A22612:421
The Confession of the Faith of the Germans
The confession of the faith of the Germans exhibited to the most victorious Emperor Charles the. v. in the Council or assemble holden at Augusta the year of our Lord. 1530. To which is added the apology of Melanchthon who defendeth with reasons invincible the aforesaid confession translated by Richard Taverner at the commaundeme[n]t of his master Thomas Cromwell chief Secretary to the kings grace.The confessyon of the fayth of the Germaynes exhibited to the moste victorious Emperour Charles the. v. in the Councell or assemble holden at Augusta the yere of our Lorde. 1530. To which is added the apologie of Melancthon who defendeth with reasons inuincible the aforesayde confesyon translated by Rycharde Tauerner at the commaundeme[n]t of his master Thomas Cromwel chefe Secretarie to the kynges grace.
Imprinted at London : In fletestrete, by me Robert Redman, dwelling at the sign of the George next to saint Dunstones Churche, 1536Imprynted at London : In fletestrete, by me Robert Redman, dwellynge at the sygne of the George nexte to saynt Dunstones Churche, 1536
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The Greek canon also speaketh many things of oblation: but it declareth openly,* that it speaketh not properly of the body & blood of our lord, but of the hole mass, of y• prayers, and thanks giving. For the Greek word may be thus translated in to our english tongue. And make us worthy to offer unto thee, o lord, prayers, supplications, and sacrifices, unbloody for all the hole people.
The Greke canon also speaketh many thingꝭ of oblation: but it declareth openlye,* that it speaketh not properly of the body & bloud of our lorde, but of the hole masse, of y• prayers, and thankes gyuynge. For the Greke worde maye be thus translated in to oure englysshe tongue. And make vs worthye to offre vnto the, o lorde, prayers, supplications, and sacrifices, vnbloudy for all the hole people.
- *The Greek Canon of the Mass.The Greke Canon of the Masse.
If this be right understand, there is no hurt in it. For it desireth that we may be made worthy to offer prayers and supplications, and unbloody sacrifices for the people. It calleth the very prayers unbloody hosts or sacrifices. Likewise as a little after it saith, Yet we offer unto the this reasonable & unbloody honour. For they expound it foolishly, who soever had rather expound this place for a reasonable host, & apply it to the body of Christ: when the canon speaketh of the hole service of the Mass. And Paul useth this word, (reasonable honour) against y• work wrought, meaning by it the service of the mind, that ⟨image 194⟩is to say, fear, invocation, thanks giving. But where our adversaries defend the application of the ceremony for the delivering of souls out of Purgatory, by the reason whereof, they get infinite lucre and money) they have no testimonies, nor commandments out of the scriptures.