The Christian disputations, by Master Peter Viret. Divided into three parts, dialogue wiseThe Christian disputations, by Master Peter Viret. Deuided into three partes, dialogue wise

Theophilus. I do marvel? how they dare deprive the people from the cup, more then from the bread, sith that Jesus Christ hath said expressly, take ye, and drink ye all. But there is no doubt, y• the private & particular ¹masses, have engendered this error. For even as the Priests have usurped the office to celebrate y• supper for others, to make their dignity to be of more value, so they would make theirs to differ from y• same of others, & to take y• both kinds for themselves, & leave only but one unto y• people, to y• end they do esteem, y• the mass & supper, which the priest celebrateth, were more worthy & of more greater merit, then y• other faithful, & that it bringeth unto them more gain. For after that the people were persuaded in y• opinion, every one did set them awork, as workmen hired by days for to sing, both for the quick & for the dead: whereof they received great gain, of which we do yet at this day see y• great riches & treasures of the Monks of the order of S. Benet, & of Cluny, who by y• other monkish orders have followed ²which have ben hatched, engibred & brought up of that came hen. Now when they did perceive y• their gain waxed very great, they have always better magnified their ⟨image 195⟩•oorke, and went v•to it with such a fervent zeal and affection, that there was a Priest which would singe three or four Masses in one day, so that they would give him money: i• such sort that there was in no Fair whatsoever it were & any merchandise more frequented and used then this heers in their shop. Wherefore