feces faa! ese fall denier an fm Sica! -oliaes > (3) Now ts omnest, wh SSS tor ty woud mle Enon wnron onc Seale totus nd ot yer dese a see ‘oc igh nt oie ont te afer) JRE Ee me memuay ch caped he eter lo sein hie stay le Bg SESS rent ec candon Tho shu not te nied a cee Retion potas mt cca te bs in waly ‘Sorts cont the anion betwen Cai a Poe SS sate epee wht hr atl sw ben led ei? rg Ther cae be seein exept ih any © Wathen dom Chsiey 2 Chri) ios the as of grvig en Hsia be te By logy her a wen pein, ela aoe “incusat (5) ‘Ouly she Ciriaagy Shek Sle Dt eal ny 0 aes io il le SPEER ie af Felt (915) He obo eprom Cesey nt ery cle ospcer tet na he Sytem es bh ea So prcnsion wath snenpo ‘cubist Cisny Stig wal be pt only compel a he of ‘Sime che mea any 9, “Fase be wet th se ser teil sein tut Shes re ef of aa soe sey hn rau Pcape gb cnc hat hotest TTS ae wang mir nd hat ft beeme ‘hb yt eet ond caneqenty be dw eae Tm sony (p12) ibe cera permanence of Sy canbe! ltr he al vero (0 ese CELE fom sup with tom Soog of Ue an Saracen you nt og iting clini (7). "egon Sov much bing infrmmio sbwt God (ero wee $5 “Hevmaton’) a enue wrt Gol kos ws Furor, Hohilgc atu Godino cont hip wht We fe nse WigptSer cing wich mcs w pense his ole rca to call expe ach og ven if bese d= scp hanno rar cpanel ened ee ta 0 [oliechaewinisisantnshotbsogy seeders UNSEELIED QUUSIONS FoR tHorogY tomar 73 Buc we mus wrgealy waa al those who dese postive reas and Aliens that they shold not rash to qu towards the standpoint ‘hich Overbeck ndted, but dso itself employ Stl shold ‘hey soppoe tha th romired ne wl Bereached omorro¥-—perps fe today! Ou nes sk iso bepn the det wandering, Otheive ‘bow misfortune and new disappointment could come. The matters del with a his audacious undertaking ae too age forthe thespian to beable to pat all the way through the aro’ dor of Overbecs ‘oguton—eren if we think we know something of Mumbard' Yer, ‘which i th ote sie of Overbec’s No, “There were good reasons fr Ovebeck himself to refs fom the ascempe to pas al the way tubugh—and we ae geatfl whim fr 30 ‘elning A thology which would dive hat pavage—dare to become ‘schaolgy—would not only be anew theslogy but aso anew Chis- tiny it would be a new being, itself ready a piece ofthe ‘ast thing towering above the Reformation and all 'elgns? movensats ‘Whoever would dere to bud on that ower would tly do wel ot down fs and count the ort. "The next work fo all of us and the best we can do the more ve fel ousles forced unde the pressure of preseat events t make dciocs 0 beak throwgh out Las, i v9 sanain standing befee {hat saow door in fear and revecatt and without amoung for poe proponss fo derstand wha sa take and ote hat ‘aly the imposible can save us om the inpossibe ‘Webave the question ofthe pric sgncsnce of the lr thing”, ‘he question of the iasghs and poses which nove can sue fot himself ules they wee given im from above: We tae the queen of presuppositions To have toa thse questions as andy Was proper oly ohare ine a thease the seie of Oer= ‘eck, fr which presumably there great ppeeiin in benven ‘Let ws be cone withthe mighty STOP! which the dead has bre Sven us Let ur oot undertake to lee inthe impor, since we fs wth Overbeck that tht STOP wil mor be the it word Yo the threshold of metaphysical posible’ ‘Tis sown in enrapion Is ‘ned in ncorrupon; ts von in dishonor; aed in hry it |S sowa in weakness is ase in power" rclpra & Soph per: 3 Sepia ncpra 8 Spl, Zyelerae Br Bey ompeas dr Sade, Spiers be Bnd Lan. 15.423Ul LUTHER’S DOCTRINE OF THE EUCHARIST: ITS BASIS AND PURPOSE (3923) 1 “A cunisinay muse tnow thet this mo selqury ome note fat tan he Word Gu forte acanent ucla and ese {hi hatloned rough Gods Word’ Inthe contest hich Later rote ie wor the utes hin penal tse "Thee snr stunts oo eter wigs The secret fran oly hough the Wad f God and nov kere Tuer deeded te ality ft ath on two fos. Fs by scyliang the uaton of ranct with sriber Twas ot an 12rfor God