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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A07609	A treatise of the holy sacrifice of the masse, and excellencies therof. Written in Spanish by the R. F. Ant. de Molina, a Carthusian monke, & translated into English by I.R. of the Society of Iesus. VVith order, hovv to be present at the said Holy Mystery, vvith deuotion & profit	Molina, Antonio de, d. 1619?; Floyd, John, 1572-1649, attributed name.; Wilson, John, ca. 1575-ca. 1645?	1623 (1623)	STC 18001; ESTC S112780	50,509	307

of all which it is sufficiently proued that this one Sacrifice of the new Testament contaynes in it most excelleÌ„tly with great excesse all the perfection sanctity and efficacy of all the Sacrifices of the old as the same afornamed Saint doth elegaÌ„tly briefly set down in these words It is cleere that no Sacrifice can be offered more acceptable vnto God eyther to giue him honour or to render him thankes or to obtayne pardon or to deserue glory then the most holy Sacrifice of the Body and Bloud of Christ. The Masse is the thing most Venerable that is in the Church CHAP. XI OVT of that which hath byn sayd we may coÌ„clude that the Masse is a thing of greater reuerence grauity and sanctity then any other in the Catholicke Church there being nothing eyther equall or comparable to it So that neyther the Benediction of the Agnus Dei which the Pope doth with so great solemnity nor the Consecration of a Bishop which with so many graue and solemne ceremonyes is performed all which of necessity three Bishops are to present besides him that is consecrated nor the DedicatioÌ„ of a Church nor any other thing done with the greatest and solemnest Rites none of these thinges are comparable for Reuerence Grauity Sanctity with the Masse This is the reason that the Saints adorne this Sacrifice with so many choice exquisite Epiphets and tearmes calling it a Mystery Dreadfull Terrible Diuine Deificall Sacro-saynt full of Diuinity Honorable Supreme Singular and other such Names that euery where occurre in the writings of the Holy Fathers Out of whome omitting many very excellent thinges which they say of the dignity of the Masse I will only set down two or three short senteÌ„ces which to me seeme most notable S. Chrysostome writes that being present at Masse we must not imagine we are vpon earth but that we are carryed vp into Heauen that we are seated amongst the Quires of Angels and Seraphims His wordes are these When thou doest behold our Lord sacrificed the Priest performing his office therin and the people bedewed and as it were grained and purpled with his pretious Bloud do not thinke that thou art amongst men nor that thou dost abide vpon earth but rather that thou art transtated into Heauen and so casting away all carnall imaginations and earthly thoughts with a pure minde contemplate the things of that Celestiall Court Oh Miracle Oh Benignity of God! who sitting aloft with the Father at the same tyme is taken into the handes of men and giues himselfe vnto such as will receaue him To the same purpose S. Gregory wryteth in this sort What Christian can doubt but that in the tyme of Consecration the Heauens open at the voyce of the Priest and at this very Mysterie of Christ Iesus the Quires of Angels assist Earth is conioyned with Heauen this wale of teares with the pallace of Blisse and that visible and inuisible things meete togeather in one A wonderfull dreadfull venerable thing that at the voyce of a Priest the Heauens should open that the glorious Court should come down vnto earth that with the Faythfull of the Militant Church though poore and sinfull the Triumphant Church should ioyne the King of glory and his Courtiers desceÌ„ding so that of Heauen and earth is made one Company and Church What thinge of greater veneration or more strange then that when the Priest is at the Aultar many millions of Angells kneele with greate reuerence about the same adoring the most holy Sacrifice the handes of the Priest that holds it acknowledging his dignity in this regard to be greater then theirs seeing to none of them such power and authority was euer giueÌ„ praysing our Lord giuing him the thankes which wee through our grosnes do not render vnto him and supplying other defects which we in this duty commit Oh holy Angels how often am I ashamed do I blush to consider that you are present seeing you shall be at the day of Iudgment witnesses of our vngratitude rudenes that God hauing placed vs in so high a state of honour we do neyther know it nor esteeme it nor exercise it with the decency and reuerence that is due In fine that quires of Angells assist at the time that Masse is sayd is a most setled and receaued doctrine of the Saynts namely of S. Ambrose in his Bookes written of the dignity of Priest-hood And S. Chrysost. deposeth to haue heard the same of venerable and holy men to whome God granted the fauour to see this euen with corporall eyes S. Cyrill in the life of S. Euthimius relates of him that at the tyme when he sayd Masse he saw Angels assisting about the Aultar some ministring vnto the Priest some prostrate adoring the Sacrament and all shewing