shedde for you and for many in remission of synnes Marke that remission of synneâ— is attributed too the sheddinge of Christes bloudde And Paule saieth Christ is dead for our synnes And in an other place by one oblation or sacrifice hath he made vs persyte foreuer Consider diligently that remission of synnes is attributed some tyme to the sheddyng of Christes bloudde some tyme to hys death and some tyme too the hole sacrifice whiche he made in suffering all payn And why this whether if there be diuers manners to obteyn remission of synnes â—o but because euerâ— one of these thre necessarily foloweth other remission of synnes is commonly ascribed to any of them For where so that euer Christe is offred there is hys bloude shedde his death subsequently foloweth And so papistes if ye offre Christe in sacrifice for synne ye shedde hys bloud and thus newly kylhym Aduerte too what fyne youre owne desyre shal bring you euen to be kyllers of Iesus Christ Ye will saye ye neuer pretended such abomination I dispute not what ye entended but onelye I shewe what absurdite doeth folowe vpon your owne doctrine For necessarelye if ye do offre Christe for synne as ye confesse and youre lawe doeth teache ye cruelly shedde hys bloudde fynally do kyll hym But nowe will I releaue you of this anguish dolorouse it were daily to coÌ„mit maÌ„ slaughter often times to crucify the king of glory be not affrayed ye do it not For Iesus Christe may suffre no more shed his blod no more nor dye no more For y â— he hath dyed he so dyed for syn that once and now he lyueth and death maye not preuayle against hym And so do ye not kyl Christ for no power ye haue too doe thesame Onely ye haue deceyued the people causinge them beleue that ye offred Iesus Christe in sacrifice for syn in your masse whiche is fryuole and fals For Christe maye not bee offerred because he maye not dye I moste gentellye exhorte all desyringe too obiecte agaynste these precedentes ripely too consider the grounde thereof whiche standeth not vppon the opinion of man but vppon the infallible woorde of God And to resume euery parte of these argumentes and ley them too the hole bodye of goddes scriptures And then I doubte not but all men whose senses the princes of darcâ—enes and of this worlde hath not execated shall confesse with me that in the masse can bee no sacrifice for synne And yet too the great blasphemye of Christes death and open denyall of his passion hath it ben affirmed taughte and beleued that the masse was a sacrifice for the sinnes of the quicke and the dead Whiche opinioÌ„ is moste false vayn wicked And so I thinke the masse too be abomination and Idolatrye no man of indifferente iudgemente will denye Lette no man entend to excuse the masse with the pretext of the Lordes supper For nowe shortly wil I proue that therwith it hath no congruence but is expresse coÌ„trarye to it and hath taken the remembraunce of the some oute of mynde And further it is blasphemous to y â— death of Iesus Christ Fyrst they are contrary in institution for the Lordes supper was institute too be a perpetuall memory of those benefites whyche we haue receiued by Iesus Christ and by hys death And firste we should call to mynd in what estate we stoode in the loynes of AdaÌ„ when that we all blasphemed the maiestie of God in hys face Secondly that hys owne incoÌ„prehensible goodnes moued hym to loue vs moste wretched myserable yea moste wicked blasphemous and loue moste perfyte compelled hym to shewe mercy And mercy pronunced the senteÌ„ce whiche was that his onely sonne shoulde paye the price of oure redemption Whiche thinge beinge righteously called to memorye in the present action of the soupper coulde not but moue vs to vnfeyned thankesgeuinge vnto God y e father and to hys onely sonne Iesus who had restored vs agayne to libertie and lyfe And this is it which Paule coÌ„mandeth sayeng as ofte as ye shall eate of thys bread and dryncke af this cup ye shall declare the Lordes deathe tyll he come that is ye shal laude magnify and extolle the lyberall fyndnes of God the father and the infinite benefytes whiche ye haue receyued by Christes death But the masse is instituted as y e playn woordes thereof and their owne lawes do witnesse too be a sacrifice for the synnes of y e quicke and the dead For doinge of the whiche sacrifice God is bounde not onely to remitte oure synnes but also to geue vnto vs what euer we will aske that shal testifye diuers masses celebrated for diuers causes Some for peace some in time of warre some for rain some for fayre wether yea and alas my hart abhorreth suche abomination some for syckenesse of bestyall They will saye they seuerally take prayers for obteyning suche thinges And that is all whiche I desyre they say for the obtayning of suche vayne tryfles destinate they their hole purpose so prophane the sacrament of Chrystes bodye and bloudde if that were any sacramente whiche they abused so whiche shoulde neuer bee vsed but in memorye of Christes death Then shoulde it not be vsed to praye that the touthe ache bee taken awaye frome vs that oure Oxen shoulde not take the lowing yll oure Horse the spauen or farsye and of all manner diseases for our cattel Yea what was it wherfore ye wolde not saye masse peruersed priestes But let vs heare more The supper of the Lord is the â—yfte of Iesus Christe in whiche we should laude the infinite mercye of God The masse is a sacrifice which we offer vnto God for doinge whereof we alledge God shoulde loue and commend vs. In the supper of the Lord coÌ„fesse we oure selfs redemed from synne by the death and bloude of Iesus Christe onely In the masse craue we remissioÌ„ of synnes yea and whatsoeuer thyng we lifte by working of that same worke whiche we presently do oure selfe And here in is the masse blasphemous vnto Christe and hys passioÌ„ For in so farre as it offreth or promitteth remissioÌ„ of synnes it imputeth imperfection vppon Christe and hys sacrifice affyrminge that all sinnes were not remitted by hys deathe but that a great parte are reserued to be purged by vertue and the value of y e masse And also it is iniurius vnto Christe and not onely speakinge moste falsly of hym but also vsur pynge too itselfe that whiche is proper to hym alone For he affirmeth that he alone hath by hys owne death purged the synnes of the hole world and that no parte resteth to be clensed by any other meanes But y e masse syngeth an other song whiche is that euery day by that oblatioÌ„ offred by the priestes is synne purged and remission obteyned CoÌ„sider papistes what honor youre masse geueth vnto Christe Laste in the supper of y â— Lord we graunt our selfes eternal debtours to