which cubed te stamens it wa he to (God jing Word fo. sign Inthe scraert hy God Cit ‘Sve wc spes, wnt wih thee WOOP the pt and wat ‘pots thc is humm worker word Thre God Hise hee nial he thnge whch have bens by Cho’ When «an [Pty undrle« woot tte th God td is sec Something fom, ence lows th ean does ot ben nd ay th fine sone Gol cone withoet ay slats cr demand fom me fr come foward sad ive men dseion and pombe. The ee ‘rdf Got comes fet andthe Words the fount the fk en Sthch every ony wordy agit of ea ble. This Word a mah Sor snap cee ad he tly lev he ie rome ‘nd eto Gobet God promises 0 Bape * “The Mam oting othe aay fexanen and came in which od makes apm oor and es ws grace ad mery” $0 [Pl utd fort tw mae oot god wa nox f sri 0 ‘Go Fora esanen per besides ree ne Geno ‘Siu ao acer. isnot cepance of ey Beet om apg Saag Ln wn Bre ttn acto “ates ines) ‘onne's pocrame op ste roexanist 1s bat te ese 0 How cane cept be ‘aged ot) ‘Ouh fon nec alte lve eek ‘tod a a ei te ea te fo ead ek Gel wodbah seed ad te Thee tae nhc Sy fb bon Deans or wok ene Be txconem nd poset ony ro fn ak Py ic ped hence There w te poear ac oa ‘erty nyo tpl dv es zeae Ste Gotrtckesiomstagivotreaa* Sint wh pelt ee ct steno Gating Wea to Goes sal honpy ht? user we es eh aes fp et ae tn ncping ea ones {clacpungs es ce it tapes bee ees Fa neuen ouninato pent tiehrbeee bee es os teu wy ten Gute hs pect Be oy ea Sova, retest ine sod ing in thon Rawal Fn pus ai than sap ere Got Thee, ct Se Chest Challe nt The feng anes ffs co da an wer we carte oc, ‘Sat wn ce rng wae rece een os Gal ne ing wc 6 Got Tae sb en, abn pc pin bye Wad ot Gate tan ee een te ‘herman whites ope te see co 2 on, tro hs Wado ete oer i on cont tapes te Wd hn eats te ae cts ae ote Wa yet monn ae Sted of Gxt we wi bo tn re tol fee ‘Poa oni wolfe xc i Thee bed link oh Gol hr i Word on pn ae ea pea fed eer hoor se il ep ay i Gels mela ops ec teva pa dnd Siokinac wnt Sena ft te eer bs Sos tthe Word sl ign o Gd at nd pons" Af Bordon pet nef ciel tn apf od heuer cos cen aren pe tye me ee SEA6 rgotooy ap exvRett imal Be theres even ws Che sd of ise ohn 66) “the fs protieth nothing” ecase they did at heed the word which he spoke rhs eh the words which make his body the wae fod... Therefore treme not attend merely fo God's wots sigos and wonders a lind Tess dot, but othe Word of Godin them faith does" Without the ‘rd te signs ad woke of God ze aa hee‘ if they ate there nd ae een widout the Word, ony bythe eer then men oly suze A them opcormouthed aad ate momentary asoished a hem at ‘Mbother ew things which require no h* ‘Occasionally Lurer cane pot it conersely- Css whois truly ‘his tread soot be enjoyed unl “God speaks the Word thereby, fo tat you cen het him and reogate him. For what ep isi you if Chit sts in heaven ote under the foem of tread? He must be in pated and served snd come to words though () dhe inner aod the Exeraal Word"® Eves in thie converse foun, the Ward males the Sectaent that aes it with spoken words 2 real scant *A “Touran Hines more depends on the words than on the fers” of the secrament nd witout the words its a mockery of God’ “ile store and printings body without sul «cask without wine, congbox withost money, «form witout substance, a weath witost {dgge* “The words tong inthe ea the sgn ia the mouth * Or, ‘the word ate his divine pledge, promise and testament The sigs are ts sctament that hay signs’? And the encason inthe lst 70 pages rune ‘mach mis’ depend onthe words than onthe ins ‘fhe the preaching was aot rege, the Mass would never ave been ftntied? * And be conus farther: “The sg indeed ght not thot and nna might ell have the werd an acoringly tl be bese ‘Sth sacrament, but at thou testament” ® ‘Consistently with ths judgement that mote depends onthe Word than on te ig, Luther showed a cin iadizeace ® towards the sales puree) TEPC Te Ges EGE ae 3 Ut at Ot nang gS Someries ta otter a ae aay ee ge fice ceca Sia IEEE tan caste cod Cte ad We