A16588:65
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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Again it is a murdering of the soul, and the mass mongers are procurers and a betters of other to fall into the destruction of their souls
Agayne it is a murtherynge of the soule, and the masse mungers are procurers and a betters of other to faule into the destrution of their soules
Moreover their bawds to bring the spouses of Christ to be come Satan's whores.
Moreouer theyr baudes to bring the spouses of Christe to be come Sathans whores.
Besides this they that are mass-hunters are receivers and concealers of theft and spoiling of christ and his glory, yea undoubtedly they are traitors & guilty of high treason against god.
Besydes this they that are masse-hunters are receyuers and concealers of thefte and spoylinge of christ and his glorye, yea vndoubtelye they are treatours & giltye of hygh treason ageynste god.
Last of all they are false witnesses against their neighbours, against God's church, as though the mass church were the catholic church, yea against Christ and his ward by their going to mass, thereby witnessing the