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A new dialogue vvherin is conteyned the examinatio[n] of the messe and of that kynde of priesthode, whych is ordeined to saye messe: and to offer vp for remyssyon of synne, the body and bloud of Christe agayne.
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Turner, William, d. 1568.
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1548
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STC 24363; ESTC S108032
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A new Dialogue VVHEREIN IS CONTEYned the examination of the Messe and of that kynde of Preisthode whych is ordeined to say messe and to offer vp for remyssyon of synne the bodye and bloude of Christe agayne Beleue not euery spirite but trye the spirites whether they be of God or no for many false prophetes are gone into the worlde The names of the speakers in thys Dialogue Mastres Missa Master Knowlege Master Fremouthe Master iustice of Peace Peter preco the â—ry Palemon the Iudge Doctor Prophyri Syr Phillyp Philargyry VVYLLYAM TVRNER VNTO THE READER ALTHOVGHE IT BE not beloÌ„gyng vnto my professyoÌ„ to dispute of maters of diuinite whyche am a Phisitian yet extreme necessite requiriÌ„g I am coÌ„pelled to do in thys kynde of war as coblers shomakers masons carpeÌ„ters al other meÌ„ of handy occupations are compelled to doo when theyr cytie is beseged to take wepens in theyr handes and become warriers whych haue had lytle or no experieÌ„ce of war before when as theyr cytie is beseged Whych yf that when a cyty is beseged euery maÌ„ that is a faythfull citizen oughte to do the beste that he can to defende hys cytye and to ouercuÌ„ the enemies of the same who wyll blame me which am no professor of diuinitie when as the cyty of God whereof I am a sworne Citizen is beseged wyth so great hostes of popyshe warriers yf I play in this tyme of nede the diuine warryer to defeÌ„de the forsayd cyty and endeuore my selfe to ouercome the enemyes of the same The enemies of our city ar they whiche take by violeÌ„ce away the godly and necessarie ordinauÌ„ces of our cyty and would by force thurst into our cyty lawes of theyr awn makiÌ„g coÌ„ttary vnto the lawes of our lawmaker which builded our city dyed for the liberty of the same Suche enemyes ar the Byshop of Rome and all Popyshe Prelates and preistes whyche mangle and mynishe yea rob and many wayes deface the mooste comfortable coÌ„mon seale of our saluation and redemptioÌ„ the holy SacrameÌ„t of Christes body bloude and in the stede of the same set in a mere mannes inuention a certayne Popish playe whych they call the meritorius Messe bearyng vs in hande that that they can doo wyth it as muche as our redemer Christ coulde do with hys most blessed passioÌ„ which thyng I iudge to be greatly to the dyshonour of Christ that is that our most coÌ„fortable coÌ„moÌ„ seal of our lybertie and redemption should be maÌ„gled and robbed and for the moste parte of the hole yere taken from vs and that the worke of a man should be made equall with the worke of our Lorde and lawmaker whych is both God and maÌ„ I could do no lesse but wryte thys booke to defende the blessed ordynaunce of our Lorde and redemer and wrastle a lytle wyth the wycked mannes ordynauÌ„ces to helpe to dryue them out of the churche oure cytie and to restore the ordynaunce of our sauyour into the church agayn I know that many wyll be offended and take it very greuously that I shoulde wryts of thys matter and I loke for none other but some shal cal me knaue and heretyke for my laboure taken in thys matter Some wyll there be also of Sathans syde whyche neuer can be satiate wyth bloud whych wyll desyre to haue my bloude as dyuers in Englande at thys daye yet lyuynge haue done God forgiue them And the same yf that theyr crueltyes were not repressed and holden downe wyth the hyer powers whych ar manteyners of al truth and honesty would not leaue alyue in thys realme one of my iugement the vse ether to wryte or to preach agaynst such maÌ„nes inuencions as at thys tyme I do wryte agaynst but I care not for these horsleches trustynge that he that hath so ofte delyuered me froÌ„ the handes of myne enemies wyll either saue me from them at this tyme also or elles yf it be hys pleasure that I shal lose my lyfe for his names sake I shall be sure to fynde it agayn But yf there be any man that of a conscience had agaynste me and thynke that I holde any false opinions in thys boke or any other booke and woulde haue the amendement of me and not my destruction yf they be learned let them wryte agaynste me and I shal answer them or elles yf I can not recante it that I haue wrytten In the meane season I woulde desyre the vnlearned whyche erre by reason of ignoraunce and not of malyce that they woulde cease from raylynge agaynste me tyll that theyr chefe champions haue confuted my booke and haue perceyued that I wyll not recante Thys would I also requyre of learned meÌ„ yf it coulde be obteyned I answered wythin these seuen yeres a certayne learned man of Englande and confuted as well as I could hys boke but he contrary vnto all honestie and learnyng perceyuynge that he was not able to answere to my booke in euery booke that he wrote afterwardes agaynst other men rayled and scoffed agaynste me by name Should learned meÌ„ play suche partes in a chrysten kingdom I thinke that it were mete that he that is learned opeÌ„ly in wrytiÌ„g or in pulpit speaketh agaiÌ„st any maÌ„ shuld ether be compelled to confute hys opinions that he rayleth agaynst or elles should be coÌ„pelled openly to cry hym mercy whom he hathe sklaundered Yf thys were brought to passe we shold haue fewer raylers in Englande then we haue Therfore haue I sette my name vnto thys boke that yf thou thynke that I haue wrytten herein any thynge agaynst God or hys word thou mayest knowe to whome thou shouldeste wryte Almyghty God graunte to the ignorante knowlege and to them that haue knowledge to lyue thereafter Amen Mastres Missa I Am credible informed by the reporte of my faythful and vnfayned freÌ„des that there ar nowadayes many rash vngodly meÌ„ which vtterly despice me set me at nought saiynge that I am not she that I am takeÌ„ for that I am the Popis doughter and haue dryuen out of the church the supper of oure Lorde and haue set vp my selfe in the stede of it and that I am the greatest blasphemy that euer was vnto Christes death and passion wyth many other spitefull lyes slanders wherwyth they woulde kyll me yf they coulde But ye good catholyke and Christen people knowe well enoughe what I am and from wheÌ„ce I came Ye wote that I came from Christe and hys Apostles and that I am allowed approued wyth mo then an hundreth holy fathers Byshoppes of Rome and I haue bene more then these CCCCC yeres approued by the hole churche And because manye newe fangled fellowes would that I shoulde be remoued oute of the way that Chrystes supper as they call it myghte haue place in the Churche as an holosmmer thyng and more profytable for mannes soule then I am I wyll at thys tyme compelled by necessytie compare my selfe wyth theyr supper and proue