(iii)Let (iv) every man therefore examine himself, and so let them eat of this bread, and drink of this cup.
For he that eateth and drinketh unworthily, eateth and drinketh his own damnation, becaue he (v) discerneth not the Lord's body.”
i.whoever views with contempt the holy Sacrament: that is, uses them incorrectly, are guilty not of bread and wine, but of the thing that they represent, that is of Christ, and shall be sorrowfully punished for it
ii.Otherwise then this is how this “mystery” should be handled.
iii.The examination of a man's self, is of necessity required in the Supper and therefore they who do not do it must not be allowed to par-take of it, which can not examine themselves: as children, furious and mad men*, also such as have no knowledge of Christ, or insufficient knowledge of him, even though they have a profession of Christian religion: and others like this.
iv.This argument beats down the faith which is earned, or unwrapped** faith, which the Papists maintain.
v.He is said to correctly view the Lord's body, that has careful consideration of the worthiness of it, and therefore comes to eat of this meat with great reverence.
*”furious and mad men” is the exact phrasing of the Geneva, which i find amusing.
** “Unwrapped faith” is an exact phrasing of the Geneva text because I'm not sure how to translate it. I suspect it means that faith that is not personally grasped but that is bought or granted to another person because someone else gave money or did a deed to “earn” or buy that faith for the unbelieving person. This was a belief that was popular with papist during the time of the reformation. But I'm not sure so i left the text as is since I'm not certain.
[The above quoted scripture and accompanying Troy-paraphrased notes are taken from the 1599 Geneva Bible. A version of this great Bible, with modern spelling, may be purchased from the following link]
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