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Most fruitful [and] learned co[m]mentaries of Doctor Peter Martyr Vermil Florentine, professor of divinity,…Most fruitfull [and] learned co[m]mentaries of Doctor Peter Martir Vermil Florentine, professor of deuinitie,…
Most fruitful [and] learned co[m]mentaries of Doctor Peter Martyr Vermil Florentine, professor of divinity, in the University of Tygure with a very profitable tract of the matter and places. Herein is also added [and] contained two most ample tables, aswell of the matter, as of the words: with an index of the places in the holy scripture. Set forth & allowed, according to the order appointed in the Queens majesties injunctions.Most fruitfull [and] learned co[m]mentaries of Doctor Peter Martir Vermil Florentine, professor of deuinitie, in the Vniuersitye of Tygure with a very profitable tract of the matter and places. Herein is also added [and] contained two most ample tables, aswel of the matter, as of the wordes: wyth an index of the places in the holy scripture. Set forth & allowed, accordyng to thorder appointed in the Quenes maiesties iniunctions.
London: printed by John Day, 1564London: printed by Iohn Day, 1564
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But what shall we say of their applications? They affirm that they can as they lust them selves apply the sacrifices which they make unto the quick and the dead.1 But the Scripture teacheth that every man is justified by his own faith, and that all men shall either dye or live in their own righteousness or unrighteousness: but they say otherwise, for they can as they say, help both the quick and the dead by their Masses. If they would attribute that unto prayers, namely that they taught that by prayers they mought help the necessities of others, it might be borne with all.2 But when they affirm, that the work it self, namely of the Mass, hath in it so much power and virtue, that it can help all kind of men, that may by no means be suffered. Besides this Masses are very oftentimes celebrated in the honour of certain Saints: which undoubtedly is most far from the truth: for as much as Christ hath for this purpose instituted his Supper, that it should be a memory of his death, and not of other Saints. I will not speak how that it is most commonly seen, that there is nothing found certain of those Saints whom they there worship:3 the lives of them are Apocrypha, and very often also full of fables, and Poets feignings. There are also in it, certain, yea very many strange rites, signs to be laughed at, gestures in a manner foolish, and garments not used: the significations of which things are utterly unknown, not only of them which stand by, but even the sacrificers them selves,4 if they should be demanded what they meant, they could not answer. Wherefore either they answer nothing, or if they go about to say any thing, they bring forth not one thing, but things most disagreeing: whereby thou mayest easily gather that there is no truth in their words. Wherefore faith can have no place in these things which they do in their Mass, when as it only there hath place, where the word of God offereth it self unto us.
But what shall we saye of their applications? They affirme that they can as they luste them selues applye the sacrifices whiche they make vnto the quicke and the dead.1