a Sk onus poctRINe oF re Bucs 7 gino hc fr the La, which so exc i contro ‘The Hates‘ not oh whe hey tink mae pen” Oe cn cqpaly well ae ony one meat of the arate or one tt ‘Shel te pric did ine deve Even unt etn the Lvs Supp, etd gut hein’ Late cpa tht ‘the ms ioporant end themaia pat fhe surament the Wed Chiat at far ore pends he yo ta te arent ft’ tha ie mest ascny' nthe scant wad the people weanvotbe Wed m= Bot woul be seus er ca of thi cil portance kthe concept ofthe Word shuld yt pce Lather onthe wy {> supporting « nyse, spsuine concep of the scabs ‘Ceti and egiton se te same ony for thsogal ean, ther mean eptiy acer he diactonberwee cant ‘Wor oo tht Bemen th acme end he screen ig Sch Aisiocion smack oo meulgll no tobe Bl ef den ingle ‘en. Pecll othe ort bereon Word of Godan scant Sctand sgn ans the ecer oat beeen Word of Gd and ah of (Gi, beeen promie and Bg eo, Resch proming tad (i betwee cnfering beac od nang logit etme the ‘snd of sew ich Go col ell gro Rll pad that mish then would be by the power of ths Word mga of-Go's truth nd roca. “This second ent point ely tf own wancnding. Most othe fin conte betnown (he sae) Word and the satan {Stand sig (oh inden resent end procaine the send cote) ‘hare in he prospect of har ances? War oth ‘and ema (cefidintte gute aon, th Word ned he elemet and Stinmade mcrameat,t be more ts end ore pera Luar thane ital a ade (a) Afra oop ef ge sows ‘that Later’ thinking onthe Word in he Les Supper dl of secetty pecan th decion Tes at once cient hat in many ofthe pseges andy ced, Luther opens not ofthe Word’ ba fhe word Homers hee “word (oo poo aces) a the lating wor Ct the LEER oe, REL Phage el PTO Ye ‘air mt ant wor Gag Woe of Scr and Schley Sea Lgotoay ap cxtoseH Last Supper, ssi the Syopts and Paul Thee senda verte Gol ke Sa L's Supper igh Word, he Bd and Work of Go teal acne We Coe 2007 a kin ae 3 poh tam whch alone be terpetnea he deveopet Dead aor fo be undead "Bu Tot gut the desions S/he Fats git the dor and word ofl ange, meno ‘deste Sep snd te Goel Tern pny sed a {he low isa Word and Woo of Godin wh Gal ponies and teens his pac Here tan, ee henge Bre Trak prouly toi ay, Gol Weeds i me abo al. Go's may ands ede fee tei f yd st thn re, cough a need Aa ios nd hound spent cori wee apnt me Tam cain thee ue Chch hl to Gots Ward wit mgt he oad ‘Sniches doped on men's werd? Bren ath eord words of ‘Gets tan Ta then Goss wine tt esa Si leat no bbe; Chit’ dy ge nd sod {Steuben The wads conn the rote (rons) a Wich. Tate recog hed of God. Beas fhe spec teat of ths poe athe ex he wile Chia nage nang ‘etn xpriton ofthe wero he Lond Sapp) The presching Shoal be oting but he eapnaton ofthe word Cis whe be aid This ytd. Was the ole Gospel ect a expla Sn of is tstment? 4 Forth would be tag fh end ly bung te Chrch™ "What co can the Ma the camel act ad sig to which soe words of Cs apy, be, oh than the eames elf ase ine in th prencig highest ca len thse words of ‘omic? Aad WfreobvinlyLuthex can nk he eon he Rinse Now Tesunery he oe inthe sl f Ge import, {eet 120} be an il te Ma een fhe eral eed tow totament in th ie of enter wing of 522! “ese word ee te mening ond content of he Mas. A La the wine eta of te Mas coat oe wads of Ct * "Te ‘obo ld Maeght od sna we most eo fee {ine whch te gest al te sncs ny bow sinh eve ese Ete ey se se 8 te {BIDE oa ssagbhss ete ace or no ober pps tha te ‘xpotlion tthe Mi, tat for deur item af he promive of ae eae SE ssSiSs a oy Pare, Si geen Pye TE a Nas, ormen’s poctRINe oP rue FUeHASS. » una we snd bee the Word of Ct and we ms lly raze ‘hr ith th Wer he conrats nd cbs te Mat aha commas l so cosummat Fer on tat Word the May wily epens with all fs atr,we nd Ss tie nang of the Maes" Thtefe you wil wl sce testa ‘pent ad tame, seta ou bing feud tht ling wn oF Chak tat you eash youre open them wth song th and Sargon ca wat Cri ar prone oon hem Ad tot be oor if ousre warty snd vniy" Thu kb ase to belle he {End Cis and oto alo hem oe trae