A16588:13
The hurt of hearing mass. Set forthThe hurte of hering masse. Set forth
The hurt of hearing mass. Set forth by the faithful seruau[n]t of god [and] constant martyr of Christ. John Bradford, when[n] he was prisoner in the Tower of LondonThe hurte of hering masse. Set forth by the faithfull seruau[n]t of god [and] constant marter of Christ. Ihon̄ Bradforth, whe[n] he was prisoner in the Tower of London
London: printed by William Copland for William Martyne, 1561London: printed by Wyllyam Copland for Wyllyam Martyne, 1561
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4 Fourthly a man being at mass and not allowing it in his heart, as he can not but pray to god to help his brethren that their eyes might be open to see the evil they do in worshipping god contrary to his word (as did Assterius, who being at the Idolatrous sacrifice the people of Caesarea used, by prayer obtained of god, to have their eyes open & to see their error) do by his gesture he will behave him self in such sort, as rather shall make men, the less to regard the mass, for he will not look up at the levacion tim, hold up his hands, nor stroke his hands on his face, but rather kneel down in his pew or form sadly & heavily, as one of small devotion to the mass. This reason is thought very probable.
4 Fourthly a man beynge at masse and not alowinge it in his harte, as he can not but praye to god to helpe hys brethren that theyr eyes myght be opē to se the euyll they do in worshippynge god contrarye to hys word (as dyd Assterius, who beynge at the Idolatruse sacryfice the people of Cesarya vsyd, by prayer obteyned of god, to haue theyr eies open & to see theyr error) do by hys gesture he wyl behaue him selfe in such sorte, as rather shal make men, the lesse to regarde the masse, for he wil not loke vp at the leuacion tym, hold vp his handes, nor stroke his handes on his face, but rather knele downe in hys pue or fourme sadlye & heuelye, as one of small deuocion to the masse. This reason is thought verie probable.
5 Fifthly a man being so scrupulous as to think that it is not enough to be leve well in the heart,1 and with the tongue to confess to god the Christen faith, except he rune out of his vocation to reprove the mass, and them that come at it, as though all men were preachers. • man thus doing can not please god, nor profit his brother, but offend both & bring him self in great danger to lose all he hath, to be caste into prison ⟨image 5⟩