A14460:429
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.
a This is one of those prayers which is again attributed to Leo and Gregory. They which divide the Canon but into five parts, begin here the second containing the consecration of the sacrifice.
a This is one of those prayers which is againe attributed to Leo and Gregory. They which deuide the Canon but into fiue partes, begin here the second conteining the consecration of the sacrifice.
b I will not here enter into the exposition of the epithets and titles which they here give unto their oblation. And therefore they which have a mind to understand them, may learn them at their hands which have treated of that matter. It is enough for us that we advertise here the Readers, to call to mind that which we have already admonished them of, else where, as concerning the bread and wine in the Supper, which were taken from the offerings of the faithful: & remember likewise that which we have already handled somewhat at large of the transubstantiation of the Ancients, and in what sense they understood how the bread and wine were made the body & blood of our Lord Jesus in the Supper, and changed & turned into them. For we have here, the manner & testimony of all these things. For, this oblation, which is here spoken of, according as they in the ⟨p. 192⟩old time used it (in that sense that it hath already been interpreted) was taken from the gifts and presents which we have so often made mention of. And therefore the Church made this prayer unto God, not meaning that the substance of the bread and wine were changed into the substance of the body and blood of Jesus Christ, according to the doctrine of Popish transubstantiation: but that they were dedicated and consecrated unto this holy Sacrament, truly to represent this body and blood, and the right communicating of them, in such sense as we have already handled them, when as we spake of the nature of the consecration, & in what signification the same ought to be taken. For, if these words be otherwise understood, they are taken contrary to the meaning of the holy Scriptures and the ancient Church: as hath very largely and manifestly been showed by the testimony of the ancient Church doctors, alleged for that purpose, by occasion of the office of the Feast of Corpus Christi day: who have used the like words, in the very self same sense that we expound these. Howbeit, these our Romanists, have plaid their parts herein, as they have done in all other such like things, applying this to their transubstantiation, as they have applied the testimonies of the ancient doctors: clean contrary to the meaning both of the doctors, & also of the ancient Church.