Exerbiag daped on th wos nich on grams ly asd ares and ope etl eie aor seed termes seine depen onthe eae can iy Lads Stpper wih ther eaten. "You sce then ta the Mas the ‘romeo the emiana of ade oor by Gh ad eh ech Pret tw confrned bythe det fhe Sn of God"* Ths ‘Poles wich maken te manent oth he OL ad New TTsanes) tote a actmen, i dation fn a ee sg Gol emis that "whoee bat he scramen i are wal ate romio “The concept of samen’ which wat so import to Lath in igen wed ins it lao athe flowing wey: Theo, rst about oe the wore whch they now Gl words fe scaon ether of te tee the hace eg ‘en oftin plored inthe terament ‘The hs ae all ho bees? Tho fur empones cole te tment ‘Aootdg to th fterreaton a gen by Liter himsel the soothe ane et te vile toenea They po tek se be te tan nd pe vd ets tod the eine tre wl stand canst posite ops in des the sactamet a ttt wich & ny poooe! The ESE tar tesentte emerattcntae, lalate ee eee Drs anne e Wace lad 6/88 i a ee VAT HRS GSSiN Sely RAE erp arias Coemphasis mast now be put on the oder side “These words” ae the Insist contn Of the sacrament. They make the sacament But eully they rege (ews) a easement of what dey say tow Tor thee, whe the promise appears endane, there i he saca- tment The fet tht in need, inthe descre’” te implementation must te and is dispensed wth doce not ebange the rule that we ned the Splemesation and pothing can ass all the poser ofthe endorsed promise The polly of Gxiing the sacrament to be Something ‘pelos les a le within the range of Lute’s thought as does ‘oats tht the Word seally mas the ramen. On both point that the Weed asscsalyeeablsber the sacrament and dit it poses tfcctuaing pons, Lethe conten thoughout (Bren hee he sia fyeement with Augustine's ee werd) “The Word bocumes bles sacrament, i seve and brought shin our sgt, 0 to ope, fora tanec i ‘open cout (ni Js) Temones cide the phere ofthe merely audible and oeligible {othe thteshold of the wot of sight end touch. (Esa so much and ‘ome, in my judgement, shoal be said here) “Hence i fellows hat the sciamens dha the external words of God spoken by pis, ‘ele tuth pen consolason and ste pest comprehenible ies (Sf Gres pups. On them aman shoal support sels on good Stale the oe wth wich the patch ace wet though Jrdan Or they should be bisa lanten by which «mun guides ims, oa sich he murckep his jes steadily e walks the long rsd of death, fin end bel? Tuher iotrproted the elevation of the bos, not as a sacie (cous) t God, bat a ‘av admonition to by which we ae sum= ‘ronda thn this esament whic (he ofcating pre!) exhibits ia proche with the wouds of Chnis while a te sae time be ‘hows the lg ot and the Hing up ofthe brad Sly conrespoods to the proclamation, "hi my body" + "Bat Lather pees to the Signe of the rl of promise an sgn that ofthe al chi connects ith he ide ofthe etament. is trond ae for us Uke a ete, and his sign ae ke asa signet "This i what the pict meas when he mies che bot. He aeses ‘water than God, as it he mean to ay: Leake tis the seal and SGPT Pla wa more pat 266 20: ame he be exe peeled Se tant Stare ite Sh oleae sino he estament in which Chit signed tous the forgiveness af sits and eternal fe” Through ths sea the promise pow tomes 8 Bi rie ‘oar ecm tough tb oe je ay Poses) my eal npr hat the promise Become a eed of brane, This the wea he samen thu a et ny, Thee this lar (quran word (inthe German, hoe T dey tee wordy my sine i fair, Alo Thavercrved th ea hav ten fd dew I can ceraaly prove fo T ave done iin the ight ‘of Suan andthe world” ‘Thus wile thee ofthe testament Kept, nd am tld that 1 an the hit end he inbeiace ne the Weed which has early ‘ome othe treshold of sig and ouch a oder tell me thy has ceased wo be a secnd component seprete fom the Sacramental act tnd sign. The hen penctin has ocsted in powey ad the sara tment is mae (fi tacanenton). "Bebe this then truly Gol ‘Wed, Chit isthe bead. The tea is God's Word, and yeti og, 4 pis of bead. Foci he Won, andthe Word