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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
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.
Of the division of the office of the Mass, and first of that part which is called the Preparation, and of the coming of the priest to the Altar. And of the confession which he maketh before it. CHAPTER VII.
Of the diuision of the office of the Masse, and first of that parte which is called the Preparation, and of the comming of the priest to the Aultar. And of the confession which he maketh before it. CHAPTER VII.
According to the exposition of the doctors of the Mass,1 we may divide the office thereof into six parts. The first is called the Preparation, & that lasteth from the beginning until he come to the Epistle. The second, is called the Instruction, ⟨p. 91⟩and that dureth unto the Offertory. The third, is called the Oblation, and continueth unto the Preface. The fourth, is called the Consecration, and lasteth unto the Lords prayers. The fifth, is called the perception of the Sacrament, & dureth unto the communion. The sixth is called the Action of thanksgiving, and continueth unto the end. Now we will show you the reasons why they are so named, when as we shall enter into the particular interpretation of every of them. The beginning then of the Mass is called the Preparation, because it is put in for the prayers which the ancient Church made, that thereby, the ministers thereof might be aswell prepared to the preaching of the word of God, as the hearers to hear and receive it with fruit and edifying. And there is a form of public confession. There are also prayers, & singing of Psalms. But let us see how the form and manner of the ancient Church is here turned upside down, & what blasphemies are used amongest this stuff. And to the end that every man might the better remember the names of the authors, to whom the pieces, that are eked to the Mass, are attributed, according to that discourse which hath been made of it, we will set them down in the margin, in the behalf of every of them, and shall be marked with the letters of the alphabet. And wheresoever any one ordinance shall be attributed to many, I will set down one letter for all.