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A05294 The answere that the preachers of the Gospel at Basile, made, for the defence of the true administration, and vse of the holy Supper of our Lord Agaynst the abhominatio[n], of the popyshe Masse. Translated out of Latin into Englyshe by George Bancrafte. 1548.; Responsio praedicatorum Basileensium in defensionem rectae administrationis Coenae Dominicae. English. Bancrafte, George, fl. 1548. 1548 (1548) STC 1544; ESTC S107183 30,936 108

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do they serue me teachinge the doctrines and preceptes of men the proude herted Iewes did stande so well in there owne conceite for their tradicions and inuentions that for loue thei had to them they dispised hated and at last killide oure maister Christ Iohn xxi our aduersaris dare saye that Christ and the apostles taught manye thynges whyche are not wryten in the scripture and that Christe sayed hys Disciples coulde not beare awaie al that he had taught thys cauil repungnaūt to the true vnderstandinge of the scripture maye be an occasion and cause of greate errours for there wyth all lyes and herisies maye be confirmed they will saye albeit it is not written yet the appostles taught it by worde of mouth and also the scriptures of God shoulde be an vnperfecte doctrine which thyng to offirme is blasphemie agaynste the holy gost considering that thē all the doctrine of our fayth should be put in question Therefore surely so muche is contayned in holye scripture as is necessary vnto saluacion to eueri one that beleueth They saye coulde the churche erre so longe time as it hath If youre doctrnie be true the ▪ true churche hath not errede whiche hath the word of god only The church verely must be tried by the worde of God and not the worde of god by the churche whether the churche that beleueth be of manye or of fewe for the churche is knowē by the frutes and not because it cōsisteth of many and hath her begynynge of the worde of God and her frutes are tried by the worde whether the tr●e christan churche brought them forth or no if it be the true christen churche Iohn ● she heareth no nother voice but Christes her shepherde and bryde gro●e whiche the appostles preached to the church and if an angel came out of heauen teaching any other doctrine then thys let hym Gala. ● be accurssed if we loue and folow the doctrine that Christe taught and beinge hys disciples we shal not be excluded frome the true churche so longe as we kepe wyth vs the worde of God But he is puffed vp wyth pryde and doeth i. Timo. ● knowe nothinge at al that wil not obey the word of God he therfore which doth knowe nothinge can not teache vs religion and y● true worshippinge of god if the Masse be vsede as it hath ben hitherto it can in no wyse agree wyth the worde of God but is so muche repugnaunt as what thing is most The Masse therfore is a diuilishe Idolatrie and detestable abominacion against God and y● maynteners therof shal incurre his displeasure ▪ for euer thys thyng we wil proue two waies first because the popishe Masse is vsed in nothinge lyke the supper that Christ orde●ned and differeth nolesse frō it then blacke to white they synne therefore so grinouslye as dyd Achas y● made an aultar at Ierusalem eg●● ●vi lyke that which was at Damascō and caste the aultare of god out of the temple so they haue left the true vse of oure Lordes supper And in stede of it haue instituted and ordeinede the Masse of theyr owne folishe deuise and oppinion which is a great and blasphemouse abominaciō before god Moreouer we wyll proue by ther erroures and abusinge of y● masse whyche they call an offeringe for the quicke and deade that it is an horible abominacion for if the Masse were ordeined of Christe which is faulse yet by there abusinge of it they woulde make it a blasphemouse hemous abominacion before god vndoubtedly we ought to folowe truely and sencelye that thynge whiche is absolutly Deut. vi sufficient of it selfe alredie Firste let vs consyder and expende the maner and order that Christe vsed at the institucion of thys holly and sacrede supper and then we wyll confer the abuse with the truth But we ought to learne all these thynges of the Euangelistes and of Saynte Paule and of none other Verely the true Masse which is worthy al kindes of praieses is the Masse which Christe ordeyned at hys laste supper before he shoulde suffere Luk. ●● for when the houre was come he sate downe and the twelue appostles wyth hym and he sayed vnto thē I haue inward ly desired to eate thys passeouer wyth you before that I suffer for I say vnto you hence furth I wil not eate of it any more vntyll it be fulfilled in y● kingdome of God and he toke the cup and gaue thākes and saied take this a●d deuid it amonge you for I saye vnto you ● will not drinke of the frut of the vine vntyll the kingdom of god come and he toke breade and when he hadde giuen thankes he brake it and gaue it vnto thē saying this is my bodye whiche is giuen for you thys do in remembraūce of me Like wyse also whē he had supped he toke the cup sayinge thys cupe is the newe testament in my bloude whiche is shed for you These wordes Sainte Luke ●●●it ●h xxvi writeth the other euangelestes wrytte the same but they differ in some wordes as Math sayed Drinke all of thys for thys is my bloude whiche is the newe testamente that is shed for manie for Mar. ● the remission of synnes and saint Marke sayth they al dranke of it meaninge the cup. Saint Paule doth expounde Christes wordes sayinge thys doo as ofte as you drinke it in remembraunce of me for as often tymes as you shall eate thys breade and drinke thys cup ye shall shewe