While  in  the  Second  Prayer-Book  of  King  Edward
the  officiating  minister  was  commanded  to  say  while  giving
the  Bread :

"  Take  and  eat  this,  in  remembrance  thai  Christ  died  for
thee,  and  feed  on  Him  in  thy  heart  hy  faith  with  thanks-
giving;'

and  while  giving  the  Cup,  to  say :

"  Drink  this  in  reme7nbrance  thai  Christ's  blood  was  shed
for  thee,  and  he  thankful ;  "

the  words  were  altered  in  the  Elizabethan  book  to:

"  The  Body  of  our  Lord  Jesus  Christ,  which  was  given  for
thee,  preserve  thy  body  and  soul  unto  everlasting  life.     Take
and  e4it  this  in  remembrance  that  Christ  died  for  thee,  and
feed  on  Him  in  thy  heart  by  faith  with  thanksgiving  ;  "

"  The  Blood  of  our  Lord  Jesus  Christ,  which  was  shed  for
thee,  preserve  thy  body  and  soul  unto  everlasting  life.  Drink
this  in  remcmhrance  that  Chrises  Blood  was  shed  for  thee,  and
be  thankful.**

The  additions  in  no  way  detracted  from  the  Evangelical
doctrine   of   the    Sacrament     They   rather   brought   the

^  Calmdar  qf  Lettert  and  State  Fapen  rdating  to  Englitk  A/ain,  pn-
served  principally  in  the  Archives  of  Simaneas,  166S-67,  pp.  46,  46-48  ;
Zurich  LeUen,  i.  18/. ;  Strj^^B  Annals,  etc.  I.  i.  128-40,  i.ii  466 ;  Calendar
of  Stale  Pafifrs,  Venetian,  ISSS-80,  pp.  64,  66.
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