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The displaying of the Popish mass wherein thou shalt see, what a wicked idol…The displaying of the Popish masse vvherein thou shalt see, what a wicked idoll…
The displaying of the Popish mass wherein thou shalt see, what a wicked idol the mass is, and what great difference there is between the Lords Supper and the Popes Mass: again, what Popes brought in every part of the mass, and counted it together in such monstrous sort, as it is now used in the Popes kingdom. Written by Thomas Becon; and published in the days of Queen Mary.The displaying of the Popish masse vvherein thou shalt see, what a wicked idoll the masse is, and what great difference there is between the Lords Supper and the Popes Masse: againe, what Popes brought in every part of the masse, and counted it together in such monstrous sort, as it is now used in the Popes kingdome. Written by Thomas Becon; and published in the dayes of Queene Mary.
London: printed by A. Griffin for Company of Stationers, 1637
The displaying of the Popish Mass.The displaying of the Popish Masse.
Modern spelling is a reading aid: the words are the author’s, only the spelling is modernized. Original shows the page as printed, with the transcription marks.
Whatsoever is contrary to his Word, that cannot God do; But it is contrary to the Word of God for Christs body to be in more places at once, than in one, yea, to be both in heaven sitting at the right hand of God the Father, and here also in earth at your popish Masses ⟨p. 210⟩in a thousand places at once, therefore is not God able to make his body to be in so many places at once, as ye feign, forasmuch as the nature of God only is infinite, and the nature of all creatures is contained in some certain one place at once. But here again ye will bring forth these promises of CHRIST.1 Wheresoever two or three be gathered together in my Name,2 there am I in the middest of them.3 Again, I am with you ⟨p. 211⟩always unto the end of the world. These promises, and such like are to be understood not of the corporal presence here on earth, but of his Grace, as the Doctors themselves do declare.4 It is to be noted, marked and considered saith Cyril, that although Christ hath taken away the presence of his body from hence, yet by the Majesty of his God-head he is always present, as he at his departure promised his Disciples. ⟨p. 212⟩Behold saith he, I am with you always unto the very end of the world. The like saying of Saint Augustine heard we before. Of all these things heretofore spoken it is evident, that the natural body of Christ is not here in earth, as ye Mass-mongers would gladly make us believe, but in heaven only, and there shall remain until the day of Judgement. Christ in the mean season being here present with us by his Spirit and Grace. Seeing then ⟨p. 213⟩that the Sacramental bread is not the natural body of Christ, God and man, but a figure, Sacrament, and holy sign of his body, with what forehead dare you either affirm that your little thin round cake, after five words pronounced over it, and you breathing, blasting and blowing upon it, to be the true, natural, real, corporeal, and substantial body of Christ, God and Man, as he was borne of the Virgin Mary,