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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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e Although faith beholdeth things which can not be seen with the bodily eyes, nor yet perceived by mans reason: yet is it neither blear-eyed nor blind, to suffer it self to be lead as a young child that is without judgement, who is easily made believe ⟨p. 134⟩that bladders are lanterns, and what soever else it seeth, or like unto old foolish doting women who lightly believe what soever foolish thing is told them, or like brute bests who are easily led in a string. For, faith, looketh into the word of God with her spiritually eyes: wherein she beholdeth & understandeth as it were in a glass, those things which God showeth & manifesteth unto her, which mans reason is never able to understand nor comprehend by the light of nature, without it be regenerated & renewed by the spirit of God: & what soever faith seeth in this glass, is a great deal more certain than that which the body seeth with his eyes or that mans reason is able to comprehend or perceive with all her natural senses. But, as it cannot be faith, without it be first grounded upon the word of God: so likewise can it see no whit, but in this glass, wherein God manifesteth & representeth himself unto it. But the faith of the Romanists, which Thomas of Aquine maketh so constant in this Prose, is a blear-eyed & blind faith, and altogether brutish, which suffereth it self to be lead by the blind, the leaders of the blind, as one that is blind her self: & by beasts, as a miserable brute beast, which followeth others. For, where is this glass of Gods word, wherein it beholdeth that, which Thomas saith it believeth, & so constantly keepeth in hart, concerning this bewitched Popish transubstantiation & consecration: for, it is not enough that the whole order of nature which God hath ordained be overthrown in it (as it is here said) but that eftsoons the whole dispensation of the mystery of Christs incarnation ⟨p. 135⟩must also be overthrown, & Jesus Christ robbed of his human nature, & the whole order which God hath placed in his church by his word, & the very true nature of the Sacraments likewise. Wherefore it is greater reason to call their faith, which follow the Popish church, & go to work thus adventurously & blockishly, rather a rash and arrogant faith, then a firm and constant faith.
e Although faith beholdeth thinges which can not be seene with the bodely eyes, nor yet perceiued by mans raison: yet is it neither bleareyed nor blind, to suffer it selfe to be lead as a young child that is without iudgemēt, who is easely made beleue