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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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a This commemoration is in stead of the recommendations that were wont to be used in the ancient Church, in that form which hath elsewhere bin spoken of as touching the public prayers thereof: howbeit it is an horrible thing to see the blasphemies that are herein. Our young Masters rendering a reason,1 why there is a commemoration, made rather for the quick, then for the dead, in this Canon say, That it is because that the quick are in far greater danger then the dead, for although the dead are greatly tormented in Purgatory, yet that they are without the danger of condemnation, & so are not the living. Now, if it be so, I greatly wonder why they have not put in the commemoration of these miserable dead souls, before the commemoration of the Saints, which ⟨p. 183⟩cometh after it. For, the Saints which are already in glory, have a more pleasant waiting, then these poor souls that lye broiling in Purgatory. Again, if the Mass do them no good for whom it is said, until it be ended, or at the least until the Sacrifice of it be offered: then,2 these good souls lose nothing by it, although they be made to wait somewhat the longer. Here is also to be noted, That these young Masters commonly say their mementos, as though they were a sleep and in a slumber, like unto dormice. For which cause our Masters find great fault ••th them, as well, for that it cometh oftentimes to pass, that they which are at the Mass go away thence, being grieved to see them sleep, and tarry so long in their business, because it is much better for them to dispatch them selves of that which they carry in memory, for the avoiding of the wandering of their minds this way and that, as oftentimes it falleth out.
a This commemoration is in stead of the recommendations that were wont to be vsed in the auncient Church, in that forme which hath elsewhere bin spokē of as touching the publike prayers therof: howbeit it is an horrible thing to se the blasphemies that are herein. Our young Maisters rendring a reason,1 why there is a commemoratiō, made rather for the quicke, then for the dead, in this Canon say, That it is because that the quicke are in farre greater daunger then the dead, for although the dead are greatly tormented in Purgatorie, yet that they are without the danger of condēnation, & so are not the liuing. Now, if it be so, I greatly wonder why they haue not put in the cō memoration of these miserable deade soules, before the commemoration of the Sainctes, which