133. Our fellowship (saith .s. John) is with the father & with his Son Jesus christ: he sayeth not with the mass which in mere darkness, and therefore to signify ⟨image 28⟩the same, god hath suffered them to show it by the light they must have at it. And further that they that go to it wot not whither they goo, nor what they do, our fellowship I say is with god the father and with his Son Jesus christ. But yet so, that we must walk in light for else we lye and the truth is not in us. But to make an end of collecting any moe reasons to prove that which all wise men see plainly, namely, that they grievously do offend which honest with their presence God's greatest enemy upon earth the mass, and do not disprove & disallow it not only in heart but also in deed and word openly, for else openly by their presence they honour it, the priest praying especially for all that be there present and as they affirm) receiving for all, & also turning him self diverse times to the congregation with his Dominus vobiscum the clerk answering in the name of al, et cū spū tuo, and other responds, so that the standers by, if they openly disprove it not, are partakers with the priest of his idolatry, & false serving of god,2 as Paul sayeth, they which eat of the sacrifice are partakers of the altar. they which are at the Mass are partakers of the mass […] ⟨image 29⟩the mass, that is Idolaters, false worshippers of God, blasphemers of christ destroyers of his death, merits sacrifice, priesthood and kingdom, destroyers of the ministers of his gospel and sacraments, destroyers of faith, repentance and all godliness. Summa they are Antichrists, Antichrists (I say in body, though they feign there heart to christs) but christ and Antichrist can not dwell together) and therefore if they be there & hold their tongue they cannot but cry one daie,3 ve mihi quia tacui, woe is me, because I held my tongue.
133. Our felloushippe (saith .s. Iohn) is with the father & with his sonne Iesus christ: he saieth not with ye masse which in mere darkenes, and therfore to signifye ⟨image 28⟩the same, god hath suffered them to shewe it by the lyght they must haue at it. And further that theye that goe to it wote not whyther they goo, nor what they doo, our fellowshyppe I saye is wt god ye father and with his sonne Iesus chryst. But yet so, that we must walke in lyght for else we lye and the truth is not in vs. But to make an ende of collectyng any moe reasons to proue yt which all wyse men see plainlye, namelie, that they grevouslye do offend which honeste wythe theyr presence goddes grettest enemye vpon earth the masse, and doo not dysproue & disallowe it not onelye in harte but also in dede and worde openlye, for else openlye by theyr presence they honor it, the preist praying especiallye for all that be there present and as they affirme) receyuyng for all, & also turning him selfe diuerse tymes to the congregacion with his don̄s vobiscum the clarke answering in the name of al, et cū spū tuo, and other respondes, so that ye standers by, if they openlye disproue it not, are partakers wyth the preist of his idolatrie, & false seruing of god,2 as Paule sayeth, thei which eate of ye sacrifice are pertakers of ye altare. they whiche are at the Masse are partakers of the masse 〈…〉 ⟨image 29⟩the masse, that is Idolatrers, false worshyppers of gode, blaspemers of christ destroyers of his death, merites sacrifice, preisthod and kyngdome, destroyers of the ministers of his gospell and sacramentes, destroyers of faith, repentaūce and all godlynes. Sūma they are Antychristes, Antichristes (I saye in bodye, though they feane ther harte to christs) but christ and Antichrist can not dwell to gether) and therfore yf they be ther & hold theyr tongue thei cannot but cryeon daie,3 ve mihi quia tacui, wo is me, because I held my tongue.
- 1i. John, 1.i. Iohn, 1.
- 2i. Cor. 10.
- 3Isaiah. 6.Esay. 6.
