A pistle to the Christen reader The revelation of Antichrist. Antithesis

Of this kind are all the worshippings ⟨p. lxvi⟩of vestures / vessels / & relics / where of spring a fair sort of sins. If a nun / •ouch the superaltare or the corporas / as they call it) there is a sin committed / to touch the chalice it is a great transgression / to say mass with an unhallowed chalice is a grievous offence / to do sacrifice in vestments which are not consecrated is a careful crime / It is also reputed for a sin if in ministering any sacrament / he lack any ornament that pertaineth thereunto. If he call a child or speak in the words of the canon He offendeth also that doth stammer or stutter in the words of the canon / he sinneth that toucheth the holy relics of saints / And he that toucheth the sacrament of the altar other with hand or singer though it be for necessity to pluck it from the roof of his mouth committeth such villainous iniquity / ye they will scrape and shape of / the quick flesh of the part which did touch it / so that very madness it self can not be more out of order and reason / I think at the length they will flee the tongue / the roof of the mouth the throat / and the belly because they touch the sacrament. But to hurt thy neighbour / or privily to convey away any of his good / or not to help him in his need / is in a manner nether counted for sin / nor yet regarded / But what needeth me to rehearse any ⟨image 70⟩of these abominations / sith the hole world is replenished with his iniquity? What mom struous abominations doth not he with his adherents bring to pass / which are not only superstitious / But also deify in the head furious / and fools of extreme madness.

Of this kind are all the worshuppinges ⟨p. lxvi⟩of vesturs / vessels / & relikes / where of springe a fayer sorte of sinnes. Yf a nunne / •ouch the superaltare or the corpores / as they call it) there is a synne committed / to touch the chalice it is a great transgression / to saye masse with an vnhalowed chalice is a grevous offence / to do sacrifice in vestimentes which are not consecrated is a carefull crime / It is also reputed for a synne yf in ministeringe any sacrament / he lacke any ornamēt that pertayneth therevnto. Yf he call a child or speake in the wordes of the canon He offendeth also that doth stammer or stutte in the wordes of the canon / he synneth that toucheth the holy relikes of saintes / And he that toucheth the sacrament of the altare other with hād or singer though it be for necessite to plucke it from the rouffe of his mouthe cōmitteth soch vilonous iniquite / ye they will scrape ād shape of / the quicke flesshe of the parte which did touch it / so that very madnes it self can not be more out of order and resone / I think at the length they will flee the tonge / the rouffe of the mouth the throte / and the bely because they touch the sacrament. But to hurte thy neghbure / or prevelye to convay away any of his good / or not to helpe him in his nede / is in a maner nether counted for synne / nor yet regarded / But what nedeth me to reherse any