token witnesse that we ought to be all vnited knit together Further whereas we being all met in one and the selfe same house of God which is his Church we all do there together call vpon one and the selfe same father which is in heauen we haue al one and the selfe same head aduocate intercessour which is Iesus Christ whereas we do al heare one the selfsame word of God whereas we do all eate one and the selfe same spiritual meate do al drink one and the selfe same spiritual drinke and whereas we all as brethren lay claime to one and the selfe same inheritāce which is the kingdome of heauen ought we not to be stirred vp and inflamed hereby to carrie an vnfeigned an earnest affection one towards another Lastly the very making of that bread wine which is vsed in the Supper doth teach vs what vnion concord of hearts and minds there ought to be betweene vs the children of one and the same heauenly father For euen as we see that the bread is made of diuerse cornes which neuerthelesse is but one loafe as the wine is made of many grapes which neuerthelesse when it is made is but one wine so ought all Christians which in themselues are manie to be vnited by loue in one body which is the Church whereof Iesus Christ is to be the sole head captaine Then we must note that this loue wherunto we are exhorted in the supper by so many arguments is absent where men are infected with hatred strife rancor debate factions with hote sutes to the hinderance of their brethren and therfore before we come to this Supper which is a witnesse of our vniting as well with Iesus Christ as with his Church if there be any strife or quarrel betweene vs our brethren we must in all good and amiable sort be reconciled if we haue bin offended we must freely frankly forgiue our brethren yea our enemies as we would haue God to forgiue vs and as we see that our Lord Iesus Christ left vs an example of this loue and charitie when he prayed to God his father for his enemies which put him to a cruel death whereof Sainct Steuen also giueth vs a godly example Also it is to be noted that this loue is to be practised of all estates as wel of kings who are to loue their subiects to be nources for the church of God to be louers of the publique peace of the land to intreat their subiects gently moderately as also of the people whose part is to honour the king to pay their tributes truly faithfully to obey all his Liuetenāts his officers It is the sheapherds dutie to loue his flock to watch to labor and to pray for it without ceasing Also it is the part of the sheepe to loue their sheepeherd of fathers to loue their children of childrē to loue their fathers mothers of the wife to loue her husband of the husband to loue his wife of masters to loue their seruants and of seruants to loue their masters and lastly it behooueth euery one of vs for his particular part to exercise charitie in that vocation wherin God hath placed him in his eternall prouidence and wisedome For otherwise we shall neuer be able faithfully to acquite vs of our duetie as well towards God as towards men except we be guided and gouerned by the rule of charitie in all our affaires and businesse whatsoeuer Necessarie obseruations for all those that desire to come to the Lord his Table THus we haue vnderstood wherin the examining proouing of our selues cōsisteth wherunto is to be added a good aduisement due consideration of the points obseruations following First we must take good heede that we be not ouer busie in making a curious search of the life of another following the steppes of many which sift so narrowly the imperfections of their brethren that in the meane while their owne infirmities are vtterly forgottē Wel may we pray yea we ought to procure with all our power ability that the church may be preserued kept in puritie altogether without appearāce or shew of any offence But forsomuch as in this world the corne shal be always mingled with the chaffe the good fish with the bad Iudas with the true Apostles the foolish virgins with the wise it is not meet that any of vs shold hastely take offence thereat but contrariwise that he endeuor to find that perfection in himselfe which he seeketh to bring into another Secondly we may not thinke that Faith repentance thankesgiuing loue and the other vertues which God requireth at our hands can be perfect in vs during this mortal life For there wil be alwaies to be found in vs be we neuer so thorowlie and perfectlie renued some reliques of sinne of vnbeliefe of impenitencie of vnthankfulnesse and of selfeloue which al are directly contrarie and manifestlie opposed to the loue of our neighbour So long as we liue there is a law in our members which rebelleth against the lawe of our minde the Deuill and the world will rise vp against vs in battaile as we may sufficientlie be instructed by the liues of the Patriarchs Prophets and Apostles yea

