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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
The Christian disputations, by Master Peter Viret. Divided into three parts, dialogue wise: set out with such grace, that it cannot be, but that a man shall take great pleasure in the reading thereof. Translated out of French into English, by John Brooke of AsheThe Christian disputations, by Master Peter Viret. Deuided into three partes, dialogue wise: set out with such grace, that it cannot be, but that a man shall take greate pleasure in the reading thereoff. Translated out of French into English, by Iohn Brooke of Ashe
London: printed by Thomas East, 1579
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.
But they have made it no conscience to do that which their ancestors have forbidden and condemned to others. For all thing is permitted unto them. Although that the Priest doeth make the supper all alone for all the Saints & Saints in Paradise, and for all the quick and the de•d. And for that cause was put into the supper, the Memento of the 1dead, in the Canon of the Mass, with that of the living, the which yet nevertheless one cannot find in the ancient Missals of the Romish Mass, written by hand: Wherefore it is most li••st, that it hath been at dead so af•rwardes, by those which have applied the merit of the Mass unto th• dead. But they have done yet worse, for where the supper ought to be a Commemoration of the ⟨image 196⟩scathe and passion of Jesus Christ, and a sacrifice of praise, •or to receive Jesus Christ, not for to offer him up, there 2have made a sacrifice of reconciliation, for to offer up Jesus Christ unto God his father, for the redemption and salvation of the souls, aswell of the dead as of the living, which counteruayleth as much in resolution as so deny altogether the Sacrifice of the death and passion of Jesus Christ. Forasmuch then as y• supper, which ought to be common unto all the faithful, was converted & changed into particular Masses, & that so many false opinion have been adjoined unto it, the better to elevate his authority and dignity and the Priests which sing it, the use of the true supper of Jesus Christ hath been almost altogether abolished, and is so greatly despised, that almost none maketh any account of it. For even as the Priests 3did run after their Masses, because of the gain, the people on the other side, did follow them because of the opinion that they had of their dignity. And did make no great account of the common supper, but they referred themselves altogether unto the Masses of y• priests, insomuch that there were but a few, to whom they did esteem to communicate: But did give the charge unto the Priests