Chri. O extreme blasphemy. Who ever denied the Lord that bought them, if these popish massemon 1gers do it not? Who justly may be called the enemies of the cross of Christ, if the mumbling Massehunters be not the very 2same? Who at any time hath trodden underfoot the son of God, and counted the blood of the testament, wherewith the faithful are sanctified, as an 3unholy thing and done dishonour to the spirit of grace: if these shameless sacrificers have not ⟨image 89⟩done it? And yet it is a world to 4see, what a number there are not only of the ignorant and unlearned, but of them also which brag both of wisdom and learning, that cleave to this Idolatrous mass with to the and nail, that defend it to the uttermost with sword, fire, and halter, that maintain it with their tyches & possessions, that strive for it with as strong reasons, and arguments, as they can, partly because they are afraid 5(I speak of the Popish priests) lea•t this commune whore their mass should be driven out of the game place, and by this means their kitchen should ware cold, and their idle bellies be no more fed with the labours of other mens hands, p•rtelye because they think, if this abominable strumpet the ⟨image 90⟩mass were banished out of the temples (I speak of the rude & ignorant people) all true religion were gone, all christen devotion were perished, in so much that they could not tell what to do for to please god, nor yet how to worship him, partly (I speak of the worldly wise) because they will give no place to the trueth lest if they should consent to the putting away of this most stinking and filthy whore the mass that old baud and grandmother 6of whoredom and abominations of the earth, they should be compelled to grant as they think, to their great shame and ignominy, that both they have been blind, and also led other blind these many years and so they should lose their estimation, renown, and fame, among the people, which things ⟨image 90⟩they most chiefly hunt and hawk after. For they love the 7praise of men more then the glory of God.8
Chri. O extreme blasphemy. Whoe euer denied ye Lord that bought them, if these popishe massemon 1gers do it not? Who iustly may be called the enemies of the cros of Christe, if the mumblynge Massehunters be not the verye 2same? Whoe at anye tyme hath troden vnderfote the sonne of God, and counted the bloude of the testamente, wherewyth the fayethfull are sanctified, as an 3vnholy thynge and done dishonour to ye spirite of grace: if these shamelesse sacrificers haue not ⟨image 89⟩done it? And yet it is a worlde to 4se, what a numbre there are not onely of the ignoraunt and vnlearned, but of them also whych bragge boeth of wysedome and learnyng, that cleaue to this Idolatrous masse wyth to the and naile, that defend it to the vttermoste wyth swerd, fyre, and halter, that maintayn it wyth their tyches & possessions, that striue for it wyth as stronge reasons, and arguments, as they canne, partely bicause they are afrayed 5(I speake of the Popeishe priestes) lea•t thys commune whore theyr masse should be driuen out of the game place, and by thys meanes theyr kitchen shoulde ware colde, and theyr idle bea•ies be no more fedde with the labours of other mennes handes, p•rtelye bicause they thynke, if thys abhominable strompet the ⟨image 90⟩masse were banyshed oute of the temples (I speake of the rude & ignoraunte people) all true religion were gonne, al christen deuotiō were perished, in so muche that they coulde not tell what to do for to please god, nor yet how to worship him, partly (I speake of the worldly wise) bicause they wyll geue no place to the trueth leste if they should consēte to the puttynge awaye of thys mooste stynkinge and filthye whore the masse that old baude and grādmother 6of whoredome and abhominations of the earth, they shoulde be compelled to graūte as they thynke, to theyr greate shame and ignominie, that both they haue bene blynde, and also led other blind these many yeres and so they sholde lose theyr estimation, renoume, and fame, amonge the people, which things
- 1ii. Peter. ii.
- 2Phil. iii.
- 3Hebru. […].Hebru. 〈…〉.
- 4Mass hunters.Masse hunters.
- 5M•y ye Pa• are loth to forg• t•e mass.M•y ye Pa• are loth to forg• t•e masse.
- 6[…]. xvii.〈…〉. xvii.
- 7John. xii.Iohn. xii.
- 8What incom modities follow the massWhat incom modities folow the masse