ought not to haue accesse vnto his holy table before they haue made confession of their fault in publique and be reconciled to the Church of God Of those that sinne against the fourth article of the fourth preparation which consisteth in Charitie towardes our neighbour AL such as are disobedient to fathers mothers to the magistrate to al superiours also all seditious persons fighters murtheres such as beare hatred or malice against their neighbour they that are possessed carried with a spirit of reuenging whoremongers adulteres vnchast geuen to vnnaturall lust vncleanes drunkards gluttones ful of deceit of couetousnes of theft of vsury backebiters skorners false witnesses lyars men conuicted of common periurie and generaly all such as make a trade occupation of abusing the loue of our neighbour cōteined in the second table of the lawe of God are to be excluded out of the nomber of the faithful to whome it belongeth to be present at this holy spiritual feast For seing the Scriptures pronounce testifie that such haue no felowship with the Lorde that they are shut out of the kingdom of heauen that they shal not rest vpon the holy hill of the Lorde they ought by great reason to be barred from those holy singes by the whiche the faithfull are ioyned to Christ made possessours of euerlasting life A DIALOGVE WHEREIN WE are taught how we should come to the holy Supper of our Lord Iesus Christ Father HOw must we be prepared when we come to the Lord his table that we may be worthy receiuers of his holy Supper Child We must examine our selues diligently as we are warned by S. Paul in his Epistle to the Corinthians F. In how many points lyeth this triall examination of our selues C. Verily in two points First that we carrie our selues towards God who calleth biddeth vs to this holy banquet as he hath ordeined in his commandements and as we are bound by our obedience Secondly that we haue regard of our behauiour bearing towardes our brethren which are no lesse bidden nor welcome guests then we to this holy Banquet F. What is required in regard of our duetie towards God C. There be three points which are principal and heads to many other wherein this our duetie towards God is founded F. Rehearse those three points wherein principally this duetie standeth C. The first is Faith the next Repentance and the last Thankesgiuing F. What is Faith C. It is a firme fast perswasion or a certeine assurance that God is our Father and Sauiour in the name of his Sonne our Lord Iesus Christ F. Doth this Faith spring out of our hearts as out of the founteine C. we are not the authors thereof Iohn 1.13 but it is the gift of God for the faithfull are not borne of flesh nor of blood nor of the will of man but of God F. What be the meanes which God vseth to beget vs vnto him and to endue vs with Faith C. None other then his holy and heauenly worde Iohn 17. Rom. 10. Rom. 8. Galat. 4. established and confirmed in vs by the mightie working of his holy Spirite which crieth in our hearts Abba that is to say Father F. Is not this Faith made firme and warrantable in vs by the Lords Supper C. It must needes be so first our Faith is signed sealed in the Supper in this respect that therein Iesus Christ giueth himselfe vnto vs Matth. 26. Mark 14. Luke 22. 1. Cor. 21. assuring vs that his body was giuen for vs and his blood was shed for the redemption of our sinnes and secondly because the bread and the wine which we take eate drinke according to Gods ordinance and institutiō teacheth vs that by faith we take eate and drinke the body and blood of Iesus Christ as the onely foode and norishment of our soules F. How say you by all the faithlesse and vnbeleeuing members of mankind can they eate the bodie of Iesus Christ and drinke his blood C. By no meanes because they want true faith without the which we cannot be members of Christ so consequently cānot receiue any life of him who is the onely head of al the faithfull F. Then what benefite receiueth the Infidell if he communicate with the faithfull in this sacrament C. He is so farre from receiuing an earnest or pledge of his saluation 1. Cor. 11. that he eateth and drinketh his owne damnation F. In what place is Iesus Christ to be sought for of the faithful minding to lay hold on him to possesse him C. Coloss 3. In heauen For if we be risen with Christ we must seeke those thinges which are aboue where Christ sitteth at the right hand of God his Father F. Is not that the reason why the Priests in old time when they ministred the Supper vsed to saie to the people Sursum corda Lift vp your hearts C. It is the very true reason of that manner and to the same purpose the people answeared Habemus ad Dominum we lift them vp vnto the Lord. F. Then how can we be coupled or rather be made one with Iesus Christ who resteth in the heauens we remaining vpon the earth Child By Faith and by the mightie working of the holie Ghost to whom it is an easie matter to knitte and to ioyne together whatsoeuer thinges be diuided and seuered by distance of place F. What is your mind or what shall we saie to those that seeke Christ Iesus in the elements of the Supper namelie in the bread and the wine affirming that the very substance of the bread wine is chainged into the substantiall bodie and blood of Iesus Christ Child We may boldlie affirme that they are out of the way for diuerse causes First in that directlie they gainesay three seuerall Articles of our Faith namelie those that import the ascension of Christ vp into the heauens his sitting at the right hand of God and his continuall abiding there vntill he come to iudge the quicke and the dead And secondlie by their vayne and ridiculous changing of substances they abolish and take away the signe of the Sacrament to wit the breade and the wine and so consequentlie they take away the supper it selfe which cannot remaine if the signe thereof be taken awaie F. Are not other grosse vnreasonable points to be founde in this straunge doctrine of their changing of substances C. There are yet more as these by name that it giueth that which is holie to filthie swine and no lesse then the faithfull maketh the Infidel and vnbeleeuer partaker of this holie banquet wherein Iesus Christ is giuen to be eaten and onelie of the faithfull againe it causeth men to become idolators and to worship the Sacrament also it maketh the glorious bodie of Iesus Christ subiect to putrifying and to become no better then the filthie dung of mans bodie and lastlie it abolisheth the true humanitie of the Sonne