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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.
The word flesh, maketh the true bread flesh by the word: & the wine, is made the blood of Christ, although the sense cannot perceive it. And for the strengthening of a sincere hart, faith only sufficeth. This last sentence is very true, if it be applied to a true faith, founded upon the pure & clear word of God as shall more at large hereafter be spoken. ⟨p. 133⟩But the first is a sentence altogether against the sense which they here take it for, not only of the pure word of God, but also of the nature of all the sacraments (which can be no sacraments, if they have not the true signs in them, & the things also that are signified by them) & likewise against the, judgement of the ancient Church: as hath been declared by the words of Ireneus: yea & also against the very doctrine of Popish transubstantiation. For, they which are the upholders thereof, dare not themselves affirm, that the bread and wine are changed into the very substance of the body and blood of Jesus Christ, by reason of the great absurdities that would ensue upon this opinion: as hath been by us already somewhat largely handled, in the book of the Ministry of the word of God, & of the Sacraments. And therefore they had rather say that the substance of the bread & wine is nothing, & clean vanished away, & the body & blood of the Lord to become in place. It must not be said then that the bread is become flesh, that is to say, translated into flesh: or goeth for flesh, & so giveth it place: But rather that flesh becometh bread, & that the substance of bread giveth it place, & lodgeth under his accidents. The like is also of the wine and blood. We see now the certainty that is in this doctrine, and what a notable foundation it hath.
The word flesh, maketh the true bread flesh by the word: & the wine, is made the blood of Christ, although the sence cānot perceaue it. And for the strengthning of a sincere hart, faith only sufficeth. This last sentence is very true, if it be applied to a true faith, founded vpon the pure & clere word of God as shall more at large hereafter be spoken. ⟨p. 133⟩But the first is a sentence altogether against the sence which they here take it for, not onely of the pure word of God, but also of the nature of all the sacramēts (which cā be no sacramēts, if they haue not the true signes in them, & the things also that are signified by thē) & likewise against the, iudgemēt of the aunciēt Church: as hath bene declared by the words of Ireneus: yea & also against the very doctrine of Popish transubstantiatiō. For, they which are the vpholders therof, dare not thēselues affirme, that the bread and wine are changed into the very substaunce of the body and blood of Iesus Christ, by reason of the great absurdities that would ensue vpon this opiniō: as hath bene by vs already somwhat largely handled, in the booke of the Ministery of the word of God, & of the Sacraments. And therefore they had rather say that the substāce of the bread & wine is nothing, & cleane vanished away, & the body & blood of the Lord to become in place. It must not be said then that the bread is become flesh, that is to say, translated into flesh: or goeth for flesh, & so giueth it place: But rather that flesh becometh bread, & that the substance of bread giueth it place, & lodgeth vnder his accidentes. The like is also of the wine and blood. We see now the certainty that is in this doctrine, and what a notable foundation it hath.