I coÌ„sidet y t your gr power is not so fre as a publik reformation perchance woulde requyre But if your grace shal consider the daunger and damnation perpetuall which ineurtably haÌ„geth vpon all mainteyners of a fals religion Then shall the greatest daunger easely deuoure swallow vp the smaller If your grace shall consiver that either ye must serue God to lyfe euerlasting or els serue the worlde to death and 〈…〉 Then albeit man and aâ—â—gel 〈◊〉 dissâ—ade you ye will 〈◊〉 lyfe and refuse death And 〈◊〉 further ye shall consider thâ— the very lyfe coÌ„sisteâ—h in the knowledge of the onelye trewe God and of his sonne Christ Iesus And that trewe knowledge hath â—â—â—â—red with it goddes trew 〈…〉 and honor whiche requireth a testimony of his own will expressed by his worde that â—â— he honor doeth please him If youre grace I say shall earnestly meditate these thigs afore sayde Then albeit sodenlye ye may not do all thinges y â— ye wold yet shall ye not cease to do what ye maye Your grace can not hasetely abolishe all superstition neither yet remoue from offices vnprofitable pastors whiche onely fede them selfs the which to publique reformation are requisite and necessary But yet if the zele of goddes glory be ferueÌ„t in your graces hart â–ª by wicked lawes ye will not mainteyn manifest Idolatrye neither yet will ye suffer y â— fury of bisshoppes to murther deuoure the poore membres of Christes body But withall cares full diligence ye will study how that the trewe worshippinge of God maye be promoted and the tyranny of vngodly men repressed within the boundes of youre dominioÌ„ to the vttermost of your power And if the contrary hereof either by ignorance or for pleasure of others ye do or permit to be doÌ„ then except your spedy repeÌ„taÌ„ce shall ye your 〈◊〉 sodenly fâ—â—ll the depressing hande of him who hath exalted you Ye shalbe compelled â–ª 〈…〉 wil ye to know that he is eternal against whome ye addâ—â—sse your battel And that he is alone â–ª that â—â—deâ—aâ—eth y e tymes and 〈…〉 kingdomes 〈◊〉 â—â— is he that glorifieth them that glorifie him And y t he by his owne power poureth forth coÌ„teÌ„pt vpon all 〈◊〉 y t â—â—bell against his graces â—â—â—er And therefore how dangerous soeuer it shal appeare to the fleshe and natural maÌ„â—o obey God in promoting his religion and to make warre against the deuill in â—emeuinge darknes pryde superstition Yet if youre grace loke to haue your self or yet youre sede after you to continue in a worldely honor and after to possesse the lyfe euerlasting submit youre self by time vnder the hande of hym that is omnipoteÌ„t embrace his will despise not hys testament refuse not hys graces offerre Nowe when he calleth you withdrawe not youre care be not led awaye with that vayn opinioÌ„ that youre churche and prelates can not eâ—re but laye the â—ooke of God before youre eyes and lette it bee iudge to their lyues doctrine and maÌ„ners as also to that doctryne whyche by fyre and swearde moste cruelly they persecute I confesse that I desyre your grace to entre into a straunge greuous battel neuertheles yet assured I am by the promes of him by whome kynges do raygn that if with reuerence and feare ye obey his preceptes as did Iosias the admonitsons of the prophetes that then with doble benediction shall your bauell be rewarded that is wisedom ryches glory he â—or and longe lyfe shall accompany you in this your regiment temporal and unmortalitie wâ—â—h â—oy inestimable shalbe your portion when the king of all kinges â–ª the Lord Iesus shal appere to iudgemente before whome ye shall make accompt of this youre regyment â–ª when the proude and disobedient shall cry mountaynes â—â—ll vpon vs and hyde vs frome the face of the Lorde But then it shalbe too late because they despâ—sed the voyce of him that loâ—â—ngly calleth GOd the father of oure Lorde Iesus Christe by the power of his holy spirite so illumiâ—ate youre senses and vnderstanding that the things that rudely be here spoken by youre grace so may be accepted that they be not a testimony of youre iuste damnation in that greate daye of the Lorde Iesus to whose mighty protection I vnfaynedlye committe youre grace nowe and euer Amen ¶ The fourth of Aprill In the yeare 1550. was appointed to Ihon Knor to geue his confessioÌ„ why he affirmed the masse idolatrye which daye in presence of the counsell and congregation amoÌ„gest whome was also present the bisshop of Dureham hys doctors on this maÌ„ner he begynneth THis day I doe appeare in your presâ—ce honorable audience â—o geue a reason why so constantly I do affirme the masse to be and all tymes to haue ben Idolatry abominatioÌ„ before God And because men of greate erudition in youre audience affirmed the contrarye moste gladly wolde I that here thâ—â— were present either in proper person or els by their learned meÌ„ to poÌ„der and â—ey the causes mouing me therto For oneles I euydently proue myne entent by goddes scriptures I wil recant it as 〈◊〉 doctrine and confesse myself moste worthy of greuous punishment Howe difficillitis to pul forth of the haries of the people y â— thing wherein opinion of holynes staÌ„deth declareth the