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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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And that they can not defend them selves from the detestable sin of Idolatry, ⟨image 57⟩the images do testify,1 unto the which they turning them selves do celebrate their most unpure services. For they can not be content in the Masses to look upon them, but they cense them, and kneel before them, and finally they do unto them all kind of worshipping, which is to be done only to God. And because (as I have before mentioned) they dare affirm that the Mass hath affinity (I can not tell what) with the institution of Christ: it shall not be from the purpose,2 and it is easy to be done, to declare, that (if we mark the tokens) the old Ethnics may with much more likelihood excuse and defend their sacrifices, than these can defend the Masses. For the sacrifices of the gentiles did not differ from the manner of sacrificing which the fathers had before the law, and which God allowed in his law, when as these men in their Mass differ from that supper which Christ prescribed, and as the Evangelists and the Apostle Paul have delivered. There on every side was invocation of God, a temple, an alter, Sacrifices, Priests, Killing, shedding of Blood, Salt, Wine, Oil, Meal, a holy banquet, religious garments, washings, fumigations, continual fire, singing, oracles and such like, which would be to long to rehearse. Let the Popish sacrificers show as many things, if they can, in their Mass, which do agree with those things which Christ did in the supper. But if so be they can not, let them then think that their Mass doth no more agree with the godly celebration of the holy Supper, than do the rites of the Idolaters agree with the legal sacrifices. Wherefore let them cease of so to kiss their little daughter, and to preach that it ought to be counted the institution of Christ and of the Apostles. I will not speak of the yearly Obits, and Funerals of the dead which are oftentimes used there, of which things the Lord hath nothing commanded. By it they stablish Purgatory, whereof the holy scriptures write nothing. That furthermore is most far from piety, because in their Mass they pour out prayers unto saints, which are already departed out of this life.3 Finally all the things which they there do, they make a market of them, sell, bargain and set them out to most filthy gain.