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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.
a What is the meaning here, of our young Master, by these things which he would have the Angels, by the commandment of God, carry up into heaven? Surely, we can understand it to be none other thing, but only this body & blood which he saith he offereth, and the same which he calleth the bread of everlasting life, and the Cup of everlasting salvation. Howbeit, Thomas of Aquin perceiving that this carieth no reason with it, interpreteth these words,1 to be the vows & prayers as well of the Priest which sayeth the Mass, as of the people who are present at it: saying that it is not in the power of the Angels to consecrate the ⟨p. 217⟩body and blood of Jesus Christ. Whereupon he would conclude, as I take it, that it appertaineth not unto them neither, to carry them up into heaven. Some there are also who make other kinds of glosses hereon, whereon are grounded far weaker reasons. Now, if it be meet that we thus understand the matter of the body and blood of Jesus Christ, as in very deed we ought, according as they teach, if we will not wrest the words of the Text, then must we of necessity make an other consecration, to bring them again out of heaven, if we will so often eat and drink them, as here it is said immediately after.2 Our Lord Jesus Christ is ascended up into heaven alone, without the help of the Angels, where he now is in the high Sanctuary of God, making intercession for us: But here in this place, the Angels must carry him up thither: for they would deal with him in heaven, even as they deal with him here upon earth: For, as they must needs carry their God, because he is of him self neither able to foot it, or yet ride, without they carry him & hold him: they would have the Angels carry him up into heaven, because they themselves are not able to do it.
a What is the meaning here, of our yōg Maister, by these things which he would haue the Angels, by the commaundement of God, cary vp into heauen? Surely, we can vnderstand it to be none other thing, but onely this bodie & blood which he saith he offreth, and the same which he calleth the bread of euerlasting life, and the Cup of euerlasting saluatiō. Howbeit, Thomas of Aquin perceauing that this carieth no reason with it, interpreteth these wordes,