wise it shuld not be so highly estemed If they continewe still in these errours against the plaine trueth they will The belefe of a true christian Ro. iiii deny Christ For he that knoweth Christe is certainely assured that he is god and man the sauiour of the worlde that in hym as in the true sede of Dauid al nacions are blessed and that no maÌ„ can come to the father but by him For the father Gâ— iii. Iohn vi doth so loue him that for hys sake his angre toward vs is pacified for he is our rightuousnes holines Lor. i. and redempcion that nomaÌ„ is saued but bi his name only that he alone fulfilled the worke of our Act. iiii redempcion with out any helper And finally the he did sufficieÌ„tly satisfie Esa c. h for our sinnes on the crosse if we beliue truely on him This is yâ— Heb. x. ground of our christen faith wher on christes church is builded And Math. i he that denieth Christe to be hys perfecte and sufficient redemer by once sufferinge death on the crosse maketh him an vnsufficient priest and vnable redemer And therfore they deny Christ in that they deni his ful power and vertue in our redemptioÌ„ These Maskinge Masse priestes in their often offeringe of Christe denye that we are Iustified by fayth only ascribinge part of oure iustificacion to good workes coÌ„trarie to yâ— playne scriptures of Eph. 〈◊〉 God for we are saued by grace and not of workes And they magnifie and extolle the Masse aboue all other good workes makeinge them seÌ„lues fellowe priestes wyth Christ wherin they shew of what â—eneracion they be euen as they sprynge of Lucifer the father of pride nowe let vs expende and coÌ„sider whether Christe commaunded his disciples to make an offeringe of the sacrament of his holy supper or whether he offered hym selfe therein or no. Vndoubtedly Christes wordes diligently obserued and noted we maye perceyue easlye the Christ offred no sacrifice therein To take and breake bread doth not signifye to offre To geue thankes is not to do sacrifice for elles he hadde done sacrifice in fedynge fyue thousand with the fewe barlye loues to gyue his disciples to eate And to say do this in remeÌ„braunce of me in shewynge fuxth the Lordes death vntyll he come is not an offering To belyue that Christ was giuen vs that he gaue his bodie to death for vs that he shed his bloud not at yâ— supper but on the crosse to redeme vs froÌ„ syn is not an offering Finally to proue the testameÌ„t the beleue on that which was coÌ„maunded in the testament doth not signifie to offre How wyl you nowe proue your offerynge in the Masse We come to the Lordes table we take and eate trusteinge in Christes promesses howe do we theÌ„ gyue to him againe If a king shoulde gyue a ringe to a pore maÌ„ for a gage not that he shoulde be heire of hys landes and goods but that it should helpe hym and that he thereby shoulde remember his liberalitye mercye and yâ— people myght coÌ„mende and prayse hym for that facte the pore man receyueth it to giue it agayne to yâ— king thynkinge to do hym a great pleasure to make hym riche wyth hys own gift wer not this a madmaÌ„ So may alsuch be Iudged as offere to Christ agayne that whych he gaue vs for our owne vse and profite and that thereby we shoulde kepe in remembrauÌ„ce his loue and mercye towarde vs. Christ did not lifte vp the sacrameÌ„t ouer his head as these proude papistes do They obiecte and saye that God caÌ„ giue some thynges and receyue them agayne as the sacrifices of tholde lawe Thoughe they were the giftes Esal x of God Yet they were gyuen to hym agayne and thoughe a coÌ„trite herte is the gyfte of god yet it is a sacrifice to God If we were coÌ„maunded to offer sacrifice as they were then theire obiection shoulde be of some streÌ„gth and efficacie But wee haue no suche commaundemente neyther the scriptures make mencion of these popishe sacrifices For Christ is of greater power and reputacioÌ„ then that these proude popish prelates other can or oughte to offer hym to hys father Christe sitteth on the fathers ryght hande and once satisfied for the synnes of the Atc. vil true Christen church with a most sufficient and perfecte sacrifice Dare we then moste miserable wretches enterprise to do thys thynge agayne He that doth offre vp sacrifice is better theÌ„ the sacrifice They therefore are better theÌ„ Christe their sacrifice he offred vs a sacrifice to God and do we goo about to offer hyme He that offerreth vp sacrifice ought to be as pure as the sacrifice Oh howe pure they make Christ nowe He as a testament maker gaue his disciples the sacrameÌ„t in his supper none other wise theÌ„ as a writteÌ„ testameÌ„t wherin by fayth in Christ we receiue Christes bodie bloude the vertue and frutes of the same If wee gyue hym hys testamente agayne as if he required it of vs should not we