1Secondly the mass is not only a let but also a destruction of the true worshipping of god. For where the time is past to serve god now, as once he required with goats bullocks. &c. And the time is come to serve him, rationally cultu, as Paul sayeth in the offering up of our bodies by the renewing of our minds & serving him in spirit & truth ⟨image 11⟩unfeignedly fearing his displeasure, trusting in his truth and mercy, and loving his goodness, and out of these in external obedience as he commandeth. The mass (as I say) not only letteth this but also utterly destroyeth, it. For who knoweth not that the very outward work of saying or seeing of mass is taken for a great goods service? who knoweth not that the outward work of the mass is and hath been applied for the remission of sins of the quick and the d•de? And where did they ever teach that the mass was nothing worth either to the doer, or to them for whom is done, without this spiritual service of god, the true fear of god, faith, and love of god? No word at all was or yet is spoken hereof. All men may know therefore if they will the mass to let, yea to destroy God's true service for what needeth repentance when sir John will save me by masses even when the time of repentance is prevented by death, what needeth faith what needeth godliness of life, what needeth preaching, what needeth praying, what needeth any piety at all, when that the mass hath all, and will and can save from all. For by it cometh pardon of ⟨image 12⟩sins, by it cometh deliverance from hell and purgatory, by it cometh fair weather, by it cometh peace and plenty, by it cometh health for man and beast, Summa the mass is Mare Malorum, I should have said, Mare Bonorum, the most singular, excellent, and incomparable Jewell that can be, so that it being gone, all is gone, the church is lost, the people perish, the faith faileth, and god is not worshipped. But where it is all is well, there needeth no preaching there needeth no herring of gods word, praying in spirit, repenting or godliness of life If so be once a day men come to church to hear mass, to see the sacring he that doth this is a good catholic a child of the church, a man of god, all though daily after he have hard mass he all day at tavern or alehouse, at tippling bibbing. &c. All though he use whoredom, swearing, dissing, thieving, polling, bribing.
1Secondlie the masse is not onely a let but also a destruccion of the trewe worshypping of god. For where the tyme is past to serue god now, as once he requyred wyth gottes bullockes. &c. And the tyme is come to serue hym, rationali cultu, as Paule saieth in the offeringe vp of our bodies by the renewing of our mindes & seruing him in spirite & truth ⟨image 11⟩vnfeanedlye fearinge hys displeasure, trusting in his truthe and mercy, and louynge his goodnes, and out of these in externall obedience as he commaundeth. The masse (as I saye) not onelye letteth this but also vtterly destroyeth, it. For who knoweth not that the very outwarde worke of sayeng or seynge of masse is taken for a greate goodes seruyce? who knoweth not that the outwarde worke of the masse is and hathe bene applyed for the remission of sinnes of the quicke and ye d•de? And wher dyd they euer teache that the masse was nothynge worth either to the doer, or to them for whome is done, wythout this spiritual seruice of god, the true feare of god, fayth, and loue of god? No worde at all was or yet is spoken hereof. All men may know therfore yf they wyll the masse to let, yea to destroye goddes true seruyce for what nedeth repentaū ce when syr Iohn wyll saue me by masses euen when the tyme of repentaunce is preuēted by death, what nedeth faith what nedeth godlynes of lyfe, what nedeth preaching, what nedeth prayenge, what nedeth any pietie at al, when that the masse hath al, and wyl and can saue from all. For by it cometh pardone of ⟨image 12⟩sinnes, by it cometh deliueraunce from hell and purgatorye, by it cometh fayre wether, by it cometh peace and plentie, by it cometh helth for man and beaste, Summa the masse is Mare Malorum, I shulde haue sayde, Mare Bonorum, the most singular, excellent, and incomparable Iewell that canne be, so that it being gone, all is gone, the churche is lost, the people perysh, the fayth faileth, and god is not worshipped. But where it is al is wel, ther nedeth no preaching there nedeth no heringe of gods worde, praing in spirite, repenting or godlines of lyfe If so be once a daye men come to churche to heare masse, to se the sacring he that doth this is a good catholyke a chylde of the churche, a man of god, all thoughe dayly after he haue hard masse he al daye at tauerne or alehouse, at tipplinge bybbinge. &c. All though he vse whoredame, swering, dysing, theuyng, pollynge, bribing.
- 1The mass destroythe gods service and all godliness of life Roma. xii John. iiii.The masse destroythe gods seruyce and all godlyenes of life Roma. xii Iohn. iiii.
