Chapter IX

"1. Now with regard to the Thanksgiving, thus give ye thanks.

"2. First concerning the cup:--We give thanks to thee, our Father, for
the holy vine[1] of David thy servant, which thou didst make known to
us through Jesus thy servant;[2] to thee be the glory for ever.

"3. And concerning the broken bread:--We give thanks to thee, our
Father, for the life and knowledge which thou didst make known to us
through Jesus thy servant; to thee be the glory for ever.

"4. As this broken bread was (once) scattered on the face of the
mountains and, gathered together, became one,[3] even so may thy
Church be gathered together from the ends of the earth into thy
kingdom; for thine is the glory and the power through Jesus Christ for
ever.

"5. But let no one eat or drink of your Thanksgiving (Eucharist), but
they who have been baptized into the name of the Lord; for concerning
this the Lord hath said. Give not that which is holy unto the dogs.[4]