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[The principal points which are at this day in controversy, concerning the holly supper…[The principal points which are at this daye in controuersie, concerning the holly supper…
[The principal points which are at this day in controversy, concerning the holly supper and of the mass.][The principal points which are at this daye in controuersie, concerning the holly supper and of the masse.]
London: printed by C. Barker, 1579
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Chapter. xi.
Of the second general point which is of the words of the Mass, and of the division of the same into his members, and first of the language of the Mass.
Of the second generall point which is of the wordes of the Masse, and of the diuision of the same into his members, and first of the language of the Masse.
AS concerning the second point, which is touching the words of the Mass, we have to note first, that albeit that it were so, that there were not one only word in the whole content of the same, but that it were taken out of the holy Scriptures, and were very agreeable to the same: yet for all that, there are three great and insufferable faults therein, of the which three the first is common and general to all the whole Mass, and every part thereof: the other two belong more special to the sacramental words, but they are notwithstanding altogether manifestly repugnant to the expressed word of God, and to the institution of the holy Supper. And by that mean this second point doth contain those other three, of which I made mention in the division of the same, which are touching the ⟨image 12⟩language, pronunciation and application of the words. As touching the first, it is manifestly against the express commandment of God, in that that he hath expressedly forbidden by S. Paul, that in the assemblies of the Church,1 there should be neither prayers nor other words spoken in a tongue which were not known to the whole assembly, if there were not forthwith some one to expound the same in a tongue which should be well understood by the whole congregation. Now it is so that all that ever is spoken & sung in the mass, is there said & sung in an unknown language, at the least, to the greatest part of the people and assistants, & oftentimes to them all. Whereof it followeth according to the testimony of S. Paul, that the commandment of God is there manifestly violated.