int And televing the same Word scars exing the breads and he to whom God ives i lives cca"? Divine fod and ink is oo ie “Bade of suaw’—in the sgn exablshed throogh the Weed of dine ‘rth andthe divine presence, ot therwiebut js eens of ta: ‘rm so th me cunt we he a en 23 vente te seb nd whee tab es Srmeiie™ Gel gaan tur prncpe carina nae a Se ct Ti on ee ee a ce Late serosa Wo Gin pn yt cp ee liegt ning che incur te ke nee ‘Sugh tunel ot tl mt eee Neves eh ete ob ae Somina oie, Wate panne oe cease ee swe can therefne spat of bath tages —_ ep cnenon of 8 cian md aa LBS, LMM ose | sarees ast. HB Sip ost ENS ye USi i Caps Css eon on Jon 6 ater he pets pce ‘lg pene ofp te cee Tens ‘Alt in the dos mk ie by anh Tere aN Seen tn ama a Be eln Di deragtcfecd' On teem the ening et Ging Stina ets copens hoot ping thing cob beeing Sect Lles Cashew hs gee kc and dn ou ea Sng dat tate tap su temo Eig int sear bade ba eng wih he mow Tse Ease UG ie moh art tad be to beeing core fee boat ceuing’® Wat petal ret he pgs ening fe EPS seve thas ret tefl Gods ue Seip te fsa rete dda rau te i of Satterlee, Cops Cy ach gt im he tapi The ns to er foie wlich te wor oprne- He Toke wade a ibe wily shbeds awa Six prion rl ef whl “eet wme sth Taha reed wit ele toe epusag ofthe opus one Lae Supe: He Snes ‘Secay te ye Asom psa om te Cope Cie mon st Shou ine ct ou nent become wih tx pon So {Gade rts an wt ul sd a a he pl ore date thn he aml Fore nmr aon te pa Sin hs ec Orta cam al on alk ety ue Gt if wo dt al ng stot det. Soman ky le a hn Sy. ae Eee eying" Or "nae nena th ese uct git dates Yara ovo Set ea AE Sa tence Co? eer AAS Se ote Ed SUB CIerta altior ogul Bei Fpl pare eheleotamed ay tical Ter STIL is iteatacong nec ier ‘rman’s pocuRnve op rz eoenantst 83 ‘ents makes alive and jastfes Wheteore many te the stcrament anc yet do not thereby become alive and uuly tliioas But he who ‘ainsi godly and ves" ‘With the ward bales Later has el anavered the question ofthe right nes (ious) and ofthe ight pepaation (agar) for partaking of the sacrament, an ofthe right we (ase) of Tei leat wth this nse, queoa ring ost of the price of penance * squire wholly new character. The problem of saat to the fi tnsformed ino that a his ate othe pve. Without th ‘in God ar Chis, the Give, the pit i nt giveneven though the fit be God hinsef? edocs aching but hat foal work Aone (ope apr) mst be mak of ding ope peas which Lobe incepues a mont be wed int Late he wl Inge: employ this fermen, fa GS Ba Werk, bu he acer (casa and feof works’ * Bat inthe same write In which Seatence occurs Tater as sid: ‘Let hen who to approach the sar Beware lest he appear empty bere the Lcd God Bat he will, beep if des ant hve faith © What thar work of doing meant wa that faith in the Ger sets scum on the mol man, pris waking possrion ofthe whole ‘an; and ths sot denied bot afte Oy caling th ‘the Me ated teacher of wouk In this context, bth bei ane afr 1520, we Sd ‘the very cane of Luther's concepe of fith Take heed that thos ‘becomest mothe pessn, of do aot go! mast be st the commani= cat Orhervise here not mich ference between ging ms the iy sacament an coving it dow the throat ofa sow Is amockery nde dalnousng of the scrament” Bt what does i mean ta believe, sot come empty, t become & Gea; alt a0). HUIS. ES cosay, "PAI? ease Rat 5 outs pocinIve oF tne RucHARs: %» snakes the sacrament, can be grea more postive expression ‘lth ‘means reodre, have. «75 ant tin wich postive expreson that ‘Lether’s meaning end tent Become dent Buti i more dict to undertnd ho fr he is etain of ths ociing than ow ft he Ss certain of an ato the Word If we tr fo cone the ebjive Side of the problem, we find presented a veiabl plebors of Ob preliminary observations, which show indeed the diecton in which Lather was sacle, but have sth wo do with the acral aswer ‘which be fod Tn what does that which man trough fh receives inthe sacameat realy east? That isthe question Dating those yes, Luter