A14460:311
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 Prose & Sequence that is said in this Mass, is very long, I have only here set down about the one half thereof, in such form and manner, as that a man may the easelier judge of the rest.
a BEcause the Prose & Sequence that is said in this Masse, is very long, I haue only here set downe about the one halfe thereof, in such forme and maner, as that a man may the easelier iudge of the rest.
b That which we receive so often heard out ⟨p. 131⟩of Saint Paul, is comprehended within this complement, wherein is said, that Jesus Christ commanded to minister the Supper in such form and manner, and to such an end as he him self had left them an example. How then durst these false prophets be so bold as to alter and overthrow this holy ordinance, with this patched invention of theirs in the Mass.
b That which we receaue so often heard out ⟨p. 131⟩of Saint Paule, is comprehended within this complement, wherein is said, that Iesus Christ cōmanded to minister the Supper in such forme and maner, and to such an ende as he him selfe had leaft them an example. How then durst these false prophetes be so bold as to alter and ouerthrow this holy ordinance, with this patched inuention of theirs in the Masse.
c Seeing then that Jesus Christ hath taught us how to deal in the Supper, where will this slibber Gibber find in the institution thereof, that he ordained the consecration of the bread and wine, to be made an host for salvation: that is to say, a sacrifice to obtain salvation thereby? For, an host, doth not signify such a round white cake as that which they call an host in the Mass, and as the simple so think of it: But signifieth that which is sacrificed, & the very sacrifice it self. And forasmuch as the priests, take the Mass to be such a sacrifice, as wherein they sacrifice Jesus Christ with their own hands: they call this white round cake the host, which they take to be Jesus Christ, because they mean to sacrifice him, & offer him up. Howbeit the supper was not ordained for this purpose, but contrary wise to admonish us that there was none other sacrifice, but that which Jesus Christ made upon the cross, which could not be by any means again sacrificed: but, that that, was the remembrance of this sacrifice. And taking this name of the host in this sense, the wine which they also offer for the blood of Jesus Christ, should be an host likewise, aswell as the bread, although