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The cautels, canon, and ceremonies, of the most blasphemous, abominable, and monstrous popish Mass…The cauteles, canon, and ceremonies, of the most blasphemous, abhominable, and monstrous popish Masse…
The cautels, canon, and ceremonies, of the most blasphemous, abominable, and monstrous popish Mass Together, the Mass entitled of the body of Jesus Christ. Fully and wholly set down, both in Latin, and English, the Latin faithfully taken out of the Mass book after the romish use. Imprinted at Lyons by John Cambray, in the year a thousand five hu[n]dread and twenty, the title whereof hereafter ensueth on the next page. With certain annotations for the understanding of the text, set forth by that godly and learned minister in the Church of God Peter Viret, and translated out of French into English by Tho. Sto. Gent.The cauteles, canon, and ceremonies, of the most blasphemous, abhominable, and monstrous popish Masse Togither, the Masse intituled of the body of Iesus Christ. Fully and wholy set downe, both in Latine, and Englishe, the Latine faithfully taken out of the Masse booke after the romishe vse. Imprinted at Lyons by Iohn Cambray, in the yeare a thowsand fiue hu[n]dred and twenty, the title whereof hereafter ensueth on the next page. With certaine annotations for the vnderstanding of the text, set forth by that godly and learned minister in the Church of God Peter Viret, and translated out of French into English by Tho. Sto. Gent.
London: printed by Thomas Vautrollier for Andrew Maunsell, 1584London: printed by Thomas Vautrollier for Andrewe Maunsell, 1584
THE MASS OF THE BODY OF JESUS CHRIST.THE MASSE OF THE BODY OF IESVS CHRIST.
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.
THE MASS OF THE BODY OF JESUS CHRIST.
THE MASSE OF THE BODY OF IESVS CHRIST.
How the priest is to make him self ready to go to the saying of Mass, and what things are requisite for the same. And first of his secret Confession and Absolution. CHAPTER I.
How the priest is to make him selfe ready to go to the saying of Masse, and what thinges are requisite for the same. And first of his secret Confession and Absolution. CHAPTER I.
SEEING we have somewhat largely spoken of the first original, genealogy, and foundation of the Mass, & of the parts and parcelle• thereof, and of the instructions given to the priests, aswell to teach them how to play their parts therein, as also how they may provide, for the inconveniences which might be fall them in this interlude: it is now he time to set forth the full manner thereof, wherein a man might see all the whole members set together in one body: which we promised to do, according to the order of the Mass books, whereof we have heretofore spoken. Wherefore we intend to begin with the preparation of the person of the priest which must say Mass: in which is required, that he first say his Confiteor, by the appointment of Innocent the third, and afterward be combed & trimmed: after he hath thus done he must then wash his hands, and in the end revest him with his holy garments. I will not speak of the preparative prayers which are specially enjoined him to say. And therefore we will in the first place speak