paly Inboard dling wht wat 1 rscie by giving it sil a= acer wahin ft in geocral If this eft wus not whl aides, the ‘he peclimnary ssmption mst be made tht the effec on ws reslng fiom the Lee's Supper is act merely azepeiton ofthe genera gift of God tendered 0 ur in Christ but something spelic ith this feel experienc, ether 2 spac obja ara spende receiving Of othe nce and combined "The mater of parcuanty was already pret inthe concept of the Word? Te ay case 1 Lathe’ assomptions ently to eepuiste sucha patchy But there no aoch repudiation ‘Helin, says Agustin, and you have eaten But what te believed thee except the “Word” of promive? So I can diy, burly Have Mas, whl a tft a wis I canst before ype the weds of Christ and pours tnd strengthen my fathom then thats aly eat nd ik pee ally" Te might be, as Luther inthe same year conceded har eveyone feud, when om te march have such a faoh in Christ, congning to fim at nod prayer an praise that e may cry them o Godin ese, sd that io ding a mas mn thnk up the sacrament nd he et tment and sincerely desir, and may therefte pata of spcinaly What, the, se nad of Boing Mas in be hack? Anse: Tee ‘uue thet such faiths enough and aly suices wha, bat —* This urs ential to complete te amie And such seeents cre only to sts the etal (ut the fundamental) sigaiiance of “ty ‘Their quntenence i compresed in the sentence “Without the ‘Physi partaking of the sacents (ride thy are not dein) ‘ne cn Become godly through fit; Bot without fh, no sacament Mantas Ce testing sbotehe peeing. 77° SNe» rtotoey Axo eis ps ate it al things most deadly and destructive" * But here the purethosalseady make plein that enting and denking withthe ‘nou isthe rule which fr merely euabished bythe exceplan and eae no les eset There ae si agumens, if I jue righ, which Lather oer i support ofthe partclr signiiance of the exenal and actual tciebratin ofthe Lens Supper 1 He pointed to the dvi insation of thet, the bonourig of tihich would bein tse lane suficientes for holding the ‘mate Mae’? 2 He ask how, without che mata ct, such afih i aly fictive can be aained; whether we ae a all capable of ug our fetes im pty wheter it isa secs for us fo come together and temumally ended so such faith by pysclly sexing and tesring ‘the wnameat? 3 'Nor ought thao be omiceds bt rather great xe mut be taken to tat the memorial of Cris’ pussion be aot omied. For the Lord fe dtecon tht this ceemeny i tobe ebrited ony in memory ‘thi. Therefore i can be omited ely if you wish to give up the ‘memory of hien'* Later cin on occasion parapnase the word of fnsitoa: (Have yom this samen freer fora sue and ue fig tet yo donot forge me but ur i dai and emind yourselves of ‘vin have dane and do fr jou He coald eves campate the istiue on ofthe Lords Supper with the Cathlc custom of binding the bats io awl old celebrations and regucas fr the benefit of the ead treo. So therfore Chist has excised a elcbrton of him= sel in thi testasent, not beorse he hal neod of bur Beau its fecesnary and proftale fer us to a0 think of him and be thereby ‘regihenl ia lth In this ene the Lars Supp an at nes be flat the memorial sg ofthe promise’ And in he hort expor- tion ofthis pst of we, Lather could go so fir a 0 say: If thou tv ow became & God-maer, come ter, sen He wil each thee ‘he way not that hou arto ake his divine nator, or ha i and femal ever the same and unceted but that thea cans make ix (God fir ttl hat be become sue God othe, the, the, a8 {atopy oe ah Ln Wn a PEER tn tt mat ‘ahha ole Gs) UB CES "DOTA OF THF HUCHARIEE or Seti God Bate eh dm os autem an py Sg th ie ne ge eee ee ibn Sgt ts onary ened nha co tae momen od arpa ce pm ee Sela apnea Tit Lar men ch vein i cnn srry sh Sey aaa ee sce Sars tt la prone ry SEE atc Geel ua tna SS Gta ee eye te Sipeact fewer wenceeré Tobe Secs pre njsted egy non, etd ‘tahun msde fo omer Tare len mh rho ienmdre e tre moto ser dr edo fSr St ene aa SSuShctoc te Sere cubated conics sustafiitomacet