Dialogue 4
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THE SUM OF THE fourth Dialogue.
THE SVMME OF THE fourth Dialogue.
Because that the enemies of the truth do glory in themselves that they have the ancient Doctors on their side, for to maintain their abuses and superstitions: in this Dialogue Eusebius travaileth all that he can, for to uphold his Religion, & to prove his intent by the Ecclesiastical Doctors: unto whom Theophilus showeth how he corrupteth and perverteth the sense and intelligence of their words, and how they do condemn the errors and abuses of the Papists: by occasion whereof, is also declared wherein sometime the ancient Doctors have been deceived and overcome, following more the opinion of men, then the certain witness of the word of god: And when, & how the papistical Purgatory hath begun: what foundation, stay & shore it hath. It is also amply entreated of what original and beginning the private and particular Masses came, and the custom to sing them for the dead, and the despising of the holy sacrament of the supper of Jesus Christ, and of the true Christian Communion. And therefore this Dialogue is entitled, the Age of the Mass and of Purgatory, because that it showeth how it was borne, increased & augmented, & the Purgatory in like manner.
BIcause that the enemies of the truth doe glory in themselues that they haue the auncient Doctors on their side, for to mainteine their abuses and supersticions: in this Dialogue Eusebius trauayleth all that he can, for to vphold his Religion, & to proue his intent by the Ecclesiasticall Doctors: vnto whom Theophilus sheweth how hee corrupteth and peruerteth the sence and intelligence of their words, and how they do condemne the errors and abuses of the Papistes: by occasion whereoff, is also declared wherin somtime the auncient Doctors haue bene deceiued and ouercome, following more the opinion of men, then the certein witnes of the word of god: And when, & how the papistical Purgatory hath begun: what foundation, stay & shore it hath. It is also amply intreated of what original and beginning the priuate and perticuler Masses came, and the custome to sing them for the dead, and the dispising of the holy sacrament of the supper of Iesus Christ, and of the true Christian Communion. And therefore this Dialogue is entituled, the Age of the Masse and of Purgatory, bicause that it sheweth how it was borne, encreased & augmented, & the Purgatory in like manner.