...church ; then, through the intervention of foreign reformers, it was omitted, and the latter half, " take, and eat this, in remembrance that Christ died for thee, and feed upon Him in thy heart, by faith, with thanksgiving," substitued. Lastly, at the restoration, the two...

...most expressively condensed into one point of view in the following address to the communicant : — " TAKE and EAT this in REMEMBRANCE that Christ died for THEE, and feed upon him in tky heart by faith, with thanksgiving." (6.) They then ate the rest of the cake with the...

...waited. The priest came by, pressing a wafer into each of their cupped palms. He said, "The Body of our Lord Jesus Christ, which was given for thee, preserve...on Him in thy heart by faith, with thanksgiving." He said a piece of this phrase over each of them as he passed by, in a voice just above a whisper,...

...bodies and souls to everlasting life, but directions to think on the sacrifice of Christ on the cross. 'Take and eat this in remembrance that Christ died...feed on him in thy heart by faith, with thanksgiving . . . Drink this in remembrance that Christ's blood was shed for thee, and be thankful.' In his investigation...

...institution. This was followed immediately by the words for the administra-tion of communion, which now read: 'Take and eat this, in remembrance that Christ died...on him in thy heart by faith, with thanksgiving', and 'Drink this in remembrance that Christ's blood was shed for thee and be thankful'. The reason for...

...general trend. The words for the administration of the sacrament in 1549 had been: 'The body of our Lord Jesus Christ which was given for thee, preserve thy body and soul unto everlasting life.' In 1 552 any hint of transubstantmtion — the change of the substance of the...

...transubstantiation was rank superstition. Cranmer's words of eucharistic administration in the 155z prayer book ("Take and eat this, in remembrance that Christ died...on him in thy heart, by faith with thanksgiving") confounded high churchmen and Lutherans alike, who along with many later historians regarded the terminology...

...kneeling and some standing, placing the wafer into outstretched hands or open mouths: "The body of our Lord Jesus Christ which was given for thee, preserve thy body and soul into everlasting life . . . Take and eat this, in remembrance that Christ died for thee, and feed on...

...blood." A difference between the two books is shown in these words:14 1549 prayer: The body of our Lord Jesus Christ which was given for thee, preserve thy body and soul unto everlasting life. 1552 prayer: Take and eat this in remembrance that Christ died for thee, and...

...sentences of administration for the bread and wine at Holy Communion were objective: "The Body of our Lord Jesus Christ which was given for thee, preserve thy body and soul unto everlasting life." In 1552, the sentences were made subjective: "Take and eat this in remembrance...