greate tumult and â—proâ—â— moued against Paul by 〈◊〉 and his fellowes who by Idolatry â—â—t great aduaÌ„taâ—â—e â—◠〈◊〉 priestes haue done by the masse in times past The people I say hearing that the honor of their great goddes Diana stoode in iâ—oâ—ardy with furious â—â—yces cried great is Diana of y â— â—phesians as they wolde saye â—e will not haue the magnificeÌ„ce â—â— our great goddes Diana whoÌ„ not onely Asia but the hole world worshippeth called in doubt cuÌ„in question or coÌ„trauersy Away with all menne intendinge that impietie And hereunto were theâ— moued by longe custome and fals opinion I knowe that in the masse hath not onely ben estemed great holynes and honoringe of God but also the grounde and foundation of oure religion so that in opinioÌ„ of many the masse taken awaye there resteth no trew worshippiÌ„g nor honoring of God in y e earthe The deper hath it persed the hartes of men that it occupieth the place of the last and mistical supper of our Lorde Iesus But if I â—â—all by playâ— and euident scriptures proue the masse in her most honest garment to haue ben Idolatrye before God and blasphemous to the death and passion of Christ coÌ„trary to the supper of Iesus Christ theÌ„ good hope haue I â–ª honorable audience beloued brethren that the feare loue and obedieÌ„ce of God who in his scriptures hath spoken all veritie necessary for our saluatoÌ„ shal moue you to 〈…〉 place vnto the same ¶ O Lorde eternall moue gouerne my tung to speake y e 〈◊〉 and the hartes of the people to vnderstande and to obey the same That ye maye the better perceyue and
delyted in their abominations And playn it is that theirfore sayd sacrifices were commauÌ„ded to be done by God â–ª and were not inuented no not one iote therof by mans wysedom Reade the bokes of Moyses Exodus Leuiticus and thou shalte perceyue them to be very commaundementes of God and yet sayeth y â— Prophete they haue chosen theym in their owne wayes Wherby y e prophet ment and vnderstode y t they had added vnto them an opinion whiche made them to be abominable before God This opinioÌ„ was as in the same prophet and diuers others maye be espied That by workinge of the externall worke they mighte purchase the fauoure of God make satisfaction for their sinnes bi the same sacrifices And that I collecte of Ieremye sayeng ye beleue false woordes whiche shall not profit you For when ye haue stolen murthered committed adultery and periury c. Then ye come and staÌ„d before me in this hous whiche hath my name geuen vnto it and ye say we are deliuered or absolued albeit we haue done all these abominations Thei thought and verely beleued their synnes to haue ben remitted by vertue of their sacrifice offered But Esay asketh of them why speÌ„d ye siluer for that which is not sure coÌ„sume labor for that which doeth not sacyat Ye do hyde youre selfe with leasinges but they estemed them to haue ben verites ye make a baÌ„d or couenaÌ„t with death but it shall not staÌ„de for when destructioÌ„ coÌ„meth it shall ouerwhelme you Their fals prophetes had taught them to cry peace peace when yet there was no peace in their conscience for they which dyd eate y e synne of the people as oure peruers priestes haue long done for the more wicked men were the more desyre they had of y e masse thinking by vertue therof all was purged The pestilent priestes of Moyses law as witnessed y e prophetes caused y e people to beleue that by oblation of the sacrifice they were iust and innocente and durst desyre for suche offerings plague and the furor of God to be remoued But it is aunswered vnto them by y â— prophet Micheas shall I come in his presence with burnt offeringes and yeare olde â—ambes or doeth a thousand rammes please him or tenne thousaÌ„d boyt of oyle Shall I geue my fyrst sonne for expiation of myne iniquitie Or y e frute of my woÌ„be a synne offeringe for my soule Here the prophete plainly witnesseth that no externall worke how excelleÌ„t that euer it be doth purge or make satisfaction for syn And so of the precedentes it is playn that a wicked opinion added too the very worke sacrifice or ceremony commaunded to be done vsed by God maketh it abomination and Idolatry For Idolatry is not onely too worship y e thinge whiche is not God but also too truste or leane vnto that thing whiche is not God and hath not in hytselfe all sufficiencye and therfore Paule calleth couetouse men Idolatrors because their coÌ„fidence trust is in their rydyes Muche more wolde he call hym an Idolatror whose hart beleueth remission of synnes by a vayne worke done by him selfe or by an other in his name But now let vs heare if vnto the masse be ioyned a wicked opinion It hath ben holden in common opinion It plainlye hath ben taught by law it is decreed and in the wordes of the masse it is expressed that the masse is a sacrifice and oblation for the sinnes of the quicke and the dead So y t remission of synnes vndoubtedlye was beleued by that same action and worke presentlye done by the priest Sufficient it were for me by the playn woordes of the foresaid prophetes here for to coÌ„clude it abominatioÌ„ seing they playnly shew y â— remissioÌ„ of synnes coÌ„meth onely of the mere mercy of God without all deseruinge of vs or of our worke proceding of our selfs â—s Esaye writteth sayenge I am â—e whiche remoueth thyne iniquitie that for myne own sake But if I shall proue this foresayd opinion whiche hath ben holden of the masse to be fals deceyuable and vayne and that it is no sacrifice for synne shall then eyther coÌ„suetude long processe of tyme or multitude of papisticall patrons defend that it is not abominatioÌ„ and Idolatrye And firste I aske who offereth this sacrifice and what is offered The priest sayeth y e papistes offreth Iesus Christe vnto the father Than demaunde I if a man can offre vnto God a more precious thing than hym self And it appeareth that not For Paule commaundeth that we