great reuereÌ„ce And the Apostle S. Paul may seeme to insinuate this thing making a comparison and differeÌ„ce betweene the Mysteries of the old Testament and these of the new and betweene the Maiesty wherwith God descended to giue the Law on the Mount Sina that Maiesty wherwith now he comes downe vpon the holy Aultar in an inuisible manner he sayth thus You are come not vnto a Mountayne that is felt with the handes nor vnto a fire which is seene with the eyes nor vnto stormes and mystes tempests the sound of trumpets but you are come to the Mount Sion and the Citty of the liuing God and the Heauenly Ierusalem and vnto the company of many thousand Angels and vnto the Mediatour of the new Testament Iesus and the sprinkling of his Bloud speaking in better manner then that of Abel And without doubt if God should opeÌ„ our eyes as he did vnto the seruant of Elizeus we might there behold celestiall Armyes and we should learne the veneration and reuerence wherwith they assist vnto their King and Lord perceaue how much they are offeÌ„ded at our irreuerence and rudenes And to conclude this point omitting many other sayings of the Saints concerning the veneration and reuerence due to the holy Sacrifice of the Masse I will only relate the words of the most deuout learned and elegant Father Saint Laurence Patriarch of Venice who wrytes in this manner There is not any oblation greater none more profitable none more amiable none more gracious in the sight of the Diuine Maiesty then the holy Sacrifice of the Masse which restores honour vnto God company vnto Angels Heauen vnto banished men which causeth the worship of Religion the right of Iustice the rule of Sanctity the obedience of the Law giues Fayth vnto Nations ioy vnto the World comfort vnto Belieuers peace vnto People light vnto the minde hope vnto them that trauayle the sight of God vnto them that runne out their race For by the celebration of these Diuine Mysteries is renewed the memory of the tormeÌ„ts of our Sauiour the contumelies he endured the scourges he receaued the drafts of vinager and gall the woundes

distinctly nigh at hande the Angell that represented the person of God cryed vnto him Stand still approach no nearer for the place wher thou art is holy land Moyses hearing the voyce declaring God to be there present fell prostrate on his face not dearing to lift vp his eyes nor to cast them towardes the place where God did abide And from that tyme euer after the Mountayne was held in great veneratioÌ„ and called the holy Mountayne the Mountayne of God as appeares by the third Booke of Kinges the ninteenth Chapter In this respect the Apostle S. Peter calleth the Mount Thabor the holy Mountayne where our Sauiour was transfigured because there he once shewed his Maiesty and glory Now if these places because God once appeared in them became so specially venerable and reuerenced how much more ought our Temples to be honoured where our Lord himselfe makes his mansion and his aboade as in his ordinary residence and pallace where he worketh dayly so many wonders and bestoweth on men so many fauours If those holy Patriarchs worshipped with such humble respect the place where once or twice they saw God or an Angel that spake to theÌ„ in his name what honour would they beare what respect would they shew to our Churchs had they liued in so happy an age as we liue in but through rudenes and ingratitude doe not esteeme nor acknowledge our happines If the holy Patriarch Iacob conceaued such dread and reuerence to the place where in his sleep he saw a lader on which the Angels went vp and down what reuerence and dread would he conceyue should he see as we dayly see with the eyes of fayth the very Son of God to come down and place himselfe in the handes of Priests And this not seene in sleepe or in a dreame but by sight more certayne more infallible then any thing can be that we see with eyes and feele with handes with how far greater reason would he exclayme Verily dreadfull is this place verily God is in this place And with much more truth haue sayd verily this is the house of God and entrance of Heauen If holy Moyses coÌ„ceaued such feare and reuerence not daring to looke on the Bush out of which an Angell spake vnto him in the name person of God what reuerence would he conceaue what deuotion would he declare if he should enter into our Churches and see the most venerable Sacrament knowing as certaynly as we do that there God is in person being made Man for our sake and so sweet and courteous towardes men that he is receaued and eaten of them Oh holy Patriarches me thinkes that froÌ„ your seates of Heauenly glory you behold vs on earth and are ashamed to see our stupidity and rudenes who know not how to esteeme and honour such sacred and venerable places as are our Churches nor how to enter into them and stay in them with the dread and reuerence as reason requireth of vs. One day you shal be our Iudges and condemne vs as rude vnmannerly seing we do not imitate your example in worshipping holy places our Temples being with great excesse more venerable and glorious then those which you did so highly esteeme and honour Of being