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The whole works of W. Tyndall, John Frith, and Doct. Barnes, three worthy martyrs,…The vvhole workes of W. Tyndall, Iohn Frith, and Doct. Barnes, three worthy martyrs,…
The whole works of W. Tyndall, John Frith, and Doct. Barnes, three worthy martyrs, and principal teachers of this Church of England collected and compiled in one tome together, being before scattered, [and] now in print here exhibited to the Church. To the praise of God, and profit of all good Christian readers.The vvhole workes of W. Tyndall, Iohn Frith, and Doct. Barnes, three worthy martyrs, and principall teachers of this Churche of England collected and compiled in one tome togither, beyng before scattered, [and] now in print here exhibited to the Church. To the prayse of God, and profite of all good Christian readers.
London: printed by John Daye, 1573London: printed by Iohn Daye, 1573
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Let them declare (if they can) what James made thereof, and what Basil added thereto? Let them bring 1forth one of the Apostles that ever said Mass, & they shall have yt victory. James died about the year of our Lord 62. And of Mass (as they understand it) there was no mention made in the Church by the space of 200. years. Moreover then this, Basil 2tied about the year after Christ 380. How then could he agree with James about the Mass? But what Mass had the Church from after the death of James unto Basiles time? & by what authority did Basil deliver to us the mass? Moreover these men do add their authority out of the vj. Synod, that their lye might be the more notorious. Bring forth the vj. Synod in the which these things be written. I pray you what was handled in the vj. Synod, The manner of celebrating Mass? Or against whom was the vj. Synod gathered together? against those that would not say Mass? Nothing less: but against such as wickedly taught that there was one operation in Christ: Read the acts of the Synod and you shall find it to be so. But let us grant in the mean •eason that this was handled in yt Synod, what doth it prove. We do not contend what matters were entreated of in the Synod: but whether James and Basil delivered unto us the manner of celebrating the Mass. How doth the vj. Synod prove this: Of this is our contention. Where hence was the vj. Synod certified that James and Basil delivered the Mass? Their writings and works 3remain amongest us, in the which there is not found one syllable to be read as concerning the Mass. Moreover the vj. Synod was in Greece, who unto this day do vary from our manner of celebrating. Wherefore it must needs be that either we or they do err from the ordinance of S. James. But what say you to this? The vj. Synod was celebrated after the year of Christ. 674. Before this time, of whom took you the manner of celebrating? not of the tradition of James, for it was as yet unknown to the world, & now first of all was it by the Synod opened to the world. But that this matter may be the better known unto all the world, I will set against you the authority of S. Gregory who saith that the Apostles had no peculiar manner in celebrating the Mass, but that they only said the Lords prayer. Whose words be