offre vnto God a holy liuely and reasonable sacrifice which he calleth oure owne bodyes And Iesus Christ hauing nothinge more preciouse then hym self dyd offer vp hym self If Paule had knoweÌ„ any other sacrifice after the death of Iesus Christ that is in all the tyme of the new testamente more acceptable vnto God then y e mortification of oure owne bodyes wold he not aduertised vstherof If there was any other sacrifice and he dyd not know therof then led not y e spirit hiÌ„ in to all veritie whiche to saye were blasphemy If he knew it and yet dyd not aduertyse vs therof than dyd he not the dutie and office of a trew preacher and that to affirme were like impâ—â—tie If any might haue offered Iesus Christe but hym selfe onely In vayn it had ben to hym to haue suffered so cruell torment in hys owne person by oblatioÌ„ of hym self And so to affirme that a mortall man may offer him who is immortall God In myne opinion is malepart proudnes But let vs heare more Paule saieth by one oblation hath he made perfyt for euer them whiche are sanctifyed And also remissioÌ„ of synnes once gotten there resteth no more sacrifice They will not auoyde Paules wordes althought they saye Paule speaketh of the Leuiticall sacrifice No papistes he exciudeth all manner of sacrifice sayeng Nulla amplius rest at oblatio no more sacrifice resteth And that testifieth Iesus Christ hym self vpon the Crosse sayeng Consuâ—â—aâ—um est that is what euer is requyred for pacifyenge my fathers wrath iustly moued against synne what euer is necessary for reconciliacioÌ„ of mankynd to the fauoure of my eternall father and what euer the purgation of the synnes of the hole worlde requyred is now complete ended so that no further sacrifice resteth for synne Heare ye papistes two witnes speake agaynste you How can ye denye the opinion of your masse to be fals and vayn Ye say it is a sacrifice for syn but Paule and Iesus Christe say the onely death of Christ was sacrifice sufficient for synne and after it resteth none other sacrifice speake or els ye are lyke to be coÌ„demned I knowe ye will saye it is none other sacrifice but the selfe same saue that it is iterated and renewed But the wordes of Paule bynd you more strayte then that so ye may escape for in his hole disputation contendeth he not onelye that
there is none other sacrifice for synne but also that the selfe same sacrifice once offered is sufficient and neuer maye bee offerred agayne For otherwyse of no greater price value nor estimation shoulde the death of Christe be then y e death of those beastes whiche were offered vnder the lawe whiche are proued to be of none effect nor strength because it behoued them often tymes to be iterate The apostle by comparing Iesus Christe to the Leuitical priestes and hys sacrifice vnto theirs maketh the matter playne that Christ might be offered but once Fyrst the Leuitical priestes were mortall and therefore it behoued them to haue successours But Christe is an eternall priest and therefore is alone and nedeth no successour The Leuiticall priestes offered the bloud of beastes but Iesus Christe offered hys owne body and bloud The Leuiticall priestes for impotency of their sacrifice did iterate the same But the sacrifice of Iesus Christe hauinge in itselfe all perfectiâ— nedeth not to be iterate Yea to affirme that it oughte or maye be iterate is extreme blasphemy For that were too impute imperfectioÌ„ thereupoÌ„ coÌ„trary to y e hole religion and the playn wordes of Paule sayeng such is our hye priest holy iust ipolute seperaâ—â— from synners and hyer then the heauens to whom it is not necessary euery daye to offer as did thâ—â—â—â—â—â—â—stes first offer for their oâ—â—â— synnes and then for y e synnes of the people For y â— he hathe done once when he offered hym selfe What wordes caÌ„ be more plain â–ª Here Paule sheweth all causes wherefore it nedeth not Christ to be offered agayn And wolde conclude that he maye not be offered agayn Yet say they it repugneth nothing that we offerre Christe so that he offerre nothym self The text sayeth playnly as before is shewed that Christe onely might offerre hym self which sacrifice is sufficieÌ„t neuer may be offered agayn For if it had behoued hym to haue ben oftener offered then once he shoulde haue suffered often tymes from the beginninge of the world But once hath he appeared for the away takinge of synne offering hym self That is of hys own body once slayne now lyuing and may suffre death no more For by hys onely one sacrifice hath he made vs perfyte sanctifyed for euer Here is aunswered to that obiectioÌ„ that some obiecte Men euery day fyn therfore it is necessary that euery day be sacrifice made for synne Paul sayeth by one sacrifice hath he coÌ„suÌ„mat vs for euer For other wais hys death were not the onely and sufficient sacrifice for our synnes which to affirme were blasphemation And so there resteth of oure hole redemption nothing but his second cuÌ„ming whiche shalbe to iudgemeÌ„t Where we depending vppon hym shall receyue glorye and honour but hys ennemyes shalbe made a footestoole too hys fete Not that I meane that hys death oughte not to be preached and the remembraunce therof extolled and praysed in the right ministration of his supper but none of these two be sacrifice for synne What wil ye aunswere to this whiche Paul produceth against youre masse He plainly sayeth there is no sacrifice for synne but Christes death onelye c. And that neither may ye offer him nor yet that he maye offer hym selfe any more Ye will saye it is a memoriall sacrifice vnder the whiche Iesus Christe is offered vntoo the presence of God the father by thee churche vnder the apperaunce of breadde and wyne for remission of synnes I aunswere with Paule Apparet nunc in conspectu Dei pro nobis he appeareth nowe in the presence of God for vs so that it is not requisyte that anye manne offerre or represente hym too the father