A14460:199
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
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.
a Because the Priest prepareth him self to blaspheme God, & renounce Jesus Christ by the saying of his Mass: he, for the putting him self into a good estate, for the performing thereof, beginneth with the most manifest blasphemies that may be against God and his Christ, to purge him of his sins: as may appear by the absolution that is given him, wherein, the merit of Jesus Christ is utterly renounced: as oftentimes hath been seen.
a BEcause the Priest prepareth him selfe to blaspheme God, & renounce Iesus Christ by the saying of his Masse: he, for the putting him selfe into a good estate, for the performing thereof, beginneth with the most manifest blasphemies that may be against God and his Christ, to purge him of his sinnes: as may appeare by the absolution that is giuen him, wherein, the merite of Iesus Christ is vtterly renounced: as oftentimes hath beene seene.
b In this confession, there are two persons to play this interlude, the one is the Confessor, and the other he that is confessed.
b In this confession, there are two persons to play this enterlude, the one is the Confessour, and the other he that is confessed.
c Who is able to fulfil this commandment, to number all his sins?1 For it is written, who knoweth all the sins which he hath committed? And therefore David, who spake these words, besought ⟨p. 51⟩the Lord to purge him from his secrete sins, because he knew that it was impossible for him to understand and know them, so far was it of from him as to be able to number them all.