dis ie ekhsardeconee eft nee" ssn inly nics Cintea hinge to, Siceei ci tppraey once Cu tke messed ‘in eel ne ee stn Se Gores infant tnt pes pet eon ct i en eg ise Wma nt ge pae etee Sy oes tay mei yeas cy Goan Pi eine, sn ans he ‘Sappet spget oe ata tng hie waaay aloe cat Gi ee akarmadatnutya ies re ae, HRS ES nwrange “hat the Word is directed the personaly. Fo in the femon the Word i sen oth to the community and een thoogh it touches tbe, yt thw tao to cern fe Bt here tea touch 29 the bat thy alone Most thot ot be sincrly lady if hoa aot {place where Go withes (9 speak withthe thyself? ‘Cerin the ult, spslgeti nd practical value ofall these sgument be the Cauch ad thse content frit wn sake ate 201 bel valued. st Scouse they arent dite othe neat and purpose of Liter's dosrine of the Lous Suppers but ace suppl fncutary exbellshment tey aford en expresive wines: w the ‘gous and ices of nse seaches air every coneiable posbity. Luther biel ae liter tine made as independent and erent ue of thes ame ideas when he was preparing forthe oe of the Chotch an eplce dence and recemmendaon of elebasns of the Lord's Supper Bot his anwer tothe qustion of the partial ‘hacer ofthe scant el onght nee: to be sought fa them. AS {le they are tet methodlogicaly) dental wth he pee tare of the Lardy Supper docune cf—Zwinglit And in Calvin they fpve cone ito thc comec sptenateporien in ili relation to Lhe’ ral answer to at gostion 1 Lathes own thinking honev these considerations if they do ‘ot realy act 2 feign body, ate pe certainly in the nat of inc dena expeinente No oe ofthese argument oot all of chem ken together afd an ass to the question of the how and the what fessved by fh in the saeamene What they of ae pychologcal ‘scriptions of faith 9 fae ti « homan ator experiences of ‘tha cso in vlton to Gos nding ordnane,that sin ‘elton ts physical, repro nd hence bos ac by which the moma of Cues eat in a way etal or salaion, in which {ath is opely ceased atid in whch the Word of God is dred 0 ‘2h fda for Kil Bot al hat says mohing about che vine (tent i tel nly of the ecto of en which ae the zesut of the gf All tore pons are therefore informative only if che aswer Ma am Sana eyed eee Lea hides Lact be dae ad ae peer en Sais reat 2Sen Set eie en memos LUN’s DOCTRINE OF Te EVCHARISE % hich they otnsby inten to give has eady ben given sewhere From thi cul-dece thee sno eit expe by poing relly eck verde fm the ful ots create (ol the promise™ By thor metod Lather did neal make clear what the essing and possesion ofthe sacrarbent ment fr him. The aly wigue cate tut of the sac and therefore the only posible defence fr # ‘is int fa and heeft come Bom the Woed fom fh aly so fra faith fis the Word "Bei terete as the sacrament tore nd blige ® Thi afimation ithe prea, then LOWS (and this © che disinctive coasttaen) theft of the sacrament in ower, ce inevitable coocomitant (si was designated eave at the fad of eB ection the step om Ward 0 Wot rm the ai ‘da tthe atl exetence and erenoation, om podge to fuliment, fom promising giving. This having the Woe, which Becomes & reality wih the acepance ofthe vibe sign ‘What Luther nt sy of the ‘ui of the saaameat leads ws zed wo an insight inc the dynamic character of is concept of Word ‘The sacrament isa divine signs therein Cvs spre, gown and rece an all he xn with al tet Wook, sting seve race tnd god deed’ In the orinhibied way in which Luther (om the beplaning snd thoughout) combines thse tuce very eiferent set (Gromise Ge, seceie a ifthe combination were aiomatic, nes fm my opinion the grates and che cial of hi doctrine of te Lari's Suppe:—and perhaps not only of the Ler’s Supper. The "thou mun bere another man nw suddenly apps 0 longs 5 prepaucon for the scrament but ar the result of pactakng oi ‘Bi ihn fic, a wholly new content felines before het m= ‘aund we eal: “The sacrament ought thetefore tog alog with 10 us Pees he bay ed oe ned ts seme ou ara Gore aca Go BL ae Siena