For that he doeth hym selfe makyng continual intercessioÌ„ for vs. But let vs consider this doctrine more depely The church say thei offered Iesus Christ vnto God y â— father for a memoriall sacrifice or in a memoriall sacrifice Is there any obliuioÌ„ or forgetfulnes fallen in God the father Hath he forgotten the death and passioÌ„ of Iesus Christ so that he nedeth to be brought in memory thereof by any mortall man Beholde brethern howe that impâ—etie discloseth and declareth it selfe Can there be any greater blasphemye than for too saye God the father hath forgotten y â— benefites which he gaue to mankynd in hys onely sonne Iesus And who that euer will saye that they offer any memoriall sacrifice or remembrauÌ„ce therof vnto God Doeth plainly say that God hath forgotten theÌ„ For otherwyse what nedeth a representation or remembraunce Aduerte papistes and consider how Sathan hath blynded you Ye do manifestlye lye and do not espy the same ye do blasphem God at euery woorde and can ye not repent They saye it is sacrificium Speake more for a memoriall sacrifice it can not be They saye it is sacrificiuÌ„ applicatorium A sacrifice whereby they may and do applye the merites of Christes passion vnto synners They will be layars too of plaisters but I feare the wounde be not well ryped and therfore y â— the playster be vnprofitable Ye sayâ— ye maye applye the merytes of Christes passion to whome ye list â–ª This is proudly spokeÌ„ Then may ye make peace with God at youre pleasure But the contrarye speaketh he in these wordes who may make Here God saieth y e as none mai moue his wrath against his choseÌ„ here of ought ye to reioyce brethren the Pope nor hys priestes nor bishoppes what soeuer may not cause God to be angry agaynst you albeit they curse you with crosse belle and candel so maye no man compelle hym too loue nor receyue in fauoure but whome it pleaseth hys infynyte goodnes Moyses I confesse prayed for the people when God was displeased with them But he speaketh not so proudly as you do But either desyreth God to remit y e offence of y e people or els to destroi him to gether W t theÌ„ I fear y t your loue be not so ferueÌ„t he obteyned his petition of God But wil ye say so it was determinate before in the counsayll of God Aduyse you well The nature of God is to be fre thrall vnto nothinge For although he is bouÌ„d obliged to fulfill all y t his worde promitteth to y e faithful beleuers yet is y t neither subiectioÌ„ nor thral dome for frelye he made his promis frely he doeth fulfill the same I desyre to be certified where God made his promisse vntoo you papiste priestes that ye should haue power to appli as ye speake the merites of Christes passion to all sondry who tolde or nuÌ„bred money to you for y t purpose Taketh God any part of the profitte that ye receyue Alas I haue coÌ„passion vpoÌ„ your vanitie but more vpon y e symple people y t hath ben deceyued by you your fals doctrine Are ye better heard with god then Samuel was He prayed for kyng Saule and that moste ferueÌ„tly
God vnable any waye to make satisfactioÌ„ for his infinite benifits which we haue receiued But in the masse alledge we God too be a debtour vnto vs for oblation of that sacrifice whiche we there presently offre and dare affirme y â— we there make satisfaction by doyng thereof for the sinnes of our self and of others If these precedentes be not coÌ„trary let men iudge with indifferency They differre in vse for in the Lordes soupper the minister and the congregation sat bothe at one table no difference betwixte them in preâ—minence nor habyte as witnesseth Iesus Christe wyth hys disciples and the practyse of the apostles after hys death But in the papisticall masse y â— priestes so wil thei be styled are placed by them selfe at an aultar and I wolde aske of the authoritie thereof and what scripture coÌ„maunderh so to be done They must be cladde in a seueral habyt whereof no mention is made in the newe testament It will not exeuse them to say Paule commaÌ„deth all too be done with order decently Dare they be so bolde as to affyrme that the soupper of Iesus Christ was done withoute order and vndecently wherein were seene no suche disaguysed vestimentes Or will they sette vp too vs agayne the Leuiticall priesthode Shoulde not all be taught by the playn worde Prelates or Priestes I aske one question ye wolde bee lyke too the vestymentes of Aaron in all thinges Aharon had affixed vnto hys garmentes certeyn belles which were commaunded too rynge and to make sounde as ofte as he was cladde therewith But priestes youre belles lacke â—unges they rynge not they soaÌ„d of nothinge but of the earth â–ª Nothinge vnderstandeth the people of all your ceremonies Feare ye not the wrathe of God it was coÌ„maunded Aharon that the sound of hys belles shoulde bee hearde that he dyed not ¶ Aduyse herewith for thys matter apperteyneth vnto you IN the supper of the Lorde all were equally participante the bread beynge broken the cup beynge distributed amongest all accordinge to hys commandemeÌ„t In the papisticall masse the congregation â—etteth nothing except the beholdinge of your duckings noddinges crossinges turninge rplistinge which all are nothing but a diabolicall prophanatioÌ„ of Christes supper Now ducke crosse and nodde â—s ye lyste they are but your own inuentioÌ„s And finally brether ye got nothinge but gased behelde while that one did eate drynke all It shall not excuse you to saye the congregation is participante spiritually O wicked antichristes sayeth not Iesus Christ Eat of this and drynke of this all do this in remembraÌ„ce of me Christ commauÌ„deth not that one should gase vpon it bowe ducke becke thereto but that we shoulde eate and dryncke therof oure selfs and not that we should behold others do thesame Oneles we wold confesse the death of Iesus Christ to apperteyn nothing to vs. For when I eate drynke at that table I openlye confesse