A16576:182
An exhortation to the carrying of Christs cross with a true and brief confutation…An exhortacion to the carienge of Chrystes crosse wyth a true and brefe confutacion…
An exhortation to the carrying of Christs cross with a true and brief confutation of false and papistical doctrine.An exhortacion to the carienge of Chrystes crosse wyth a true and brefe confutacion of false and papisticall doctryne.
Wesel? : H. Singleton?, 1555?
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Where they say, that Christ commanded his church, to offer this sacrifice to his father in remembrance of his bloody sacrifice: I would pray them to show me, where he commanded it, and then good enough. But, dearly beloved, they can never show it. If they will saye: Hoc facite: to take facere for to sacrifice, as some teach it: then will I say, that a boy of. 12. year old can tell they lye.
Where they saye, that Chryst commaunded hys churche, to offre this sacrifice to hys father in remembraunce of his bloudye sacrifice: I woulde praye them to shew me, where he commaunded it, and then good inoughe. But, dearlye beloued, they can neuer shew it. Yf they wyll saye: Hoc facite: to take facere for to sacrifice, as some teache it: then will I say, that a boye of. 12. year olde can tel they lye.
For hoc facite (doe you this) pertaineth to the whole action of Christs supper, of taking, eating and drinking of y• sacrament ⟨p. 115⟩&c. And aswell spoken to the lay men as to the priests. But, I trow they will not suffer the lay men, to say mass another while now for them.
For hoc facite (doe you this) perteineth to the whole action of Chrystes supper, of taking, eatīg and drynkynge of y• sacramente ⟨p. 115⟩&c. And aswel spoken to the laye men as to ye priestes. But, I trow they wil not suffer the laie men, to say masse another whyle now for them.
No, this were to much against their honour and gain also. But if one would ask them what they offer to the father, then a man should see their abominations. For if they say, nothing, then men would take them, as they be, liars.