[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…

Chapter .xiii.

Of the application of the Sacramental words in the Mass, and whether they should be spoken either to those which do there assist, or else to the bread and to the wine of the same, and whether the signs of the sacraments ⟨image 14⟩may be the signs of them or no, beside their true and proper use.

Of the application of the Sacramentall words in the Masse, and whether they should be spoken either to those which do there assist, or els to the bread and to the wine of the same, and whether the signes of the sacraments ⟨image 14⟩may be the signes of them or no, beside their true and proper vse.

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