the frute and vertue of Christs body of hys bloude and passion too apperteyn to my selfe and that I am a membre of his misticall body that God the father is appeased with me not withstandinge my first corruptioÌ„ preseÌ„t infirmitie Iudge brethren what comfort hath this taken froÌ„ vs which wil that the sight thereof shalbe sufficient I wold aske first if y â— sight of corporal meat or drynke doeth fede norish the bodye I thinke they wil say nay And I affirme y â— no more profit receiueth the soule in beholding an other eat drinke the Lordes very soupper as for their Idolatry it is alway daÌ„nable thaÌ„ y e body doeth in beholdig an other eate dryncke thou receyuinge no part therof But now briefly let this coÌ„traâ—â—tie be collected In the Lordes soupper are offerred thankes for the benefites whiche we haue receyued of God In the masse wil the papist compell God to grauÌ„t â–ª all that he asketh of hym by vertue of that sacrifice And so alledgeth that God should referre thaÌ„kes vnto him that doeth masse In the soupper of the Lorde y e actors humbly dyd confesse theÌ„ self redemed only by Christes bloud whiche once was shedde In the masse the prieste vanted hym selfe to make a sacrifice for y e synnes of the quicke the dead In the Lordes soupper all y e partakers of that table graunted and coÌ„fessed them selfs debtours vnto God vnable to referre thankes for the benefites whiche wee had receyued of hys liberalitie In y e papistical masse alledgeth the priest y e God is a debtour too hym vnto all theÌ„ for whome he maketh y e sacrifice For he doth affirme remissioÌ„ of synnes to be obteyned therby in that y e masse is blasphemous to Christes death â–ª In the Lordes supper all sat at one table no differeÌ„ce in habyt nor vestiment betwene the minister and the congregation In the papistical masse the priestes are placed bi them selfs at an aultare as they call it are clad in disaguysed garmentes In the Lordes supper fynally all did eate of one bread drincke of one cuppe But in the mischeuous masse one 〈◊〉 did eate and dryncke all Consider now beloued brethreÌ„ what hath the fruytes of y e masse ben euen in her greatest puritie the masse is nothinge but the inueÌ„tion of man set vp without al authoritie of goddes worde for honoringe of God and therfore it is Idolatry Vnto it is added a vain false deceyuable and moste wicked opinioÌ„ that is that by it is obteyned remission of synnes and therfore it is abomination before God It is contrarious vnto the supper of Iesus Christ and hath taken awaye bothe the righte vse and remembraunce therof therfore it is blasphemous to Christes death Maynteyn or defend the papisticall masse who so lifte this honor and seruice vnto God did all whiche vsed the same And here I speake noâ— of the moste abominable abuses as of byeng sellinge vsed nowe of late by the mischeuous priestes but of the masse in her moste hye degre and most hoâ—est 〈◊〉 â–ª yea euen of y e great Gaudeamus songe or sayde by Gregory the greate as papistes do call hym Let no man thinke that because I am in the realme of Englande that therfore so boldely I speake agaynst this abomination naye God hath taken that suspicioÌ„ froÌ„ me For the body lyenge in moste paâ—â—full bondâ—â— amongest y â— middes of cruell tyranâ—es hys mercy and goodâ—es prouided that y â— haÌ„d should wryte and beare witnes to the confession of the hart more abound antly than euer yet the tuÌ„g spoke And here I call my God to recorde that neither profitte too my self haued of any person or persons nor affection or fauour that I beare towardes anye pryuate man causeth me this dai to speake as ye haue hearde but onely the obedience which I owe vnto god in ministration shewinge of hys worde the common loue which I beare to your saluation For so odious and abominable I knowe
â—he masse to be in goddes presece that onles ye decline froÌ„ the same to lyfe can ye neuer atteyn And therfore brethren flye froÌ„ that Idolatry rather then frome the present death Here wolde I haue spoken of the diuersitie of sacrifice but neyther doeth tyme nor the wickednesse of myne owne flesh permit that so I do I will ye obserue y â— where I saye there resteth no sacrifice nor yet is there anye priestes that I meane that there resteth no sacrifice too be offred for synne nor yet is there any priests hauynge power to offre such oblations Otherwise I do knowe that all true ChristiaÌ„s are kynges and priestes and doe dayly offre vnto God a sacrifice moste acceptable the mortification of their affections as Paule commaunded the Romayns But here of may not I remayne too speake presently Suche doctrine as was taught in youre audience vpon Sonday before noon I wil proue as oportunitie shall permitte by goddes scriptures not only vnprofitable but also erroneous and deceyuable But firste accordinge too my promes I will seude vnto the teacher the extracte therof to adde or diminishe as by hys wysedome shalbe thought moste expediente â–ª For God knoweth my mynde is not captâ—oush too tryppe men in wordes But my onely desyre beynge that ye my audience bee instructe in the veritie where froÌ„ dissenteth some doctrine taughte you if truelye I haue collected moueth me to speake againste al that maye haue appearaunce of lyes and superstition And praye with me brethren that the spirite maye be ministred vnto me in aboundance to speake at all times as becommeth a trew messenger And I will lykewyse praye that ye might heare vnderstande and obeye with all reuereÌ„ce the good wil of God declared vntoo the worlde by Iesus Christ whose omnipotente spirite remayn with you for euer â–ª Amen ¶ Here is briefly declared in a sumine accordynge to the holy scriptures what opinion we Christians haue of the Lordes supper called the Sacramente of the bodye and bloudde of oure sauyoure Iesus Christ FIrste we confesse that it is an holy action ordeyned of God in the whiche the Lorde Iesus