haue the testament maker in a contempt And should Aba â— not the promise in the testamente be of effecte Who ahboreth not thys kynde of blasphemie wheÌ„ we consider the hyghnes of Christes priesthod and what this worde sacrifice contayneth in it we maye easlye perceyue what Iniury we do to thynke that we offer Christes bodye as the papistes do S. Paule declareth vnto vs yâ— pristhod of christ saiing it is mete the we â— vâ—â—â— haue suche a godly and vndefiled byshop made higher then heaues whych nedeth not to offre dayly First for hys owne sinnes and theÌ„ for the synnes of the people as the byshop of the olde lawe for Christ dyd thys once in offeringe vp hys owne bodye and in an other place he sayth Christe beinge the hyghe priest of the good thinges to come came by a greater and more perfecte Tabernacle whiche was not made wyth handes that is to saye was not of thys kynde of bulding Neither came he by yâ— bloud of gotes and calues but by hys owne bloude he entred once into thys holly place and founde eternall edempcion for we are made hollie bi godes fre mercie through the offering of christes bodie done once for all For Christe verely beinge one sacrifice offred vp for our sinnes sitteth on his fathers right hand lokeing for the thing that remayneh vntil his enemise bemade his fotestole for wyth one offring he made perfecte those that are saÌ„tified Saynt Paule teacheth vs by Melchisedech That Christ is king of peace rightuousnes By these places of scripture it is Manifest that Christ ought to be offred no more For Christes death is so perfect a sacrifice the by the one offering we are made cleane from sinne for euer And touchinge his bodie he is nomore in thys worlde There is to be noted that Saynt Paule sayeth that Christe is once offered The papistes saye often He saieth all
the history of yâ— dayelie sacrifice that Daniel speaketh of was fulfilled vnder Antiochus the tiran for in hys tyme there was no sacrifice offered in yâ— temple of god for the space of thre or foure yeres In dede this is true Antiochus was the figure of Antichriste for he toke a waye yâ— true worshiping and honour of god And truste in god faith is extingnished when men truste more in theyr owne power workes theÌ„ in gods grace they haue certayne other dreames and assertions but of no vertue or streÌ„gth One is thei say the easter lambe was offered euerie yere so Christe the true Easter Lambe ought to be offered ofteÌ„ tymes nothinge caÌ„ be more folishe then this ArgumeÌ„t For the easter laÌ„be was not offred for sinnes but only was slayne and eaten in remenbraunce of the deliuerauÌ„ce of the Israelits out of Egipte But nowe the papistes offer for sinnes the sacrifice of the masse For they are not coâ—tented with thonly remeÌ„brauÌ„ce of Christes death Other sacrifices wer offered agayne for they were vnperfecte but Christ being a perfecte sufficient sacrifice ought to be offered once for euer Thei obiect that whaÌ„ the preachers doctours did sacrifice at yâ— election of Paul fasted yâ— holly gost sayed c the greke word the they traÌ„slate to signifie to do sacrifice hath in this place yâ— significatioÌ„ yâ— it hath in yâ— â—iii Cha. to Ro. xiii the Romaines yâ— is to minister as a magistrate in yâ— comoÌ„ wealth And therfore after yâ— translacion of the papistes euerie maiestrate is apreist But thei yâ— wil be estemed to be wittie and learned amongeste theÌ„ reason after this maner when Christ offered himselfe the church also which is his spowse may offer hym for synnes in the Masse For Christ hys church so agree and so consente together That what so euer the one doth the other agreeth to the same But thys is a lye For if Christe died for vs then the church must do the same Christ is the bread highe prieste Ergo we are the bread and highe priest also Christe was offered say they wyth payne and sufferinge of the bodie Ergo he caÌ„ be offered suffer not He was once a sacrifice ergo he caÌ„ be a sacrifice againe But this ther talke is vayne and foleshe For we seke not what Christ might do but what he dyd And what the scripture teacheth Also they obiecte that it is better to gyue then to take In sacrifice we giue in our Lordes supper we take it is therefore better to offer But let them first proue who gaue theÌ„ authoritie to do sacrifice after thys man It is better to be a sauioure theÌ„ a creature and seruante Therfore as it is a greate blasphemie a man to saye he is a god and sauiour so it is great blasphemy that sinners shall go a bout to offer Christ for remission of sinnes So thus it coÌ„eth to passe that the more thei defeÌ„d their errourres yâ— more vngodli thei shew theÌ„ selues againste Gods maiestiâ— Some of yâ— papistes doubt not to say that we sin dayly therfore dayely sacrifiâ—e is necessary And they say Christ toke away the sin past only which is called original sin that satisfacion for other sinnes muste be made other wise yâ— is by workes and sacrifices And thei put to many other thinges yâ— differ so much from the doctrine of fayth as any christen maÌ„ hearing theÌ„ may easly perceiue For theÌ„ it were coÌ„sequeÌ„t that Christe is neither God nor a true sauiour Now we haue declared what the Masse is Not a sacrifice for sinnes but an horible abominacioÌ„ before God Al ChristeÌ„ meÌ„ ought therfore to shone and â—â—e frome it and tourn to the true vse of oure Lordes Supper accordynge to hys moste holy ordinaunce To whome be honoure and glorie for euer AMEN Fines
