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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.
c A Creator, is more proper and usual, then a maker: and the Greek word is so set down for that purpose. And therefore seeing it is so, that God is the creator of all things, and consequently the Governor and Guider of them, and upholdeth and maintaineth them, why run the priests to creatures, and other what soever they are, whether it be to men, or women Saints, but to him alone, if they take him for the creator, & father, and all the rest, for creatures. For, to pray to any other then unto God, is against this Article. For, prayer without faith, cannot be right. Now, none of us all confess in this Creed, which containeth the very whole some and effect of Faith and Christian religion, that we believe in any other then in God the Father, the Son, & the holy Ghost. No, we do not say that we believe in the Church her self: But only that we do believe the Church. For, there is a difference between that that we believe of the Church, and that which we believe of God the Father, of the Son, and of the holy Ghost, & in them: in whom, we say we believe: that is to say, that we put our whole trust and confidence in them, but not in the Church. For, it, is composed of men: and as the Prophet sayeth, cursed is that man, which putteth his trust in man. Wherefore, we only say, that as we put our trust in the Father, the Son, and the holy Ghost: we believe also that there is a Church, that is to say, an holy assembly, by reason of this affiance that it hath in the Father▪ the Son, & the holy Ghost, by whom it is sanctified, and stayeth it self upon one God, ⟨p. 154⟩who is father unto it, by the love of his son Jesus Christ, through the sanctification of the holy Ghost. Then is it not God, neither the Father, nor the Son, nor yet the holy Ghost, nor any part or member of the Deity, no not the Angels them selves: but are all creatures. And therefore, if it be not lawful to believe in them, neither is it lawful to call upon them in steed of God, and of our Saviour Jesus Christ our Lord, and give them the honour which appertaineth to God alone, if we will not gain say the whole volume of the word of God, the Church it self, and the faith thereof: I mean not the Popish church, which is not pleased with such a faith, but the true ancient Christian Church.
c A Creatour, is more proper and vsuall, then a maker: and the Greeke word is so set downe for that purpose. And therefore seeing it is so, that God is the creatour of all thinges, and consequētly the Gouernour and Guider of them, and vpholdeth and mainteineth them, why runne the priests to creatures, and other what soeuer they are, whether it be to men, or women Saintes, but to him alone, if they take him for the creatour, & father, and all the rest, for creatures. For, to pray to any other then vnto God, is against this Article. For, prayer without faith, cannot be right. Now, none of vs all confesse in this Creede, which conteineth the very whole some and effect of Faith and Christian religion, that we beliue in any other then in God the Father, the Sonne, & the holy Ghost. No, we do not say that we beleue in the Church her selfe: But only that we do beleue the Church. For, there is a difference betwene that that we beleue of the Church, and that which we beleue of God the Father, of the Sonne, and of the holy Ghost, & in them: in whom, we say we beleue: that is to say, that we put our whole trust and confidence in them, but not in the Church. For, it, is composed of men: and as the Prophete sayeth, cursed is that man, which putteth his trust in man. Wherefore, we onely say, that as we put our trust in the Father, the Sonne, and the holy Ghost: we beleue also that ther is a Church, that is to say, an holy assemblee, by reason of this affiaunce that it hath in the Father the Sonne, & the holy Ghost, by whom it is sanctified, and stayeth it selfe vpon one God,