Who would not desire to die for his master Christs cause, against this their heinous and stinking abomination? Where as they call this sacrifice of y• mass ⟨p. 118⟩the principal mean, to apply the benefit of Christs death to the quick and dead: I would gladly have them to show, where and of whom they learned it. Sure I, am they learned it not of Christ. For when he sent his disciples 1abroad, to apply unto men the benefit of his death, he bad them not mass it, but preach the gospel, as the mean by the which god had appointed believers to be saved. The which thing Peter told 2Cornelius plainly, as Paul also teacheth almost every where in his epistles. But in deed preaching they may not away with, aswell for that it is to painful, as for that it is nothing so gainful, nor in authority or estimation with the world. Nothing so displeaseth y• devil, as preaching y• gospel, as in all ages easily we may ⟨p. 119⟩well see, if we will mark, to our con fort in this age. And therefore by giving his daughter, idolatry, with her dowry of worldly wealth, riches and honour, to the Pope and his shaven shorelings: they have by this means in many years been begetting a daughter, which at length was delivered to destroy preaching: even the minion Missa, mistress Missa, who danceth daintily before the Herodes of the world, and is the cause, even why John Baptist & the preachers be put in to prison and lose their heads. This dancing damosel, the darling of her mother, the fair garland of her fathers (for she hath many fathers) the gaudy gallant of her grandsire, is trimmed and tricked on the best and most holy manner or ⟨p. 120⟩wise, y• can be: even with the word of god the epistle and the gospel: with the sacrament of Christs body and blood: with the pomander and perfumes of prayer, and all godly things, that can be: but blasphemously and horribly abused, to be a mermaid, to amaze and bewitch men, sailing in the seas of this life, to be enamoured on her.
Who would not desier to die for his master Chrystes cause, agaynst thys theyr hainous and stinking abominacion? Wher as they cal this sacrifice of y• masse ⟨p. 118⟩the principal meane, to apply the benefite of Christs death to the quick and dead: I woulde gladly haue them to shew, where and of whom they learned it. Sure I, am thei learned it not of Christ. For whan he sent hys dysciples 1abrode, to apply vnto men ye benefyte of hys death, he bad them not masse it, but preache the gospel, as ye meane by the which god had appoynted beleuers to be saued. The which thīg Peter tolde 2Cornelius playnly, as Paul also teacheth almost euery where in hys epistles. But in dede preaching they may not away wyth, aswel for that it is to paynefull, as for that it is nothing so gainful, nor in auctorite or estimaciō wt the world. Nothīg so displeaseth y• deuil, as preaching y• gospel, as in al ages easely we may ⟨p. 119⟩wel se, if we wil mark, to our cō fort in this age. And therfore by geuinge his daughter, idolatry, with her dowrye of worldlye wealth, ryches and honor, to the Pope and his shauē shorelings: they haue by thys meanes in many yeares bene begettīg a daughter, which at length was deliuered to destroye preachynge: euen the minion Missa, mestres Missa, who daunceth dayntelye before the Herodes of the worlde, and is the cause, euen whi Iohn Baptist & ye preachers bee put in to pryson and lose their heades. Thys daunsynge damosell, the derlyng of her mother, the fayre garlande of her fathers (for she hath many fathers) the gawdye galaunte of her graundesyre, is trymmed and trycked on the beste and moste holy maner or ⟨p. 120⟩wysē, y• can be: euen wt the worde of god the epistle and the gospel: with the sacrament of Chrystes body and bloud: wt the pomander and perfumes of prayer, and al godly thynges, that cā be: but blasphemously and horribly abused, to be a mairmaide, to amase and bewitche men, sayling in the seas of this life, to be enamored on her.
- 1Math. 28. Mark. 16. Luke. 24.
- 2Acts. 10. Col. 1. 2. 2. Cor. 5.Actes. 10. Col. 1. 2. 2. Cor. 5.