deliuered or broken for yon And meÌ„s eares are stopped with plaing one the organs descante songes When these wordes are spoken leaste they shoulde doubte in any thynge that is saide If the people remembre christes passioÌ„ at the time the priestes are not thankes worthie for they shoulde boeth remeÌ„bre the wordes of the passion and also giue thankes to God for the same but they shall not do so if the priestes can let theÌ„ It is therfore manyfest that the papistes folowe not Christes example in the supper at theyr popishe Masse yet they saye there Masse is holie wheÌ„ there is nothinge more vnhollye They bragge that saynte Iames dyd vse thys Masse at Ierusalem Saynte Marke at Alexandria and Saynte Peter at Antioche but they haue no historie toucheinge thys matter worthy credite Though they vsed our lordes supper as Christe oure mayster dyd and as S Paule also at Corinth yet they dyd not vse it as the pyuishe papistes do now the Masse That Ignatius Policarpe Ireneus make mencion of is not like this popishe masse Thei confesse that Basilius Magnus TheroÌ„e Ambros vsede another order in the administracioÌ„ of our Lordes supper then is nowe vsed and that diuerse haue vsed diuerse facioÌ„s therin by ther own wordes Therfore it is manifeste that this kind of massinge is not the ordinaunce of Christe but inuented by mans wyt and policie without the worde of God And nowe I wyll declare by the testimonie of aunciente histories what popes and wheÌ„ they patchilde together this beggerlye Masse of theires ☞ Halowing of aultaces and temples ¶ Felix first pope of that name coÌ„maunded temples and aultars to be hallowed in the yere of oure Lorde God cclxix ☞ Aulters ¶ Sextus firste of that name ordeined aulters and Sayntes in the yere of oure Lorde Cxxiiii ☞ Aultar clothes ¶ Boniface commauÌ„ded aultares to be couered which fyne linnen cloth in the yere of our Lord. cccx Chalices ¶ Vrban and Seuerine ordeined challices of goulde and siluer in the yere of our Lorde ccxv ☞ Albes and corporasses ¶ Siluester dyd ordayne albes and corporasses in the yere of our Lord. cccxiii ☞ Candeles and ornamentes ¶ Gregory dyd ordayne lyght at masse certaine Ornamentes in the yere of our Lord. ccccclxxxxii ☞ Procession ¶ Agabecus dyd ordayne procession on Sondayes aboute the churche in the yere of oure Lorde cccccxxxii ☞ Holly water ¶ Alexander did ordeine water to be mingled wyth wyne vnleuened breade and holly water in the yere of our Lord. cxii ☞ Confiteor and the office ¶ Pontianus ordeined CoÌ„fiteor before masse in the yere of our Lord. ccxxv And Selestinus the office in yâ— yere of our lord ccccxxiiii ☞ Kyrie eleison Gregori dyd ordayne Kyrie eleson at Masse in the yere of oure Lorde ccccclxxxxii ⧠Gloria in excelsis Telesphorus made Gloria inexcelsis in yâ— yere of our lord cxxix ⧠Collectes and grayle Gelasius made the Collectes Preface and graile in the yere of our Lord. CCCC lxxxx Anastasius ordeined that we shoulde stande when the Gospell is read in the yere of oure Lorde CCCCix Martine made the Crede in the yere of oure Lord cccxxxiiii ¶ The canon is patched together of many and therefore one seÌ„tence is repugnauÌ„t wyth an other many superstouse wordes are in it they call vpon certayne peculiare Sayntes in it And offer for soules in purgatorie thei blesse crosse as if greate vertue and powere were therin and reade nothinge so reuerently as this theyr clouted canon Gregory made the Offertorye Damasus gloria patri They caÌ„ not therfore saye that they minister the sacramentes of oure Lordes supper as the apostles dyd wheÌ„ their doctrine is repugnauÌ„te coÌ„trarie one to another Thys is sufficiente to proue that the Masse should be abhorred because it doth laye for mens consâ—ence snares of meÌ„s tradicioÌ„s Thei wil haue the priestes to be as yâ— priestes of yâ— olde lawe bring shadows in tyme of light stretching out the armes deuidinge the hostes and such other Ieuish customes It was therfore the dyueles deuise 〈◊〉 brynge into the churche suche lewde lawes for the true liuing worde of God If circumcision hurteth as S. Paule witnesseth who can denye