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A11083	A treatise of the preparation to the holy supper of our onely saueour and redeemer, Iesus Christe Necessarie for all them that vvil vworthely approche to the Lordes holy table. Also a dialogue containing the principall points, which they that wil recieue the Supper ought to knowe and vnderstand. By Yues Rouspeau minister of the vvord of God. Ttanslated [sic] out of French into English by R.B.; Traitté de la preparation à la saincte cene. English.	Rouspeau, Yves.; R. B., fl. 1570.	1570 (1570)	STC 21351.5; ESTC S106673	28,200	65

times and seasons that is to say aswel in affliction as in prosperitie and to this purpose Dauid protesteth That hée will alwaye giue thanks vnto his Lord and that his praise shal be in his mouth continually And Saint Paule admonisheth the Thessalonians to giue thanks in all things adding for this is the wil of God in Christe Iesus But this is clene contrary to time seruers and to all them whiche in time of prosperitie fawne vpon the gospell and are well content for that time to praise God whome afterwarde in time of affliction they defye and set naught by The cause of this mischéef is for that they haue not yéelded them selues to the Churche of God for a good end and purpose as to extoll the glory of God to séek their owne saluation and the saluation of their brethern but rather to greaten them selues in their goods and honours and to satisfye their owne affections And therfore it commeth to passe that as soon as the deuil lifteth vp his hornes against the Churche of God and perscutions be at hand they melt away by and by in affliction as dooth War before the fire they are offended and parched with the Sunne of the Crosse they are sory for the good they haue doon they repent thē selues that they were so hasty to confesse the name of our Lord Iesus Christe in the assembly of the faithful they wish they had neuer knowen God nor his woord nor his Church nor his ministers because they make greter account as Esau did of one messe of pottage then of the birth-right and blessing of the heauenly father But let such maner of persons knowe the it shall no more profit them that they made a fair beginning ioly holding vp of their buckler then it did Cain Esau Saule Iudas For séeing that sentence is generall that whosoeuer continueth vnto the end he shal be saued it foloweth by the contrary the all they whiche doo not coutinue cōstantly in the confession of the sonne of God are hindred by their goods and honours looue of the world ease of their flesh to set foorth declare with a continual train the benefit of our redemption it foloweth I say that such persons shall go to ruin and euerlasting destruction Last of all this acknowledging must not onely bee priuat but publique in the face and presēce of the whole church and therfore as Dauid saith what shall I render vnto the Lord for all his benefits toward me I wil take the cup of saluation and call vpon the name of the lord I wil pay my vowes vnto the Lord euen now in the presence of all his people And again I haue declared thy righteousnes in the great congregation to I haue not refrained my lips O Lord thou knowest I haue not hid thy righteousnesse within mine hart but I haue declared thy trueth and thy saluation I haue not concealed thy mercy thy trueth from the great congregation So then this ought tobe wel printed in the hart of the weke and those that are ashamed to confesse praise openly our Lord Iesus Christe For séeing that God dooth auouche vs openly for his people he giueth him self fréely vnto vs to our children in the person of his wel belooued sonne our Lord Iesꝰ Christe we can doo no lesse thē auouch him publiquely for our god and saueour in the person of that same his welbelooued sonne Christe Iesus our Lord. ¶ Of Looue Article 4. FAith Repentance and acknowledging of Gods benefits cannot haue place in vs and in vain are we called Christians or that we brag of our selues for the practise of the commaundements of the first table which concerne the seruice of God before mentioned vnlesse we shew the effects by the keeping of the commaundements of the second Table which concerne the looue of our neighbour without whiche also we cannot worthely present our selues to the holy Table of Iesus Christe our lord And therfore is it that Iesus Christe him self in the sermon of the Supper which hee made to his Apostles the same night that he was betrayed