medieval-religion: Scholarly discussions of medieval religion and culture
Gordon Arthur wrote:
>
> Naughty or not there is a case to answer here, and it becomes clearer
> if we look at the words said by the priest at the distribution of the
> elements.
>
> In the 1549 prayer book, the words are:
>
> The body of our Lorde Jesus Christe whiche was geuen for thee,
> preserue they bodye and soule unto euerlastinge lyfe.
>
> The bloud of our Lorde Jesus Christe whiche was shue for thee,
> preserue they bodye and soule unto euerlastinge lyfe.
>
> These at least allow for belief in the Real Presence, and in my
> opinion, they seem to presuppose it.
>
> In 1552 these words were changed to:
>
> Take and eate this, in remembraunce that Christ dyed for thee, and
> feede on him in thy hearte by faythe, with thankesgeuing.
>
> Drinke this in remembraunce that Christ's bloude was shed for thee,
> and be thankefull.
>
> These clearly emphasise memorial, perhaps to the exclusion of belief
> in the Real Presence.
>
> The 1662 Prayer book combined the two, perhaps in an attempt to avoid
> the problem rather than resolving it.
>
No, it *was* the 1559 Prayer Book that combined the two! (Which makes your
suggestion regarding the reasoning almost certain.) But the rubric, the
original point at issue here, was unchanged.
John Briggs
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