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…

e We have elsewhere spoken of the ceremonies, wherewith the Gospel is honoured in the Mass. And that which hath bin said of the priest, may also, in some sort, be referred to the dealing of the people, especially about the crossing of themselves.

e We haue elswhere spoken of the ceremonies, wherewith the Gospell is honoured in the Masse. And that which hath bin said of the priest, may also, in some sort, be referred to the dealing of the people, especially about the cr•ssing of thēselues.

f They always begin the fragments of the Gospel which they rehearse in this manner, In the place, as in the Epistles taken out of the Acts of the Apostles, they say, In diebus illis, that is to say, in those days, & in those which are taken out of the Epistles of S. Paul, they say, Fratres, Brethren: & in those which are taken out of the Catholic Epistles, Charissimi, Dearly beloved. Wherein, they speak as if they addressed their words to the people, as if there were many of them, when as in very deed oftentimes there is but one body with the Priest, and sometimes none at all but him self alone. As for the other two prefaces, the Priests them selves have made such a scorn and by word of them, as that when a man showeth them any of their follies and faults, by the rule of the Gospel, they answer, that it was, in illo tempore, in that time: &, In diebus illis, In those days. Whereupon they would conclude, That that was in the old time and aged days, and that those times and days are gone & past, as though the Gospel appertained nothing at all to them. Which doctrine is so well put in practise as well by them selves, as also by those which follow them, as ⟨p. 149⟩that they most manifestly declare, both by their doctrine, life & conversation, that they make no more account, nor care no more for the Gospel, & the word of God, then if it never concerned, nor yet appertained any whit unto them.

f They alwayes beginne the fragments of the Gospell which they rehearse in this maner, In the place, as in the Epistles takē out of the Acts of the Apostles, they say, In diebus illis, that is to say, in those dayes, & in those which are taken out of the Epistles of S. Paul, they say, Fratres, Brethren: & in those which are taken out of the Catholique Epistles, Charissimi, Dearelie beloued. Wherein, they speake as if they addressed their wordes to the people, as if there were manie of them, when as in verie deede oftentimes there is but one bodie with the Priest, and sometimes none at all but him selfe alone. As for the other two prefaces, the Priestes them selues haue made such a skorne and by worde of them, as that when a man sheweth them anie of their follies and faultes, by the rule of the Gospell, they aunswere, that it was, in illo tempore, in that time: &, In diebus illis, In those dayes. VVhereupon they would conclude, That that was in the olde time and aged dayes, and that those times and dayes are gone & past, as though the Gospell appertained nothing at all to them. Which doctrine is so wel put in practise as wel by them selues, as also by those which follow them, as