God now then no more remembers sins and iniquities, because the purgation hath been made for all, once. For otherwise the Prophet hath affirmed in vain, that it should be a benefit, and grace of the new Testament, That God would remember our sins no more. Furthermore, seeing we are come to the end of the disputation which is here handled touching the Priesthood of Christ; the readers are to be advertised in few words, that the invention of the Papists touching the sacrifice of the Mass, is no less refuted in this place, than the sacrifices of the law are hereby abolished. They maintain that their Mass is a sacrifice to do away the sins both of the quick and the dead: The Apostle on the contrary saith, that even this sacrifice of Christ ought not to be reiterated of any: neither doth he only say that this sacrifice of Christ is one, but also that it was offered once. Add hereunto that he often attributes to Christ alone the honour of the Priesthood, so as none is sufficient or meet to offer Christ, but Christ himself only. 1They have yet an evasion, when they call it an unbloody sacrifice: but the Apostle without exception affirms, that to make a sacrifice, death is required. Moreover, the Papists have yet another shift, when they reply that the Mass is an applying ⟨p. 212⟩of the only sacrifice once done. But the Apostle teacheth on the contrary, that the causes why the sacrifices of the law were abolished by the death of Christ, was because that in them men remembered sins. 2Whence it appears that this kind of applying which they have forged, is ceased. In a word, let the Papists turn them on which side they list, yet shall they never be able to avoid it, but that the present disputation of the Apostle doth still openly discover that their Mass is full of sacrilege.
God now then no more remembers sinnes and iniquities, because the purgation hath been made for all, once. For otherwise the Prophet hath affirmed in vaine, that it should be a benefit, and grace of the new Testament, That God would remember our sinnes no more. Furthermore, seeing wee are come to the end of the disputation which is here handled touching the Priesthood of Christ; the readers are to be aduertised in few words, that the inuention of the Papists touching the sacrifice of the Masse, is no lesse refuted in this place, than the sacrifices of the law are hereby abolished. They maintaine that their Masse is a sacrifice to doe away the sinnes both of the quicke and the dead: The Apostle on the contrarie saith, that euen this sacrifice of Christ ought not to be reiterated of any: neither doth he only say that this sacrifice of Christ is one, but also that it was offered once. Adde hereunto that he often attributes to Christ alone the honour of the Priesthood, so as none is sufficient or meete to offer Christ, but Christ himselfe onely. 1They haue yet an euasion, when they call it an vnbloodie sacrifice: but the Apostle without exception affirmes, that to make a sacrifice, death is required. Moreouer, the Papists haue yet another shift, when they replie that the Masse is an applying ⟨p. 212⟩of the onely sacrifice once done. But the Apostle teacheth on the contrary, that the causes why the sacrifices of the law were abolished by the death of Christ, was because that in them men remembred sinnes. 2Whence it appeares that this kinde of applying which they haue forged, is ceased. In a word, let the Papists turne them on which side they list, yet shal they neuer be able to auoide it, but that the present disputation of the Apostle doth still openly discouer that their Masse is full of sacriledge.
- 1None fit to offer Christ but himself.None fit to offer Christ but himselfe.
- 2Four main reasons proving the Mass to be full of sacrilege.Foure maine reasons prouing the Masse to be full of sacriledge.