and deliuered to death for vs did diligently beat this point into their heads saying By this shall all men knowe that ye army Disciples if ye haue looue one to au other And again This is my commaundement that ye looue one an other as I haue looued you Greater looue then this hath no mā when any man bestoweth his life for his Fréends Ye are my fréends if ye doo what so euer I commaund you To this same end tendeth also that that the same night Iesus Christe washed the féete of his Apostles acter which washing he said vnto them knowe ye what I haue doon to you ye call me Maister and Lord and ye say wel for so I am If I then your Lord and Maister haue washed your feet ye also ought to wash one an others féet For I haue giuen you an example that yee should doo euen as I haue doon do you We must therfore according to the commaundement and example of the sonne of God be furnished with true and hot looue that we may worthely present our selues to the Lords table If we wil haue a true discription of this looue we must take it of S Paule which pointeth it out in liuely coulours writing to the Corinthians in this sort Looue saith he suffereth long it is bountiful looue enuieth not looue dooth not boast it self it is not puffed vp it disdayneth not it séeketh not her owne things it is not prouoked to anger it thinketh not euill it reioyceth not in iniquitie but reioyceth in the trueth It suffereth all things it beléeueth all things it hopeth all things it indureth all things Sée what manner of looue ours ought tobe euery one of vs must indeuour that all the partes of this description may rightly agrée vnto vs We are many waies and in sundry sorts exhorted to this looue and brotherly concord in the holy Supper of our Lord Iesus Christe First in that that we must wait one for an other and that it is not lawful for euery one of vs to celebrate the Supper perticulerly and a parte but when the whole congregation is assembled togither all the faithful togither must take eate and drink the Bread and wine of the Supper according to the commaundement of Iesus Christe Take ye eate ye and drink ye all of this It is a true figure and testimonie of the vnitie the ought tobe among vs Moreouer in that that wée béeing all gethered togither in one house of God which is his Churche we doo there all call vpon one self same Father which is in Heauen we haue all one self same hed aduocate and intercessour whiche is Iesus Christe we are all quickened with his holy Spirit which dwelleth in vs in that that we all haue one self same word of God in that that we all eat of one self same spirituall

vtter darknesse not because he had wickedly spent his Maisters Talent but because he vsed it not nor imployed it F. It is therfore requisit that euery one according to the talent which he hath receiued of God doo glorify him in that vocation wherunto he is called C. Yea. If we wil enter as the good seruant into the ioy of our Maister F. To doo this goodnes must we not haue knoweledge C. Yes F. By what meanes C. By the law of God and generally by all the holy Scriptures whiche shew vnto vs what the good woorks are whiche God requireth of vs. F. Are we not exhorted to the Supper to liue wel C. Yes that we are For in that that we are made one with Iesꝰ Christe made flesh of his flesh and bones of his bones further more in that that we are partakers of his holinesse and innocency it is to this end that we should be holy as he is holy F. What more C. In that also that we méet and agrée in the holy Church which is the communion of Saints in that that by the opperation and woork of the holy Ghost we call vpon one father which is holy to be short in that that we hear his holy woord and receine his holy Sacraments it ought also to mooue vs to holynesse F. This holynesse which God requireth of vs is it perfit in this world C. No. As the examples of the Saincts shew vs And moreouer vnto the last breth of our life we shall haue alwaies need to aske of God that he would forgiue vs our sinnes through his Sonne Iesus Christe F. And this holynesse which is not perfit can it please God which is parfit C. Yea. For so much as by the operation of the holy Ghost and by faith we obey the commaundements of God by Iesus Christ whiche couereth with the Cloke of his righteousnesse all our wants and imperfections F. Let vs come to the third parte of our duty towards God. C. We haue said that it consisteth in an acknowledging F. What acknowledging