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whoredom_n and_o bawdry_n which_o be_v amongst_o the_o most_o part_n of_o priest_n and_o moreover_o the_o canon_n denounce_v those_o person_n to_o be_v idolater_n which_o hear_v the_o mass_n of_o any_o priest_n or_o deacon_n that_o be_v a_o fornicator_n 81._o for_o thus_o say_v a_o canon_n take_v out_o of_o s._n gregory_n if_o any_o priest_n deacon_n or_o subdeacon_n be_v stain_v with_o the_o sin_n of_o fornication_n we_o in_o the_o name_n of_o the_o father_n almighty_a &_o by_o the_o authority_n of_o s._n peter_n do_v utter_o forbid_v bim_n to_o come_v into_o the_o church_n until_o he_o have_v do_v penance_n and_o make_v amends_n and_o if_o they_o continue_v in_o their_o sin_n let_v no_o man_n presume_v to_o hear_v their_o divine_a service_n for_o their_o blessing_n shall_v be_v turn_v into_o curse_n &_o their_o prayer_n into_o sin_n and_o this_o do_v the_o lord_n himself_o witness_v where_o he_o say_v by_o his_o prophet_n i_o will_v curse_v your_o blessing_n and_o as_o many_o as_o disobey_v this_o wholesome_a commandment_n shall_v fall_v into_o the_o sin_n of_o idolatry_n be_v this_o canon_n well_o understand_v of_o the_o infinite_a number_n of_o poor_a ignorant_a soul_n that_o hold_v of_o the_o romish_a religion_n and_o do_v ordinary_o hear_v the_o mass_n and_o other_o church_n service_n of_o lecherous_a priest_n i_o believe_v they_o will_v rather_o forbear_v it_o utter_o than_o defile_v themselves_o so_o wretched_o with_o idolatry_n and_o as_o say_v this_o canon_n receive_v the_o curse_n of_o god_n in_o receive_v the_o blessing_n of_o such_o a_o priest_n but_o ignorance_n accompany_v with_o error_n which_o have_v be_v long_o breed_v and_o root_v in_o the_o roman_a church_n do_v cause_n the_o poor_a people_n to_o be_v content_a to_o hear_v the_o mass_n of_o these_o fornicator_n but_o if_o a_o marry_a priest_n shall_v sing_v they_o a_o master_n they_o will_v stone_n he_o to_o death_n and_o not_o allow_v his_o mass_n to_o be_v good_a behold_v what_o power_n 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idolatry_n when_o they_o worship_v the_o sing_a cake_n although_o it_o be_v admit_v that_o their_o doctrine_n of_o transubstantiation_n be_v true_a which_o thing_n the_o protestant_n do_v still_o deny_v for_o questionless_a by_o this_o canon_n all_o be_v idolater_n which_o worship_v the_o sing_a bread_n that_o be_v consecrate_v by_o priest_n of_o evil_a life_n as_o the_o most_o part_n of_o they_o be_v these_o be_v the_o very_a word_n of_o the_o canon_n 1_o the_o priest_n which_o minister_v the_o body_n and_o blood_n of_o the_o lord_n unto_o the_o people_n do_v wicked_o in_o believe_v that_o by_o the_o law_n of_o christ_n it_o be_v the_o word_n which_o the_o priest_n speak_v and_o not_o his_o good_a life_n which_o make_v the_o consecration_n of_o the_o sacrament_n and_o that_o to_o do_v the_o same_o there_o need_v but_o only_o the_o solemn_a pronounce_v of_o the_o prayer_n without_o any_o merit_n of_o the_o priest_n for_o it_o be_v write_v that_o the_o priest_n which_o have_v any_o 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body_n of_o our_o lord_n jesus_n christ_n be_v bury_v and_o wrap_v in_o a_o simple_a white_a sheet_n make_v of_o flax_n mass_n neither_o ought_v they_o to_o sing_v or_o say_v mass_n without_o two_o assistant_n lest_o they_o shall_v offend_v in_o the_o congruity_n of_o grammar_n in_o have_v but_o one_o when_o they_o say_v dominus_fw-la vobiscum_fw-la and_o orate_fw-la pro_fw-la i_o fratres_fw-la speak_v in_o the_o plural_a number_n but_o yet_o this_o notwithstanding_o the_o most_o part_n of_o mass_n be_v say_v nowadays_o but_o with_o one_o clerk_n to_o accompany_v the_o priest_n yea_o and_o often_o time_n the_o priest_n be_v constrain_v to_o answer_v himself_o as_o it_o be_v say_v by_o a_o common_a proverb_n of_o a_o priest_n name_v martin_n these_o be_v the_o very_a word_n of_o the_o canon_n 1._o it_o be_v also_o ordain_v that_o no_o priest_n shall_v presume_v to_o say_v mass_n except_o he_o have_v two_o assistant_n so_o as_o he_o himself_o may_v be_v the_o three_o for_o when_o he_o 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