Then when the priest,1 which is at the altar, receiveth his sacrament alone, and communicateth nothing to any one of all those which do assist at his mass, is not this as a kind of excommunication, whereby he shuteth them all ⟨image 66⟩out from the Supper which he receiveth all alone? for doth he not as though there were none but he alone which were worthy & capable thereof, &. that all the rest were unworthy & mought be rejected as persons excommunicated?2 For there is no great difference between that which they do at this day in the mass, in respect of those which do assist at the same, and that which they did in time passed in the ancient Church in the administration of the Supper, toward excommunicated persons which were in the place of the penitents. For albeit that they did assist in the Temple, yet for all that they were separated from those which did communicate at the supper, and were shut forth from the communication of the same, until such time as they were reconciled to the Church. But yet they had that more then those have which do assist at the mass, that they did understand both the prayers and the doctrine, which were set forth in the assembly, & mought make their profit thereof. But the greatest part of those which do assist at the mass, may carry away with them no such profit, forsomuch as they understand there nothing at all. And then when the excommunicated were reconciled to the Church, they mought go to the supper as often as the same should be administered. For they then made no particular. Supper for any, but made it only general for all: ⟨image 67⟩whereas every priest maketh his particular for him self, and shutteth out all the rest. Wherein they do commit three notable faults.3 The first is in that as I have already touched, that the common people & those whom they call lay, are deprived of the Supper in manner all the whole year: albeit that the priests do every day make theirs, every of them in particular. The second is, that in the same very time that they do administer the supper generally to all, yet do not the priests administer theirs with the rest of the body of the Church, but do it all apart, as though they were of an other Church, and members of an other body. The third is, that being already so separated from the rest, yet do they separate them selves among them selves the one from the other.
THen when the priest,1 which is at the altar, receiueth his sacrament alone, and communicateth nothing to any one of all those which doe assiste at his masse, is not this as a kinde of excommunication, whereby he shuteth them all ⟨image 66⟩out from the Supper which he receiueth all alone? for doth he not as though there were none but he alone which were worthy & capable therof, &. that all the rest were vnworthy & mought be reiected as persons excommunicated?2 For there is no great difference betwene that which they do at this day in ye masse, in respect of those which do assiste at the same, and that which they did in time passed in the auncient Church in ye administration of the Supper, towarde excommunicated persons which were in the place of the penitents. For albeit that they did assiste in the Temple, yet for al that they were separated from those which did communicate at the supper, and were shut forth from the communication of the same, vntil such time as they were reconciled to the Church. But yet they had that more then those haue which do assiste at ye masse, that they did vnderstand both the praiers and the doctrine, which were set forth in the assemblie, & mought make their profit thereof. But ye greatest part of those which doe assiste at the masse, may carry away with them no such profit, forsomuch as they vnderstād there nothing at al. And then when the excommunicated were reconciled to the Church, they mought goe to the supper as often as the same should be administred. For they then made no particular. Supper for any, but made it onely generall for all: ⟨image 67⟩wheras euery priest maketh his particular for him selfe, and shutteth out all the rest. Wherein they do commit three notable faults.3 The first is in yt as I haue already touched, yt the cōmon people & those whō they call lay, are depriued of ye Supper in maner al ye whole yere: albeit that the priestes doe euery day make theirs, euery of them in particular. The second is, that in the same very time that they do administer the supper generally to al, yet doe not the priestes administer theirs with the rest of the body of the Church, but doe it all aparte, as though they were of an other Church, and members of an other body. The third is, that being already so separated from the rest, yet doe they separate them selues among them selues the one from the other.
- 1Consider well this.
- 2The exco• municate• of the ancient Church.The exco• municate• of the auncient Church.
- 3•otable ••lts.