present and hearing the Holy Office of Masse which hath alwayes byn in most high esteeme publickly celebrated euery where both among the Syrians the Grecians and the Latines euer since the tyme of the Apostles CHAP. XVI A Prayer before Masse LORD Iesu-Christ the pure light of harts and the Eternall truth stay I beseech thee and collect mine euer-wandring distracted mind that I may be attentiue with reuerence present in the sight of thy infinite Maiesty whiles this holy office of Masse is celebrated and reape thence true fruit healthfull to my soule and others and especially that I may with thankes-giuing call to mind thine vnspeakeable charity wherwith thou offered'st thy self to a most cruell death for my Redemption To thee be al praise thans-giuing thou being the Priest the Host and our Bishop according to the Order of Melchisedech who hast taught Priests to offer a cleane oblation and euery where to sacrifice vnto the Eternall God vnder the likenes of bread and wine Then blessing thy selfe begin with the Priest thus IN the name of the Father and of the Sonne and of the holy Ghost Amen I will enter vnto the Altare of God to God who maketh my youth ioyfull The 42. Psalme IVdge me O God discerne my cause from the nation not holy from the wicked and deceitfull man deliuer me Because thou art God my strength why hast thou repelled me and why goe I sorrowfull whiles the ennemy afflicteth me Send forth thy light thy truth they haue conducted me and brought me into thy holy hill into thy tabernacles And I will enter vnto the Altar of God to God who maketh my youth ioyfull I will confesse to thee on the harpe O God my God why art thou sorrowfull O my soule And why doest thou trouble me Hope in God because yet will I confesse to him the saluation of my countenance and my God Glory be to the Father and to the Sonne c. Euen as it was in the beginning and now and euer and world without end Amen I will enter vnto the Altare of God to God who maketh my youth ioyfull Our help is in the name of our Lord who hath made Heauen and EarthÂ· The Generall Confession I Confesse vnto Almighty God vnto the B. Virgin Mary to B. Michael the Archangell to B. Iohn Baptist to the holy Apostles Peter and Paul to all the Saintes and to you O Father because I haue grieuously sinned in thought word and deed through my fault my fault my most grieuous fault Therefore I beseech the B. Virgin Mary the B. Michael the Archangell the B. Iohn Baptist the holy Apostles Peter Paul all the Saints you O Father to pray to our Lord God for me AmeÌ„ Almighty God haue mercy vpon vs forgiue vs all our sinnes and bring vs to life euerlasting Amen Thou O God conuerted wilt giue life vnto vs and thy people shall reioyce in thee Lord shew vnto vs thy mercy and giue vs thy saluation Lord heare my prayer and let my crye come vnto thee The Prayer TAke from vs O Lord we beseech thee all our iniquities that hauing hart and mind pure and vndefiled we may deserue to enter into the Holies of Holies Though Christ our Lord. Amen Lord haue mercy vpoÌ„ vs. Lord haue mercy vpon vs. Lord haue mercy vpon vs. Christ haue mercy vpon vs. Christ haue mercy vpon vs. Christ haue mercy vpon vs. Lord haue mercy vpon vs. Lord haue mercy vpon vs. Lord haue mercy vpon vs. Adde heere three tymes Pater Noster c. for thy sinnes committed in thought word deed that the holy Trinity in whose Name thou art baptized may pardon thee thy offences that being dead to sinne thou

massacring their sonnes and daughters vnto him as also they did in effect sacrifice a great multitude of Innocent Infants vnto their Idols according to that of the Prophet Dauid They did immolate their sonnes and daughters vnto the Diuells spilt innocent bloud The second reason or title that men should offer Sacrifice vnto God is to giue them thanks for the fauours he doth them and to acknowledge that all good thinges come from him and in gratitude and in place of tribute to giue him some part of these goods as Salomon What from thy hand we receaued we haue offered vnto thee and this kind of sacrifice is tearmed pacificall and sacrifice of prayse and of thankesgiuing In this sacrifice though the beast were wholly offered vnto God yet all was not burnt but only the fatt and entralls the remaynder was for the foode of the Priest and of the Officers to signify hereby that the goods which GOD giues vs he will haue vs offer them vp to him referring all to his glory with a good hart inward content and that the rest be for vs and for our profit The third reason is satissatisfactioÌ„ for sinnes which is called propitiatory Sacrifice or sacrifice for sinne or for offences This kind of sacrifices were very ordinary in the old Law where are set downe peculiar sacrifices for euery sinne which are ordayned and recorded at large in the booke of Leuiticus The fourth title and reason of offering Sacrifice is to request and obtayne of God the fauours and benefits we stande in need off For eueÌ„ God is of this disposition that with him gifts and offerings are of great importance and force to purchase vs the graces for which we are suppliaÌ„ts vnto him And this sacrifice is tearmed Impetratory or Victime of