THE last point of the same very purpose, which concerneth yet the words of the mass, is, that beside that which I have already showed to be worthy of blame in the pronunciation of them, there is yet this very foul fault, and contrary to all reason, to wit, that in stead of declaring the words of the supper to the people assistant at the mass, and in speaking them unto them, to cause them to understand them, to the end that they should be taught by them, according to the commandment which the Lord hath given by Saint Paul, they speak them to the bread and to the wine which are upon the Altar, and do pronounce them over them. And therefore the priest is turned towards them, & hath his back towards the people, to whom he should speak, and deliver his words to teach and instruct them in the understanding of the doctrine belonging to this sacrament, and in the mysteries and secretes which it containeth. But in stead of doing this, he representeth them to the people by gestures, countenances, and divers ceremonies, and oftentimes by so foolish and doltish countenances, as are those of a very Juggler. Therefore I know not for what cause a man may not say as well of a Priest, that he ⟨image 15⟩goeth to do, as well as to say, Mass. For he hath there as much to do as to say. For th• like cause, men might as well say, Let us go t• see, as well as let us go to hear mass. For th• assistance do there oftentimes see more the• they do hear, & namely in the Jowe masses, wher• in they do plainly declare, that they do very it understand,1 both the nature, and the use as wel• of the word of God as of the Sacraments. Fo• the word whereupon they are grounded, is no• there set forth to be spoken to the signs there of, but to chose persons to whom both the one […] the other should be administered, to wit, as wel• the word as the signs, or otherwise the sacraments should be no sacraments. For they are no sacraments being out of their proper use, for so much as they are only ordained thereunto. And therefore,2 the water is not the water o• Baptism, nor a sign, nor consequently the sacrament thereof, but so far forth as it is joined with the word of Jesus Christ, by the which it is dedicated and consecrated to that use, and so being applied to those persons, which men do• baptize,3 according to his commandment.
THE last point of the same very purpose, which concerneth yet the wordes of ye masse, is, that beside that which I haue already shewed to be worthy of blame in the pronunciation of them, there is yet this very foule faulte, and contrary to all reason, to witte, that in steade of declaring the wordes of the supper to the people assistant at the masse, and in speaking them vnto them, to cause them to vnderstand them, to the end that they should be taught by them, according to the cōmaundemēt which the Lord hath giuen by Saint Paul, they speake them to the bread and to the wine which are vpō the Altar, and do pronounce them ouer them. And therefore the priest is turned towardes them, & hath his backe towards ye people, to whom he should speake, and deliuer his wordes to teach and instruct them in the vnderstanding of the doctrine belonging to this sacrament, and in the mysteries and secretes which it conteineth. But in steade of doing this, he representeth them to the people by gestures, countenances, and diuers ceremonies, and oftentimes by so foolishe and doultish countenances, as are those of a very Iugler. Therefore I know not for what cause a man may not saye as well of a Priest, that he ⟨image 15⟩goeth to doe, as well as to saie, Masse. For he hath there as much to doe as to saie. For th• like cause, men might as well say, Let vs go t• see, as well as let vs go to heare masse. For th• assistance doe there oftentimes see more the• they do heare, & namely in ye Iowe masses, wher• in they do plainely declare, that they do very it vnderstande,1 both the nature, and the vse as wel• of the word of God as of the Sacraments. Fo• the word whereupon they are grounded, is no• there set forth to be spoken to the signes there of, but to chose persons to whom both the one 〈…〉 the other should be administred, to witte, as wel• the worde as the signes, or otherwise the sacramentes should be no sacraments. For they are no sacramentes being out of their proper vse, for so much as they are onely ordeined thereunto. And therefore,2 the water is not the water o• Baptisme, nor a signe, nor consequently the sacrament thereof, but so farre foorth as it is ioyned with the word of Iesus Christ, by the which it is dedicated and cōsecrated to that vse, and so being applied to those persons, which men do baptize,
- 1In excellent Instruction.In excellēt Instruc••on.
- 2Note well •his.
- 3Matt. 28. Note well •his.Matt. 28. Note wel •his.