that the priesthod of AroÌ„ varietie of ornamentes and anoyntynge do nothinge auaile and profite in thys tyme of the newe law Much lesse profite is therfore receyued of mans inuentions and vayne dreames that kepe men occupied from the exercise of true godlines humilitie of minde And excite mens hertes wyth singynge and organplayng to acertayne carnall delite and pleasure rather theÌ„ to yâ— true glory of god as dyd yâ— groue which was by the temple of Ierusalem albeit therefore these cerimonies are glisterynge in meÌ„s eis yet they are vile and of no reputacion before Christ who requireth not the visour and shadow of a thyng but yâ— veri thing it selfe the masse therfore which was ordiened and constituted of Antichrist and maintayned of his most best assured adherentes is an abominacion before God throughe this externe pompe and suche other thinges afore rehersed Finally they fere not to saye that Christes bodies is offered in the masse I wyll not contende and stryue wyth them if they take this word offer to signifie remembre accordinge to the sence and meanynge of Christes wordes albeit the ministers alone pronouÌ„ce and speake their wordes Yet such thaÌ„kes giuing and remembraunce belongeth not only to them alone but also to the whole congregacion We deny not that the Doctoures called the Masse an offeringe whiche is the remembrauÌ„ce of an offering once made as Sainte Augustine doeth playnely declare sayeinge in thys offering is thaÌ„kes giuing and remembraunce of Christes bodie and bloude which he offered and shede for vs. But the papistes are not pleased wyth this offering for they wil haue a greater offring which is an offering represeÌ„tatiue when Christe dyed once for euer and caÌ„ die nomore They saye that these wordes do thys in my remeÌ„braunce signifie the consecracion offering and remeÌ„brauÌ„ce but this is a faulsely deuised and forgide interpretation For Christe at hys holly and Sacrete supper Tooke breade and gaue thankes brake it and gaue it to his disciples Commaundynge them to eate and in like wyse the wyne TheÌ„ he preached to them hys death and passion that they shoulde do after hys example wyth a sincere true fayth and there is not one Iotte that can proue yâ— administracioÌ„ of this most blessed sacramente to be an offering represeÌ„tatiue of Christ his owne offering and althoughe Christ woulde haue had his bodie present bodily in this breade yet in nowise his wordes signifie that he offered him selfe in thys holie supper for he woulde haue gyuen hys bodie to theÌ„ reallie not in the sacramente It is not inoughe for these piuishe papistes to offer christes bodie to God except they offer it also for remission of synne for health of the bodie and for hope of eternal life For other
thinges are coÌ„summate made perfecte by one sacrifice The papistes wil haue moneie masses Note also that Christe offered hym selfe and so dyd not the churche byshoâ—es nor priestes and thys worde coÌ„summate or made perfecte doeth blanke them that they haue nothing to answere for the holy gost confuteth theyr sophistrie and cauilacions wyth so manifeste and playne argumentes as can not be denied Note also thys worde euerlastinge Christe is an euerlastynge prieste for he made satisfaction for all the synne of the whole worlde and this sacrifice hath a continuall efficacitie and vertue in all theÌ„ that beleue in it and shew it forth wyth thaÌ„kes giuinge for the same It is truely agreat vnthaÌ„kfulnes to say it is necessarie to offer christ againe an other waye for yâ— sinnes of the worlde They seke manye euations to defende their often offring One is thys they say Christ of freth hym selfe Sacramentally thei are but ministres But thei declare not this worde sacrament what thyng it is leste they should vtter the truth The sacrament is no nother thynge then a token for vs to remembre that Christ being an only sacrifice toke awaye oure synnes once on the crosse If they woulde declare it after thys sorte we shoulde sone agre But when no man doeth resiste them herein they maye doo wyth there Masse what so euer pleaseth them They rule fortune at theyr owne pleasure Victorie in battaile is optained bi their Masse satisfaction for sinne what thinge is it that the Masse cannot do And they make theyr bostes that they deserue by this holi worke what thing so euer is needful But wheÌ„ they are put to there answer theÌ„ thei fly to this euacioÌ„ afore reherssed Christe offeâ—eâ—h hym selfe therin we are notâ—ynge elles but ministers theyr cannon which they magnifie and eâ—toll aboue the gospell doeth manifestlie opeÌ„ and detecte theire vn godlines and blasphemi for before they come to the consecracion thei saye I offre presente and gyue to God an holye and vndefiled sacrifice for the peace of the whole