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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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And besides all this, the said Alamarius rendereth a reason, why there is no mention made in the Memento, but for the faithful that are living, and namely for those which are there present. Because saith he, that in the action of the sacrament there is no prayer made, but for the faithful, and the sacrament is administered to none but to them. And therefore they cause all the rest to go out.1 Moreover, Berno moveth a question, to know what kind of men they are that ought to give this blessing, because that Pope Damasus the first, gave this power and authority only to Bishops ⟨p. 153⟩where Leo and Gelasius never forbade the Priests, except the Bishop him self were present.2 He allegeth also the testimony of S. Jerome, by whom, he again showeth, that if the Priests have right power and authority to consecrate & administer the Sacrament of the supper, that they ought also aswell give the blessing to the people. Berno, for the resolving of this doubt, sayeth, that there is either a fault in the book, of the matter which is written of Damasus, or else that this ordinance must be taken, according to Leo and Gelasius their meanings, either else that the custom of the Church did afterward carry it away, & that it was of greater force and authority, then the ordinance of Damassus. And in the end he concludeth, that this authority was in the old time, only given to the Bishops, because as he thought it was not greatly necessary for to have the priests give the blessing, seeing that there were none of the faithful that continued at the Mass, but such as did communicate: unto whom, the prayer that is called the postcommunion (which was appointed for none but for the Communicants) served in stead of the blessing. But whenas in process of time, the people were withholden from the Communion, and yet could not be suffered to be at the divine service, there was a toleration granted, that the Priest might give the people the blessing, to the end it should not seem that they should go away bereaved both of the blessing, and also of the Communion.
And besides all this, the sayde Alamarius rendreth a reason, why there is no mention made in the Memento, but for the faithfull that are liuing, and namely for those which are there present. Because sayth he, that in the action of the sacrament there is no prayer made, but for the faithfull, and the sacrament is administred to none but to them. And therefore they cause all the rest to goe out.