Tome in ae adits Cy iece ie atpetiear eet ee Sie ates etn, rae Tr cactthtas ase “EE a* sniotogy Axo exuact trum us and make wat een prope fr the weds and works SE Gol camer Ke dc but mot scot me ers” he Tran seaar The works of Ga ate not wot to be ete [ea bata te beginning and ruta of te geastthigs") “dhe dws Luan se who, i oboe patogy of the ofl seduce ovine ofthe tanettanting poe ofthe zane ropa of the gh sch chang which there foc on din {he lever? "The sigalence othe wok (1) of is urea the {momma tht yon or commanion i copubl othe ‘Sidr peel reaped gd and al rane sighs and ‘hte, ne which amar eae ben heresies izes ft in {Toy} Orval mre bry pot “The name ir eemunomthe at Sei of ere’ # ‘ut chs ety i consitenly fam the very belaning «double nity So the comnin, the uy i of wo Ks: that we perc of Guat ad al he ena; second ht we et all Chitin Foe pack efus*¥ Or, forth end ofthe prod we are oii, "ou have two fu fro the oly sirame: oe tha it makes eter andl ro the Lo Chis cere hat Bos hin fu om ss made oe taste oer tt wea Become cited Arh one wate anda one wih aw elev were they a 02 Thy hat we rel one boy Te uty thre oss iin Sia thisacanea gen mete wend feecy of God so tnt we may pot ay om ws allo ‘Eupadoa jag upon the tunlan comity end epecaly ‘pon Chst” God saya tothe: ha by sins rouble notte alone Tar Chis nda san in feven and on eth. Therefore be Dd and cord tho Jost ot Sh alone, eat help sd apport frallsound tee"? Seat fh anos Gd by being hi a afiing im 0 ‘eur Col shows nul a acts Gal hm who Boner in i coors hn and eth 0 lie i te Hy no ge ohm on eront of he same fh" 1 Tbe thy on bod nthe pose te Lord Gis ly ant Bera ee mes Ta ae wand st oon “ ayes "als 38438879 S19 “ys 50) TEES {UTHER DOCHRENE OF HE EUCARSE 95 cls ethnic be can do, 0 that may Beart becomes gay an fonfdent song aT do rely sat on my ow gondoet But ob fhe Ianoent lod andthe pare body which Isecie thee. Now wat oc out Lord Jesus Crist have and wh ean be do? Hie body and Dood are without sn, fll of ace, are oly dhe mata dling ‘place ofthe divine Majesty. Ta ti all which the Lot Go hat Christ's xe these gods become altogether mine Therefore bis wisdom, wth and goodness take away and dotroy all my sn hie cena fe devours death for me; tough his sucagth and pow, (recome the devil” Bu till mere so long thou hat hikes end ond, how hol he oer hick Gd ml as that swe Beco ve body with the Lond Cent, we old commun of gos with ‘im an fe takes common property in out misfortunes Foe hee ae rscd togtes his onda snd ny sinful my weve end rength and all Boomer peopety eld ia como What i ine [Shisand wha he Tao poses" There, wht mre cant hos Sean? hax hat ll nd mone thn thy ht die nd th te ne fn Parade” 36 Yet the acrren, on ten eat me» #0 Cet ‘kes me aod cnsirer me and ee me end mys, end T para of [is tighcousnse Therefore hie godess and hiiches sallow ap my sin and miery eo tat I threat ave ri ighcouines Teta ‘again hat the high majesy of God meets me aa gives ise eto poses? * Th dhe send plas this sacrament ea ‘acrement of ies andi it ‘ove tat a ove and suppor come oe, show i zt ove se fuppt to Che and to hs end ones. For now thu mie fel te ‘ain of al the dibonourng af Chitin bis haly Wetd, ofall the ‘sere of Cristom; all the andeveved etering ofthe inmnent of which thre is overwhelmingly too much in all prt ofthe wel, ‘must give thee pain Now thou mut defend them, at an pre, and ‘where thou canetdo ao move hou mst ncetey pty” Maal bade ‘beating joint possession of al tings in and with Cars upholding of the tuth, seeing the betterment ofthe Church ad ofall Chriss ‘with perso, property and honour wil ere ke root From the enng td cinking ofthe body and blood of Chit allows the esl hat we “ia turn alow ouscives tobe eaten ad dren by eters tat, we levee al ont sctony all ou Ife to fishing the advactage of ut ‘sghtout hat we sy to cur aighbour, ake me, eat me, isk mel ‘ot in jst bt in east for Taye encugh and plety wea T sve sassy (ee) "arises Gs.