by earthely and visible thinges sette before vs lifteth vs vp vnto heauenly and inuisible thinges And that whan he hadde prepared hys spirituall banâ—â—et he witnessed y e he hym self was the lyuely bread wherewith oure soules bee fedde vnto euerlastinge lyfe And therefore in settinge forthe breade and wyne to eate drynk he confirmeth and sealeth vp too vs hys promisse and communion that is that we shalbe partakers with hym in hys kyngedome and representeth vnto vs and maketh playne to oure senses his heaueÌ„ly giftes and alsoo geueth vnto vs himself to be receiued with faith and not with mouthe nor yet by transfusion of substaunce but so throw the vertue of y e holy Ghost that we beynge fedde with hys fleshe refreshed with his bloud maye be renewed both vnto trew godlines and to immortalitie And also that here with the Lord Iesus gathereth vs into one visible body so that we be meÌ„bres one of an other and make altogether one bodye where of Iesus Chrste is head And finally that by the same Sacrament the Lord calleth vs to remeÌ„braunce of hys deathe and passion too styrre vp oure hartes to prayse his moste holy name Sarthermore we acknowledge that this SacrameÌ„t oughte to become vnto reuereÌ„tly considering there is exhibited and geuen a te 〈…〉 of the wonderfull socâ—â—tie and â—uyttinge together of the lord Iesus and of the receyuers and also that there is included and conteyned in this sacrament that he will preserue his churche for herein we be commaÌ„ded to shew the Lordes death vntill he come Also we beleue that it is a confession wherein we sheroe what kynd of doctrine we professe and what congregation we toyne our selfes vnto And lykewise that it is a boÌ„de of mutuall loue amoÌ„gst vs. And finally we beleue that al the commers vnto thys holy supper muste bringe with them their conuersion vnto the LORD by vnfayned repentaunce in faythe and in thys Sacramente receyue thee seales and confirmation of their faythe and yet muste in nowise think that for this works sake their syns be forgeuen And as concerning these wordes Hoc est corpus meuÌ„ this is my body on whiche the papistes depend so much sayeng that we must nedes beleue that the breade wyne bee transubstanciated intoo Christes body bloud We acknowledge y e it is no artikel of our fayth which caÌ„saue vs nor which we are bouÌ„d to beleue vpoÌ„ payn of eternal daÌ„nation For if we should beleue y â— hys very naturall body both flesh and bloude were naturally in the bred wyne that should not saue vs seinge many beleue that yet receyue it to their damnation For it is not his presence in the bread that can saue vs but his presence in our hartes through fayth in his bloud which hath washed out our synnes and pacified the fathers wrath towardes vs. And agayne if we doe not beleue hys bodielye presence in the bread wyne that shall not damne vs but the abseÌ„ce out of our hart thorow vnbelefe Now if they wolde here obiecte that though it be trueth that y e absence out of the breade coulde not damne vs yet are we bounde to beleue it because of gods worde saying thys is my bodye whiche who beleueth not as muche as in him lieth maketh God a lyar and therfore of an obstinat mynd not to beleue hys worde maye be our damnation To this we aunswere that we beleue gods worde confesse that it is trew buÌ„t not so too be vnderstande as the papistes grossely affirme form the SacrameÌ„t we receiue Christ spiritually as dyd the fathers of the olde testament accordinge to S. Paules sayeng And if men wolde well wey how that Christ ordeyning this holy sacrament of hys bodye and bloud spoke these wordes sacramentally doubtles they wolde neuer so grossely foolishely vnderstand them contrary to all the scriptures and to the exposition of saynct Augustyn sayncte Hierome Fulgentius Digilius Origenes and many other godly writers Gene. â— Math. 10 â–ª Actes 1â— â–ª 〈…〉 〈…〉 1◠〈…〉 â–ª 40. â—l 51. â—â—90 â— â— Reg. 25. Iere. 52. Daniel 1. Esai â— Ephe. 2. Iosua 2. Math. 5. Math. 10. â—â—â— 20. Rom â–ª 1. â— Pet. 2. The state Apo. 14. 1â— Psalm â— Acto 4. Luc. 16. O se 4 â–ª â— â–ª Math. 20. Math. â— â— Thes â— Deu. 4. 12. Math. 15. â—e 13. 1â— Leut. 10. Math. 7 Ac. 1. 13. 14. 1. Cor. 11. Apoca. â— Nota. â— Re. 15. a. Pa. 17. 4. Re. 22 2. Pa. 29 â—9 â—â— No parte of religion remaineth vncorrupt â–ª A peticion An obiection of the fleshe An answer Matth. 6. â—â—â— 6. â— â—â—â— 1â— Iohn 17. Iohn 4. â—aâ—â— 2. Iere. 〈◊〉 ◠〈◊〉 2. CouÌ„saill 3 Par. â—4 Matth. 24 Oâ—â— 10. â—â—â—â— 9 â–ª 1. Reg. 1â—◠◠〈…〉 1â— Nota. Dem. 4. Leui. 10. Obiection Apoca. â— Obiection Preceptes were geueÌ„ The cause of the counsail at Ierusalem Cornelius ConclusioÌ„ of the conÌ„sayll Question Obiection Nota. Pape quâ— missam instituerunt Euasion Improâ—â—tion of the Canon Nota. Esay 66. Amos. 5. Esai 66. Iere. 7. Esay 55. Esai 18. Ose 7. Iere. 2. Nota. Opinion holden of the masse Nota. Hebre. 10. Aunswere of papists Contra. Nota. Hebre. 7. Papistes Aunswere â–ª Heb. 9. Hebr. 10. Nota. Question Papistes aduerte Euasion Papistes Esai 27. Iere. 14. Esai 9. Iere. 31. Collos 1. Nota. Ioan. 6. ☞ â–ª Question ☞ ☜ Obiection Aunswer 1. Cor. 11.
