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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
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Of their holy vestments, and of the consecration and signification of them. CHAPTER IIII.
Of their holy vestiments, and of the consecration and signification of them. CHAPTER IIII.
After all these preparations, the rogue must also put on the masking garments which are appointed for him,1 for the playing of his part in this interlude (howbeit, there is great difference between the simple Priests vestments, and the Bishops.) For a Bishop putteth on nine, and a simple Priest but six. And for the first, it is ordained that every one be shod, so that it is not lawful for ⟨p. 81⟩him that hath vowed to go barefooted, to say Mass unshod. For, as they say, the Priest that sayeth Mass, is likened to a man of war, and a valiant Champion, who goeth to fight with the Devil, in the defence of Christians. And therefore it is meet that he should be armed & well furnished: for he hath to deal with a dangerous beast. And therefore the first thing that he must put on, must be his shoes, in stead of buskins of mail: which as they say, do signify also the incarnation & humility of Jesus Christ. Is not the humane nature of Jesus Christ,2 which he took upon him for us, very reverently here honoured, as to be called a shoe, and compared unto it. And because they would yet show them selves more horrible blasphemers against it, they allege Saint John Baptist for the author of this jolly mystical exposition, saying, that he so called it. Doeth not this deserve burning? Is there any devil in hell, that is able more notably to make a jest of the word of the Lord, and turn it more villainously into a strange sense, then these blasphemers have done? But let us now leave the feet, and come we to the head, whereon the Bishop weareth an horned Mitre in stead of an helmet & Burgonet, where a simple Priest hath nothing on but his coif & a woman's coverchefe: which over and besides this, signifieth also according to their exposition, the wimple wherewith Jesus Christ his face was covered,