C. Of all the benefits which we haue receiued and receiue daily at the hand of God and espetially of the benefit of redemption by Iesus Christe F. Is it not for this cause that the auncients called the holy Supper Eucharistia that is to say gratefulnesse good grace gining of thanks C. It is so F. Is this acknowledging necessary for all them the are partakers of the Lordꝭ table C. Yea. As Iesus Christe hath she wed vs an example and moreouer hath commaunded vs to celebrate the Supper in remembrance of him F. What are the conditions of this acknowledging C. There are foure principall F. Which are the two first C. First it ought tobe giuen to one onely God by his only Sonne Iesus Christe Se condly it ought not tobe giuen not onely by mouth but also by hart F. Dooth it folowe héereby that all they which call vpon Saints giue not thanks for their saluation to one onely God by his Sonne Iesus Christe are gilty C. Yea. And they also erre which are Hipocrits praying in an vnknowen tung honouring God onely with their lips and not with their harts F Tel me the two last conditions of the acknowledging C. That is it ought to bee doon at all times that is to say aswel in aduersitie as in prosperitie To be short it ought to be practised not onely priuately but also publiquely and in the middest of the congregation of the faithful F. Seeing that we haue spoken inough of our duty towards God let vs now speak of our duty towards our neighbour C. It consisteth in true Charitie and brotherly vnitie whiche doo necessarily folowe faith and the true seruice of God. F. What is the true forme rule of charity C. That we looue our neighbours as our selues or that we looue one an other euen as Christe looued vs. F. How did Christe looue vs C. He looued vs when wee were his enemyes and when we were wicked and abominable before God. F. Haue we not héerein an example to looue our enemies although they be wicked and naught C. Yes For in this part we must be agréeable to the image of our hed Iesus Christe F. And this looue wherewithall Christe looued vs was it fained or did it continue but for a time C. No for he looued vs not in word only but in déed He looued vs not only for a time but euen to the end vnto death euen to the sheding of his pretious blood for vs. F. And ought we not to folow him héerin C. Yes To eschew all dissembling inconstancy whē soeuer we debate of loouing our brethren and shewing our loue by déed F. Beside the example of Christe are we not exhorted to this true looue in the Super C. Yes F. By what reasons C. First in that that we doo all communicate togither at the Supper that we eat of the self same meate that we call vpon one self same Father that we haue one self same hed Iesus Christe that we are all quickened by his holy spirit it ought to stir vs vp to true looue and Brotherly charitie F. What more C. The making of the bread and wine of the Supper ought to exhort vs also vnto it F. How so C. Because that euen as the Bread is made of many cornes which are vnite to gither in one lump of Bread and as the Wine is made of many clusters of grapes which are afterwarde put togither in one licour so must the Christians whiche are many in them selues be ioyned togither by looue in one self same body whiche is the churche of God. F. This looue which we are exhorted vn to by so many reasons in the Supper can it be in them whiche bere malice and batred one against an other C. No. And therfore we must forget all iniuryes and reconcile our selues to them which haue offended vs and forgiue them with all our hart euen as wee would that God should forgiue vs. F. May we conclude by all that hath béen héertofore spoken that such as doo not their duty aswel towarde God as towarde their neighbour ought not to be receyued to the Supper C. Yea and therfore the true minister of Iesus Christe must take good héed that hée giue not that that is holy to such as are open ly knowen tobe Dogs and Swine F. The father of all mercy defend vs in such sort through his holy spirit with faith and repentance that we may publish his praises with a sincere affection and looue our neighbours as Iesus Christe hath looued vs that we come not to his holy Table to our damnation as Infidels and impenitents doo but rather to our saluation béeing assured that we inioy as truely eternall life with all riches and treasures which are in Iesus Christe as we inioy the Elements whiche he appointed vs for infallible witnesses of euerlasting life in the same his welbelooued Sonne Iesus Christe our LORD C. So be it FINIS Luc. 21.48 Iohn 4.24 1. Cor. 11.28 1 Esa. 35.5 6.7 Ioh. 3.16 2 Mat. 16.17 Ro. 7.18 1. cor 2.14 3 Math 11.25.26.27 Ioh. 1.13 6.26 (4) Ro. 8 15 Gal. 4.6 5 Math. 26.26 Mat 14.21 Luc. 22.19 1. Cor. 11.14 6 Ioh. 1.36.28 7 Psal 8.7 Math. 11 Heb. 1.2 Ioh. 17 12 27. 