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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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And there is none other mean to go into the sanctuary of Jesus Christ, which is heaven, save only by his merits, whereof there is no ⟨p. 102⟩more mention here made, then in the prayer following, wherein he craveth not only pardon for his sins of all the Saints in general, but especially of those, whose relics are in the place where he him self is, as if in them were more virtue, then in any of the rest.
And there is none other meane to go into the sāctuary of Iesus Christ, which is heauen, saue onely by his merites, wherof there is no ⟨p. 102⟩more mention here made, then in the prayer following, wherin he craueth not onely pardon for his sinnes of all the Saintes in generall, but especially of those, whose reliques are in the place where he him selfe is, as if in them were more vertue, then in any of the rest.
d And as for the relics which are here spoken of, we are to remember what was said heretofore, of the churches which were built in such places as the sepulchres, relics, and commemorations of the Martyrs were. And because that many Altars and chapels were here and there built & set up a broad in the country, there to celebrate the remembrance of the Martyrs: soon after that this custom was received, it was ordained by the first Council of Carthage,1 solemnized about the days of Pope Anastase that the Bishops might pull down, all the Altars and chapels, that should be set up in any places where before time had not been, some sepulchres, relics, houses, places of resort, or some memorial of the Martyrs: or if they could not do it without moving of some commotion, yet that they might at the least, forbid all Christians to haunt any such places. And for this cause was it afterward ordained by the Council of Epanuense which was solemnised in the time of Gelasius the first,2