A14460:402
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.
b As often as these words, bless, & blessing, are mentioned in the Mass, there must always crosses be made with the hand & fingers. For, they think, that to bless, is to make signs of the cross. Now there are very jolly mysteries & magical Sacraments amongst these, howbeit we will pass them over.
b As oftē as these words, blesse, & blessing, are mētioned in the Masse, there must alwayes crosses be made with the hand & fingers. For, they think, that to blesse, is to make signes of the crosse. Now there are very ioly misteries & magical Sacramēts amongst these, howbeit we will passe them ouer.
c Our young Masters, make many stout & strong reasons, about the exposition of these 3. words, and all because forsooth, mention is made in the plural number, of gifts, presents, and Sacrifices, as if there were moe of them then one. Which thing they will in no wise confess. For, they say that Jesus Christ is there offered, which is but one only gift and Sacrifice. Howbeit this difficulty was not in the Church, in which such & the like words were referred to the gifts and presents which the faithful offered in the Church, which were bread and wine, wherewith the Supper was celebrated. And all these gifts & presents, were called Sacrifices: ⟨p. 180⟩some, because they were offered to God, for the relieving of the poor members of Jesus Christ,1 in that sense which the Apostle calleth the alms and relief of the poor, Sacrifices: saying, that with such Sacrifices and offerings God is well pleased: and some others again, to wit, those which were taken to be used about the Supper, were called also by that name, because that the Supper is celebrated with thanksgiving, which the same Apostle likewise calleth the sacrifices of thanksgiving, as all other sorts of prayers are.2 And therefore it is called the Eucharist, which importeth as much. But to what purpose is it, to offer bread and wine to God, for the whole Church? Surely this must needs be a very goodly Sacrifice, & well worthy so high a Majesty: and a very proper change, to change Jesus Christ into a singing cake and a little wine, to make a Sacrifice of him. For, they are not here as yet transubstantiated. Moreover, they say that these crosses and commemorations of gifts and presents do signify amongest the rest,