28.18 8 Aba 2 4. Ro. 1.17 Gal. 3 11. Heb. 10.38 9 1. Cor 11.28 10 Mat. 11.28 9.13 Mar. 2.17 Luc. 2.11 Ioh. 3.17 Act. 4.12 5.35 11 1. Tim. 1.15 12 Ioh. 3.13 13 Mat. 1.1 Iohn 1.14 Ro. 1.3 14 Mat. 1.20 Luc. 1 31. 15 Esa. 7 14. Mat. 1.25 Luc 1.31 16 Mat. 4.1 Mar. 1.12 Luc 4 1. 17 Mat. 5.17 Luc. 16 27 Ro. 10.4 18 Mar. 27.11 Mar. 15.2 Luc. 23.3 Ioh. 18.33 19 Psa 22.1 Mat. 27.46 Mar. 15.14 20 Deu. 21.23 Gala. 3.13 21 Mat. 28.6 Mar. 16.16 Ioh 20.14 Act. 2.24 22 Mar. 16.19 Luc. 24.58 Act. 2.9 23 Gen. 17.12 24 Een 12.18 25 Ec. 20.2 26 1. Reg. 18.20 27 Deut. 13.1 17.5 28 1 Cor. 10.16 29 1. Cor. 10.21 30 Apo. 18.4 31 Apo. 14.9.10.11 32 Apo. 21.8 1 Psa 51.1 2 Mar. 26.75 Mat. 14.72 Luc. 22.61 3 Act. 9.5 1. Tim. 1 13 4 Mat. 26.26 Mar. 14 21. Luc. 22.19 Act. 2 42. 20.7 1. Cor. 11.14 5 Ep. 53.3 6 Mat. 27.4.51 7 Gen. 3.6 Psal. 39. 15. 8 1. Cor. 11. 9 Mat. 12.36 10 Luc. 11.44 19.25 20.7 Luc. 1.75 1. Pet. 1.38 11 Tit. 2 11 12.13.14 1 1. Tim. 4. 5. 2 Mat. 26.26 Mar. 14.22 3 Luc. 22.19 4 Mar. 26.27 Mar. 14.23 Luc. 21.17 5 Ex. 1. 2. 3. 6 Ex. 12.20 7 Iohn 3.16 8 Luc. 22.19 1. Cor. 11.24 9 1. Cor. 11.26 10 1. Ti. 1.17 11 Psal. 103.1 12 Luc. 1.46 13 Esa. 29.13 Mat. 15.8 14 Psa 34.1 15 1. thess. 5 18. 16 Gen. 25.38 17 Psal. 116.12 13.14 18 Psal. 10.9.10 1 Ioh 13.35 2 Ioh. 15.12.13.14 3 Ioh. 13.12.13.14 15. 4 1. Cor. 13.4 5 1. Cor. 11.35 6 Mat. 26.26 Mar. 14.21 Luc. 22.19 1. Cor. 11.14 7 Math. 12. Ioh. 11.17 1. Tim. 2 1. Iohn 2. 8 Mat. 5.23.44 9 Luc 23.34 10 Act. 7.60 11 Esa. 49.23 12 1. Peter 2.13.14.15 Ro. 13.2.3 13 Act. 20.28.31 1. Pet. 5.2.3 14 1. Sa 12.13 1 Mat. 3.12 2 Mat. 13.24 3 Mat. 13.47 4 Mat. 10. 5 Mat. 1.25 6 Ro. 7.23 8.6.7 Gal. 5.1.1 Pe. 5.8 1 Mat. 22.7 Luc. 14.22 1 Psal. 1 1. 2 Mat. 7.6 3 Psal. 50.16 4 Ephe. 5.5 Psal. 15. Iohn 1. Iohn 17. Rom 10. Rom. 8. Gala. 4. 1. Cor. 11. Colo. 3. Math. 28. Math. 18. Iohn 12. Ict. 3.21 Aug. 2. Psal. 54. Hab. 2. Rom. 1. Gala. 3. Hev 10. Psal. 32. ● Lut. 18. Math. 3. 5 Mat. 25. Math. 26. Mark. 14. Luc. 22. 1. Cor. 11. Imprinted at London by Iohn Allde for Lucas Harison

meat and drinck all of the self same spirituall drink in that also that we all pretend as Brethren to one self same inheritance whiche is the kingdome of He auen ought not this inflame vs with true and hot looue Finally the making of the bread and wine of the Supper dooth teach vs asso what vnitie and concord we ought to haue one with an other for as we sée that the bread is made of many cornes and yet not withstanding afterwards is but one selfe same lump of Bread as we see also that the Wine is made of many clusters of grapes and yet after it is made is but one onely wine in like sort must the Christians whiche are many in them selues be ioyned togither thorow looue into one body which is the Church wherof Iesus Christe ought tobe the onely hed and leader But we must note that this looue wherunto we are exhorted by so many reasons of the Supper cānot be where there is enuy brauling cōtencions rancour debate diuision and therfore before we com to the Supper whiche is a witnesse of our agréement aswel with Christ as with his congregation if we haue had any strife and cōtention with our brethern we must loouingly reconsile our selues vnto them If any man haue offended vs wée must frankly and fréely forgiue our brethrē yea our enemies as we would that that good God should pardon vs and as wée sée how Iesus Christ our Lord hath left vs an example of this looue when he prayed to God his father for his enemies whiche put him to death as we rede also that S. Stephen did the same Again we must also mark that this looue ought tobe practised in all estates Kings must looue their subiects they must be Nurces of the church of God loouers of cōmon peace they must vse their people with all moderation and clemency So likewise must the people honor the king they must pay him their tribute faithfully they must be obedient to all his Lieutenants and Officers The Pastour must looue his flock he must watch take paines and pray incessantly for it So like wise must the shéep looue their pastour the Fathers their children the Children their fathers and Mothers the Wife the