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The Following of Christ · Book IV, opening

Of The Sacrament.

From Thomas à Kempis, The Following of Christ, tr. Richard Challoner (15th ed., London: Keating, Brown and Co., 1819). Wording reflects its time. Public domain; the text is given word for word as printed.

The Voice Of Christ.

Come to me all you that labour, and are heavy burthened, and I will refresh you, saith the Lord. Matt. xi.

The bread which I will give, is my flesh, for the life of the world. John vi.

Take and eat, This is my body, which shall be delivered for you: do this in remembrance of me. 1 Cor. xi.

He that eateth my flesh, and drinketh my blood, abideth in me, and I in him. John vi.

The words which I have spoken to you are spirit and life. John vi.

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