saluation Now if all this that hath been sayd be well considered and put by meditation togeather it will most euidently appeare that this most holy Sacrifice we offer in the new Testament hath incomparable dignityes vnspeakable eminencies aboue all the Sacrifices that auncieÌ„tly were offered For in this only sacrifice with great aduantage and excellencies concurre the former fower reasons and tytles innumerable other that may be called to minde as the holy Church iudgeth and signifyeth in one of her collects or Oraisons saying O Lord that by the perfection of one Sacrifice hast fully established set downe vnto vs all the differences of the legall Victimes And so we shall more largely perfectly declare how fully the fower afore-mentioned reasons agree vnto our Sacrifices That the Masse is a most perfect Holocauste CHAP. VII AS coÌ„cerning the first title of acknowledging the Maiesty and greatnes of God what Holocauste to professe and signifye the same could there be offered more full and complete theÌ„ this wherein is sacrificed the first begotten of all creatures whose life alone is of more esteeme without comparison then all the creatures ioyned together And so by this sacrifice we protest and acknowledge the Maiesty magnificence and dignity of our God to be so great that no lesse is due vnto him then a sacrifice of infinit worthynes value The Prophet Isaias did much exaggerate and magnify the Maiesty of God in saying that all the Nations of the world are before him as a dropp of morning dew and as the smalest grayne of weight put into the ballance to counterpoise the coÌ„trary scale yea that before him they are as if they were not And that so great is his worthynes as that to offer a sacrifice answerable vnto his greatnes all the flocks of sheep and heardes of cattle that feed on the Mount Libanus would not be sufficient to make such an Holocaust nor all the trees that grow thereon able to make fyre great inough to consume the same Libanus non sufficiet ad succendendum animalia eius non sufficient ad Holocaustum The Prophet sayd much yet without falshood he might haue sayd more that the whole world and what soeuer is comprehended therein would not be sufficient for this end though all men should offer their liues in sacrifice though with meÌ„ the Angels of HeaueÌ„ should enter into the Sacrifice though all creatures ioyning togeather should consume themselues in one Holocaust yet this would not be condigne yea this would be much short of Gods greatnes and Maiesty Wherefore we may herein euer admire the wysedome goodnes and power of Christ Iesus shining in this mystery that could deuise was able to effect willing to giue and indeed hath giuen vnto his Church such a sacrifice as hath not only a conformity or proportion but also equality with Gods greatnes and Maiesty so that with truth we may affirme that we offer a sacrifice as good and as excellent as euen infinite ExcelleÌ„cy deserues And this is also another dignity this Sacrifice hath to magnify God because therein we make a most high protestation of his infinit power wisedome goodnes the three more principall Diuine attributes vnto which the rest are reduced Gods power and supreme Lordship ouer all creatures we professe in this Sacrifice by belieuing that all without contradiction obey his worde and will and that he may at his pleasure dispose of all both in Heauen and in earth seing at the only signification of his will the substance of bread is changed into the body of Christ and the substance of wine into his precious Bloud the accidents which naturally are still in some substance and haue an essentiall relation therunto remayne by themselues single without any substance wherein they inhere as if themselues were substance The body lykewise of our Sauiour exalted vnto the Empyreall Heauen aboue all creatures garnished rouÌ„d about with immense glory puts it self by the power of Gods word commanded vnder the accidents of bread to be eaten of the faythfull The Diuine Wisedome lykewise woÌ„derfully shewed it selfe in inuenting a most full and conuenient way how to coÌ„passe things most difficile in the iudgment both of men and Angels impossible This inuention is that the whole ofspring of meÌ„ being in sinne and enemies of God a maÌ„ of this stock should be fouÌ„d to offer vnto God a sacrifice so gratefull and acceptable that euen in rigour of iustice the same deserues the redemption of man togeather yieldes vnto God the whole worship and reuerence that is due to him with great aduantage and excesse repayring the losses incurred by sinne so many reasons of profit conueniency concurring therin that they can neyther be declared nor imagined Now it seemes that the goodnes of God cannot present vnto men greater demonstrations of it selfe For the nature of goodnes being to communicate it self who can imagine a more full communication or a more straite vnion then this is where God made man vnder the formes of bread and wine giues himselfe to be eaten of all men and of euery one in particular shutting vp himselfe within their breasts vnited vnto them as perfectly and

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