Eph. 4:24. And that ye put on the new man, which after God is created in righteousness and true holiness.
Phil. 3:12. Not as though I had already attained, either were already perfect: but I follow after, if that I may apprehend that for which also I am apprehended of Christ Jesus.
READING.—The Lame Man of Bethesda, John 5:1-14.
CHAPTER XXXVII.
THE SACRAMENT OF THE ALTAR.
I. What is the Sacrament of the Altar?
It is the true body and blood of our Lord Jesus Christ, under the bread and wine, given unto us Christians to eat and to drink, as it was instituted by Christ Himself.
Where is it so written?
The holy evangelists, Matthew, Mark, and Luke, together with St. Paul, [!-- Note Anchor thus --]write thus: "Our Lord Jesus Christ, the same night in which He was betrayed, took bread: and when He had given thanks, He broke it, and gave it to His disciples and said, Take, eat; this is My body, which is given for you: this do in remembrance of Me. After the same manner also He took the cup when He had supped, gave thanks, and gave it to them, saying, Drink ye all of it: this cup is the New Testament in My blood, which is shed for you, for the remission of sins: this do, as oft as ye drink it, in remembrance of Me."