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The Pope confuted The holy and apostolic Church confuting the Pope. The first action.…The Pope confuted The holy and apostolique Church confuting the Pope. The first action.…
The Pope confuted The holy and apostolic Church confuting the Pope. The first action. Translated out of Latin into English, by James Bell.The Pope confuted The holy and apostolique Church confuting the Pope. The first action. Translated out of Latine into English, by Iames Bell.
London: printed by Thomas Dawson for Richard Sergier, 1580
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and to surcease here too reckon up the infinite rabble of the remaining rags, wherewith they had perverted all things, clean contrary to Christs institution, Sacraments gelded, new chopped in place, one part of the Sacrament craftily conveyed from the use of the Laity, prayers pattered and mumbled in an unknown language, private Masses in stead of the holy Communion jumbled up in all corners of Churches, where the Priest not imparting any portion to the people, but uttering it too the gaze, to be tooted upon and worshipped, first lifteth it above his Crown, then swallows it down alone, not in remembrance of the Lords death and passion, but whole Christ flesh blood and bone to the salvation of body and soul. For this Article was the very sinews, bones, and marrow of most absolute religion: couple here with satisfactions, Purgatory pickpurse, the unbloody sacrifice of the Mass, assuredness of salvation, not depending upon Christ only and faith in him, but to be purchased ⟨p. 17⟩with righteousness of works, redeeminges of merits, and pardons for silver and coin.
and to surceasse heere too reckon vpp the infinite rabble of the remayning ragges, wherewith they had peruerted all things, cleane contrary to Chri•tes institution, Sacraments gelded, newe chopt in place, one parte of the Sacrament craftily conueied from the vse of the Layitie, praiers pattered and mumbled in an vnknown language, priuate Masses in steede of the holy Communion iumbled vp in all corners of Churches, where the Priest not imparting any portion to the people, but vttering it too the gaze, to bee tooted vpon and worshipped, first lifteth it aboue his Crowne, then swalowes it downe alone, not in remembraunce of the Lordes death and passion, but whole Christe fleshe blood and bone to the saluation of body and soule. For this Article was the very sinowes, bones, and marrow of most absolute religion: couple here with satisfactions, Purgatorie pickpurse, the vnblooddy sacrifice of the Masse, assurednesse of saluation, not depending vpon Christe only and faith in him, but to bee purchased ⟨p. 17⟩with righteousnesse of workes, redeeminges of merites, and pardons for siluer and coyne.