husband and the Husband the wife the Maisters their seruants the Seruants their maisters and euery one in his calling must indeuer to exercise looue in the vocation whervnto God hath called him For other wise it wil be impossible for vs to doo our duties faithfully aswel toward god as toward men if the rule of looue doo not guide and gouern vs in all our dooings Article 5. Necessary obseruations for them that wil come to the Lords table IN the articles aforesaid consisteth the true examining of our selues notwithstanding we must take good héed to these points and notes which folow First we haue to note that we must not rast our heds and bend our braines to examine curiously an other mannes life as many doo whiche stretch out and scanne so narowly the blemishes of their Brethren that they forget their owne It is to be wished and we must procure it asmuch as lyeth in vs that the Church of God may be maintained in puritie without shew of offence But for so muche as in this worlde Corne shall alwaies be mixed with chaffe wéeds with whete good fish with bad Iudas with true Apostles foolish Virgins with wise yet none of vs must be offended therfore and moreouer let euery man indeuour to finde that perfection in him self which he desireth to bring into an other Secondly we must not think that faith repentance giuiuing of thanks looue and other vertues which God requireth of vs can be perfet héer in this world for there wil be alwaies in vs what regēerate and new borne so euer we be some remnants of sinne of incredulitie of lacke of repentance of vnthankfulnesse and of selflooue which is directly contrary and opposite to the true looue of our neighboure As long as we liue the flesh wil fight against the Spirite the Deuill and the Worlde wil make war against vs as the life of the Patriarches Prophets and Apostles doo sufficiently witnesse vnto vs so that euen to the last breath of our life we shall haue néed to craue of our God that he would forgiue vs our sinnes through his sōne Iesus Christe Notwitstanding so far it is that the imperfections which are in vs should cause vs to drawe back from God and from this holy banquet that rather so that we are displeased with our selues for thē they ought to cause vs to come the sooner to the intent that as poore famished creatures we might more gréedily and with greater desire receiue Iesus Christe which is the true shepherd of our soules Thirdly although it be not required to the worthy cōming to the Supper to haue a perfit faith perfit repentance perfit giuing of thanks perfit looue yet must they be notwithstanding true and procéed from the hart and from the Spirit Our faith must not be fained our repentaunce must not be counterfait and painted as that of Hipocrites the thanks whiche we giue to God must not come onely from the mouth neither must we loue our brethren in word only and not in déed but let the whole profession of our faith and christen life abooue all things be far frō ostententation hipocrisie so the we take more paines to be good Christians in déed and before God then to be so counted and taken before men ¶ Against them that vvillingly and of set purpose abstain from the holy Supper of the lord Article 6. AS there are many which doo amis in presenting them selues vnworthyly to the communion so there are many which doo amisse on the contrary side in that they wil by no meanes come nor present them selues to this holy banquet For feare of communicating as they say vnworthyly and so consequently tobe culpable of the body and blood of Iesus Christe But let them that so abstain of set purpose frō the Lords holy table knowe that it is no lesse fault vp on an vnthankfulnesse and cōtempt to abstain from the holy and sacred meats whiche God presenteth to vs at the Supper then to receiue it vnworthely as we see that a Patient which beeing very sick maketh no account of the receipt and dyet whiche the Phisition hath prescribed is no lesse faulty then he which abuseth or vseth it not competently as the Phisition hath appointed Therefore let not this sort of people flatter them selues as though by this meanes they could be excused bothe before God and men séeing that it is a most certain trueth that so haynous an ingratitude is in no wise tobe admitted or worthy excuse For first of all such men doo willingly contemn the commaundemēt of Iesus Christ which saith to all his doo this take ye eat ye Secondly they contemne the blessed remembrance of