yet obteined not his petitioÌ„ nor mighte not applye any merites or holines vnto him And it is sayde to Ieremy pray thou not for this people for my hart is not to wardes it ne though Moyses and Helyas should pray for them yet wolde I not heare them for they loue to go wronge and do not absteyn fro iniquitie albeit they fast and cry yet wil I not heare them And althoughe they offre burnte sacrifice I take no pleasure in it therfore praye not for this people nor yet make any intercessioÌ„ for them for I wil not heare the. What say ye to this wordes papistes the prophete is forbidden too praye For God sayeth he neither will heare hym nor yet the people he will accept none of their sacrifices that because the people manifestly rebelled agaynst God reioyced in iniquitie committed Idolatrye and abomination And he manifestly sheweth y t nothing maye appease hym but true repentance and conuet sion agayn vnto God O priestes haeth there not as great iniquitie abounded in your dayes as euer dyd from y e beginninge Haue ye not ben entysars and leaders of the people too all Idolatrye Yea hath not the mischeuous example of youre abominable lyues prouoked thousands vnto iniquitie And yet do ye say that ye maye apply the merites of Christes passion to whom ye list Heare ye not that God neuer wil accept prayers nor sacrifice whylest trew repentaunce were fouÌ„d Of that ye were dumme and alwayes kept silence Your clamor and cryeÌ„g was come come to the masse bye with money substaÌ„ce possessions remission of your sinnes We haue the merites of Christes passion we maye offer Iesus Christ vnto the father whome he must nedes receyue for an acceptable sacrifice and satisfaction of all your synnes Thinke not brethren that I alledge anye thinge vpon them which they them selfs do not speake as their owne lawe and masse shall testifye in the beginninge of the CanoÌ„ The proud priest lifting vp his eyes as that he had God euen alwayes bouÌ„d to his commaundemente sayeth we beseche the moste merciful father by Iesus Christ oure Lord that thou receyue and blesse thys vntâ—â—sted sacrifice vnsauerye sacrifice truely he might haue said whiche we offre to the for thyne vniuersall churche O proude and peruersse papist prelates and priestes who gaue you that authoritie Is it not expressely forbidden by the apostle Paule y t any man should vsurpe the honor too make sacrifice excepte he be called by God as was Aaron Haue ye the same commaundemente whiche was geuen vnto Aaron â–ª hys sacrifices are abrogated by Christe Let vs heare where ye are commaunded to make sacrifice Serche the scriptures but serche theym with iudgement It wil not be hoc facite for that is spoken of eatinge drinkinge and thankesgeuing and not of sacrifice making Nor yet wil the order of Melchi sedeck nor the text of Malachias proue you priestes to make sacrifice Aduise with other that haue more appearaunce to proue your entent For if these be wel pondered the weight of them wil depresse the proudnes of youre papisticall priesthode Now will I collect shortly all that is sayde for probation that y e masse is no sacrifice for synne ¶ Aduert The newe testament is eternal that is once made caÌ„ neuer be dissolued and therefore the cloudde wherwith this testament is coÌ„firmed is eternall for it is the bloud of the eternal sonne of God onely the bloud of Christ taketh awaye oure synnes For it is he alone y t taketh away y e synnes of y e world And who by hys owne bloudde hath reconcyled all For if otherwayes synne might haue ben takeÌ„ awaye then Christe had dyed in vayne And if full remission stode not in hym alone then they y t eate him yet hungered and they that dranke hym yet thirsted And y t were contrarye too hys owne woordes The bloudde of Christe is once offered and is sufficient For it is the eternall bloude of the eternall sonne of God and by hys owne bloud hath he once entered in too the holy place Therfore the bloude of Christ once offered remayneth for euer for purgation of all synnes and so resteth then no sacrifice in the masse Aduert these reasons precedeÌ„t and geue place to the veritie For while y e scriptures of God shalbe holden of authoritie neuer are ye able to resolue these argumentes Consider now brethren if the opinion of the masse be not vayn false and deceyuable Caused theâ— not you to beleue y t it was a sacrifice whereby remission of synnes was obteyned And ye maye plainly perceyue that no sacrifice there is nor at any tyme was for synnes but the deathe of Iesus Christe onely For the sacrifices of the olde lawe were onely figures of that very trewe sacrifice once offered by Iesus Christ and in them was commemoration of synnes made but neither was remission obteyned nor purgation made by any such sacrifice What will ye do râ—â—iâ—te priestes there â—esteth no sacrifice to bee offered for synn by you nor by any mortall man These are dolorouse tydinges vnto your hartes and no meruel for by that vayn opinion that the masse was a sacrifice for synne haue ye mosre quietly rested into that floude Euphrates that is in al worldly felicitie which flowed vnto you as a continuall floude But the masse knowen not onely to be no sacrifice but also too bee Idolatrye the waters appeare to drye vp And it is liâ—e that he lack some lyquor to refresh your tuÌ„gs beyng cruciat with drougthe and heat intollerable Wolde ye heare glad tidinges what if that I shoulde permytte vnto you as one willing to playe the good fellowe and not too bee sâ—ifnecked that the masse were a sacrifice for synne that ye did offre Iesus Christ for syn wolde ye be contente that this were permitted vnto you I think ye wold for therefore haue ye longe contended Then lette vs consider what shoulde subsequently folow thereupon A sacrifice for synne was neuer perfyte vntyll that the beaste offred was kylled If in youre masse ye offre Iesus Christe for synne then necessarelye in youre masse muste ye nedes kyll Iesus Christe Do not esteme beloued brethreÌ„ these woordes shortlye spoken to be vayne or of no small effecte They are collected of the very grounde of scriptures For they plainly testify that Christe to be offered Christ to suffre Christ to shedde hys bloudde or dye are all one thinge Paule in the epistle to the Hebrues sayeth he appeareth nowe in the presence of God for vs not to offre hym self often tymes for vs for otherwyse it behoued hym to haue suffred oftentymes from the beginning of the worlde Marke well that Paule maketh to offre and suffre bothe one thynge And therefore proâ—eth he that Christe made but one sacrifice because he once did suffre the death Iesus Christ saieth as is written in Mathew this is my bloude of the new testament whiche shalbe