The vse of the Lords supper.
The vse of the Lords supper.
Teacher. What is the use of the Lord's Supper? Scholar. Even the very same that was ordained by the Lord himself, Jesus Christ—who (as St. Paul says), on the same night he was betrayed, took bread, and when he had given thanks, broke it and said, "This is my body, which is broken for you. Do this in remembrance of me." In the same way, when supper was ended, he gave them the cup, saying, "This cup is the new testament in my blood. Do this, as often as you drink of it, in remembrance of me."1 This was the manner and order of the Lord's Supper, which we ought to hold and keep, so that the remembrance of so great a benefit—the passion and death of Christ—may always be kept in mind; so that, after the world has ended, he may come and make us sit with him at his own table.2
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Master. What is the vse of the Lordes supper?
Scholer. Euē the very same, that was ordayned by the Lord himself Iesus Christ▪ Which (as S. Paul sayeth) y• same nyghte, that he was betrayed, tooke breade: and when he had geuen thankes, brake it: & sayde, Thys is my body, which is brokē for you: Do thys in the remembraūnce of me. In like maner, whē supper was ended, he gaue thē the cuppe, sayenge: Thys cuppe is the newe testamēt in my bloud▪ Do thys, as ofte as ye shall drinck thearof, in the remēbraunce of me. Thys was the maner and order of the Lordes supper: whyche we ought to holde & kepe: that the remēbraunce of so great a benefite, the passyon and deathe of Christ, be alwaye kepte in mynde: that, after that the worlde is ended, he may come, and make vs to fit wyth hym at hys owne borde.
Notes
- 1 ↩Source 'newe testamēt' retained as 'new testament' (traditional English of the Words of Institution); 'new covenant' would be a more contemporary synonym but would shift the received sacramental phrasing.
- 2 ↩Source 'fit wyth hym' read as 'sit with him' (board/table idiom); Early Modern 'fit' here is treated as a spelling/print variant of 'sit', which is the only sense that fits 'at hys owne borde'.
John Ponet's Short Catechisme (1553) companion
Rule yourself daily, not just on retreat
Chosen Portion turns the mirror into a daily practice — a short reading and examining question each morning before you lead anyone.
Chosen Portion makes the mirror daily: the ruler-formation questions this collection preserves become a two-minute morning examination in the app.
- A daily formation reading drawn from centuries of counsel to those in authority
- One pointed examination question a day — two minutes, before the meetings start
- Track your practice over weeks and watch the examined life become a habit