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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.
Our Saviour Christ also saith,1 There is no man that hath forsaken house, or brethren, or sisters, or father or mother, or wife, or children, or lands for my sake and the Gospels▪ but he shall receive an hundred fold: ⟨p. 328⟩Now in this life, houses, and brethren, and sisters, and mothers and children, and lands with persecution, and in the world to come everlasting life. And God himself saith, I will not leave thee, 2nor forsake thee. Having these loving promises of God, fear ye not the loss of your livings, nor the hatred of the wicked worldlings. If God provideth for you (as undoubtedly he doth) what can ye want? If God be your friend, your buckler & shield, ⟨p. 329⟩who can hurt you? As Saint Paul saith,3 If God be on our side, who can be against us? Now have ye heard, how far the Mass dissenteth from the Lords Supper. Ye have heard, what manifest blasphemies and intolerable untruths be contained in the Mass. Ye have heard that the Mass is the invention of the Devil, the Nurse-child of Antichrist, and the well-beloved darling of all them that have received the Beasts mark. Ye have heard that no Christian man ⟨p. 330⟩can either say Mass or hear Mass with a good conscience. To end, ye have heard, that the Mass is the fountain, well, head-spring and original of all Idolatry, superstition, wickedness, sin & abomination, and that it is not Gods worship, but Idol service. Considering therefore these things, if ye tender the glory of God, your own salvation, and the peace, quietness and safeguard of our country, flee Idolatry, forsake your abominable Massing, ⟨p. 331⟩and serve the LORD our God according to his holy Word. So shall God bless you with all good things, both in this world, and in the world to come. Fare ye well. The Grace of our Lord Jesus Christ,