congregacion of holly churche when as it is nothynge but breade and wyne And it is named the sacrament And albeit they beliue that it is not then oure Lordes bodye yet they offer it fore all the world This must nedes be plaine Idolatrie to gyue to breade and wyne the honour and glorie of Christe who gaue hymselfe for the church to reconsile and make hys father atone wyth vs. Howe can Christe offre himselfe in the sacrament before he is ther I thinke men maye nowe easlye perceyue howe muche their lies and answere differ froÌ„e their dedes and masses What an heinouse offence is thys to offre a peice of breade a litle wine for the onely Sacrifice of Christe the highe prieste And shal yâ— bread and wyne be of lyke efficacitye and power to redeme synne with yâ— bloud of Iesus Christe But they are muche more blasphemouse after yâ— consecracion sayng that the bread and wyne are tourned into the naturall bodye and bloude of Christ for they saye we offre to thy holly maiestye an holly offeringe holy breade of lyfe euerlasting and cup of euerlastynge health whiche we praye the vochsafe to regarde and loke vpon wyth thy moste merciful eies and cherful countenauÌ„ce and let them be as acceptable to the as yâ— reward of rightuouse Able sacrifice of our father AbrahaÌ„ Make theÌ„ an hollye cleane sacrifice that thei may be brought to thin altar by yâ— handes of yâ— angel These are the wordes of the caÌ„non If they speake of Christe as they coÌ„moÌ„ly vnderstaÌ„d it how caÌ„ their Imaginacion take place where they saye that Christe offred hymselfe in the sacramente For they praie for Christe and desire of god that he maye be in suche fauoure wyth God as Abel and Abraham and that the Angell maye brynge hym to the aultar of god For they caÌ„ not take bread of eternal life to signifie the people although christ were in the breade bodelye yet he shoulde not be offered to God for that were great derogacioÌ„ to the honour of hys priesthod Great in conuenience doeth folowe to saye that the Masse is a sacrifice for sinnes For saynt Paule sayeth forgiuenes of synnes is not without sheddinge of bloude Howe is Christ then offered in the Masse when there is no offeringe wythout bloude for if there be any sacrifice that suffereth not and is without bloude Saynt Paules ArgumeÌ„tes are folishe and of no strength or vertue saying Christ offreth hymselfe no more or elles he muste necessarily dye once agayne and must haue died often tymes sens the begininge of the worlde But vndoubtly S Paul doeth knowe the true sence and meaneinge of holly scripture better theÌ„ any of al the papistes For a sacrifice for sinne is neuer offred without bloud This saying therfore that some thing was offered in the olde lawe as breade wythout bloude maketh nothinge for there purpose For when the bodyes of lyuinge creatures are slayne and sacrifice is offered for sinnes bloude must be shed Thei cannot therefore proue by scripture that Christes bloude is offered in the Masse otherwyse then in remembraunce and thankes giuing And thys is done both of the ministers and receiuours For as prayer so thankes giuing also belongeth to al men He that geueth thankes sayeth not I offer any thing more than a thanfull herte and prayse to God If the people were taught thys doctrine They woulde not bestowe somuch monie on masses and vpoÌ„ the fouÌ„dacions of chauntries and fraternities as they haue done throughe persuacion that remission of synnes is obtayned in the Masse not by grace promised to them that beleue but by offering of Christe the sonne of God and by prayeinge for hym Phie I am ashamed to rehersse thys abominable balasphemie of theirs in maters of God The papistes in as muche as in them lyeth kill and crucifie Christe agayne in there sacrifice of the Masse doinge no other wyse then if Christe as yet were not ascended into heauen to hys father he that doeth thys maketh Christe subiecte to death and crucifieth hym agayne For Christe entred not nor entreth in to the hollye place of heauen but by his bloud Let vs labour that Christ maye dwell in oure hertes They obeicte yâ— if it be derogacion to Christes honour and dignitie and that the merite of hys passion be not perfecte because we offer Christe agayne fayeth Baptisme and kepinge of godes commaundementes maye diminishe the dignitie of Christe and full merites of his passion and therefore it should not nede to do any good workes This is a folish and an vnmete comparisioÌ„ The offeringe verely of Christe agayne is contrary to fayeth and good workes For they glorifye yâ— merittes of Christes passion when the offeringe of him agayne is greate derogacion to the same They do as a man that lyghteth a candle in a bright sunnye Daye saynge all thoughe the sunne giueth a light cleare inoughe it of selfe yet it is