Thus much concerning the communion which is in the mass, and concerning the ninth error which we do blame in the same. I will now come to the tenth, which is concerning that that the priests do not doaste that they do sacrifice and communicate in their mass only for the living, but also for the dead,1 affirming that by that mean they do apply the sacrifice of Jesus Christ, and the virtue and the merit of the same, as well to the one as to the others. For the which cause they say, that they do divide their hosties into three parts, in their communion, of the which they dip the one into the wine in their chalice, against the express ordinance of the Lord, yea, and against the very ancient canons.2 For the Lord did not temper the bread with the wine, neither did he make a sop in the wine in the institution of the supper, neither did he also command to do it. And therefore, it is written in the ancient canons which forbid the same,3 that Jesus Christ did distribute the bread apart, and the wine apart, and that he gave not the bread, nor the morsel tempered to any other then to Judas, which betrayed ⟨image 78⟩him:4 and he gave it not unto him yet in the Supper, but out of the Supper. Now of these three parts, that the priests make of their host in their mass, they assign the one to the living, and the two others to the dead, because that they do make two sorts, to wit, the one which are already happy, and do reign in Paradise, and the other which are yet holden in the pains of purgatory, and have not yet fulfilled their penance, nor have fully satisfied unto God, and by that mean they do sacrifice and communicate, both for the living and for the dead, all at one time, as though Jesus Christ had not fully satisfied for all by his sacrifice, and as though the ministry of the word and of the Sacraments, were not limited within the course of this life, and as though there were such communication between the living and the dead, as there is between those which live in this world together.
THus much concerning the cōmunion which is in the masse, and concerning the ninth errour which wee doe blame in the same. I will now come to the tenth, which is cōcerning that that the priests doe not doaste yt they do sacrifice and cōmunicate in their masse only for ye liuing, but also for the dead,1 affirming that by that meane they doe applie the sacrifice of Iesus Christe, and the vertue and the merite of the same, as well to the one as to the others. For the which cause they saye, that they doe deuide their hosties into three partes, in their communion, of the which they dippe the one into the wine in their challice, against the expresse ordinaunce of the Lorde, yea, and against the very auncient canons.2 For the Lorde did not temper the bread with ye wine, neither did hee make a soppe in the wine in the institution of the supper, neither did he also commaunde to do it. And therefore, it is written in the auncient canons which forbidde the same,3 that Iesus Christe did distribute the bread apart, and the wine apart, and that he gaue not the bread, nor the morcell tempered to any other then to Iudas, which betrayed ⟨image 78⟩him:4 and he gaue it not vnto him yet in the Supper, but out of the Supper. Nowe of these three partes, that the priestes make of their hostie in their masse, they assigne the one to the liuing, and the two others to the dead, because that they doe make two sortes, to witte, the one which are already happy, and doe raigne in Paradise, and the other which are yet holden in the paines of purgatorie, and haue not yet fulfilled their penance, nor haue fully satisfied vnto God, and by that meane they doe sacrifice and communicate, both for the liuing and for the dead, all at one tyme, as though Iesus Christe had not fully satisfied for all by his sacrifice, and as though the ministerie of the woorde and of the Sacramentes, were not limitted within the course of this life, and as though there were such communication betweene the liuing and the dead, as there is betweene those which liue in this world together.
- 1An horrible sacrilege. […] true saying.An horri•le sacri•edge. 〈…〉 true say•ng.
- 2Note this.
- 3De Condist. 2. C. qum. come. Oriestes Jubaistes. Note.De Condist. 2. C. qum. •omne. Oriestes Iubaistes. Note.
- 4Duran. […] lib. 4. Ru•• de fract. […] Bonau. i• Sed dist. […] Hilper. i• Ele. de E• cha.Duran. 〈…〉 lib. 4. Ru•• de fract. 〈…〉 Bonau. i• Sed dist. 〈…〉 Hilper. i• Ele. de E• cha.