furth the Lordes death tell he come but let a man examyne himselfe and so let hym eate of the breade and drinke of the cup Saint Iohn doeth not declare the ordinaunce of thys sacrament ● But he teacheth from the .xiii. Iohn ●●●v xvii x Cap. to the ▪ xviii how Christ did vse his supper and what he did at it he washed hys disciples fete he preached to thē and commaunded them to be in charitie he exhorted them to pacience he strengthend confirmed and establyshed their fayth towarde god and praied for them to hys father but especially he rebuked Iudas the traitor S. Paule sayth we beinge many are one breade and one bodye in so muche we all are partetakers of one breade and y● Euangelistes reporte that Christe dyd finishe hys holy supper wyth thankes geueyng The some and grounde of the hole matter proponed cōsisteth in the sentences of scripture nowe rehersed but because Christ sayth serch the scripture we therfore wil are counsaile of the word of God in other plases and debate howe the Lordes supper ought to be vsede let vs first deuide thes questions into foure partes firste some thinges are common both to the ministre and receiuour of the Sacrament moreouer some thinges belonge only to the ministers thyrdly some thynges perteyne to the receyuer onely and finally some thinges must be obserued in the sacramente alone First let vs expende and consider what is the dutes of y● ministers and laitie
together at this holly supper Christ was the minister and the .xii. aposteles were the receyuers laitie Luke xx for S Luke sayth whē the houre was come Christ and the. ru apostles i. ●o xiii● sate downe to be an exāple to vs to do all thynges in the cōgregacion wyth comlynes and order For we se y● Christ obserued boeth tyme place but yet those ought not to be vnderstanded that we shall leaue the true meanynge and folowe the bare letter that tyme and place was most myte for hym to go about that godly worke and thankes giuinge boeth because the easter lamb ought to be eaten in y● euening y● night of Christs passion was at hād but it is most mete to vs to minister that sacramēt before dinner that the laitie shall receyue it standyng and not sittyng also that it be broken in two pieces before the administraciō to y● laitie not when it is ministred for the euangelistes commau●ded and decrered nothynge in these externe thynge but an honeste order for it is vnpossible that we shoulde do and obserue the selfe same order of receyueinge the sacramente that the apostles dyd for thē no mo then xii should receyue it at once And ●hat of one minister it should also be recyued in the euening Moreouer Christ did eate the easter lambe with his disciples and refused that bodily meat and drinke saying be would eate nomore of that vntyl it were ● xx●● fulfilled in the kingdome of God nor dryncke of the fruite of the vine vntyl the kingedome of God come that we after hys example shoulde neythere seke for a carnall supper to fyll the belly nor be addicte giuen to the obseruaūce o● the Iuishe cerimonies and shadowes of the truth but that with an vnfayned fayth we shoulde with thankes giuing receyue the spirituall fode in the worde and promisses of God Also both the minestres and receiuers ought to come to the Lordes table in charitie proteste true mutuall loue one to an other for Saint Iohn sayeth Christe dyd ernestly preache charite Iohn 〈◊〉 xiiii x● x● xvii to his disciples and loued thē to the ende for we beinge one congregacion are membres of one body bretherne in dede by Christ For as saint Paule sayth though 1. Cor. ● we be manie yet are we one bodie when we are partakeres of one breade finally it is mete that one tarie for anothere excepte some matter of greate importaunce let vs and that we cōtinue in praier to th ende Iudas alone departied awaye before the other to his own destruction Saint Paule saieth bretherne whē you come together ●or●● to eate let one tarie for annother and if any man be hūgrie let hym ●th xxvi ●●e xiii● eate at home Say●te Mathewe and Saint Marke saye that after they had sayed grace thei wēt vp into the hyll of Oliues Nowe let vs learne what is the function and office of the minister and stua●d of the mi●●eries of God thys we are ta●ght of Christ himselfe in the admini●tracion of the sacramēt to hys disciples wherein dyuers and sūdrt thinges are to be diligētly noted obserued First howe he dyd gyue hym selfe to al hys disciples and ministers and in especially to the preachers beinge an example in washinge of theyr fete that they should do the same and be prompte and redy at all tymes to minister and do seruice to eueriman Moreouer here is to be noted that Christe dyd willingelye and of purpose shone and abhorre al externe and outwarde pompes and solēne sightes that he might printe in oure hertes thynges of greater importaunce also whē he had washed theire feete ▪ he went agayne to the table and put on Iohn xi● hys accustomed rament teaching hys disciples by thys example to go about suche thinges as ought to be most chifflye regarded for he then ernestly preached the Gospell admonished and rebuked Iudas the teaytoure and taught his disciples to be in charitie pacience and hope of thynges to come so Iohn xv plainely manifestlie y● they sayd you speake not nowe in parables Note also that Christe gaue Math. x● thankes to God the father before he gaue the sacrament to hys disciples exhortynge them to remēbre i. Cor xii and shewe furth thereby hys passion vntill he come Finally he callyd vpon hys father wyth a feruent Iohn ●● desire and prayed for all thē that beliue Nowe touchinge the ● xvii receyuers of oure Lordes supper they gaue greate attendaunce to the word doctrine of Christ and wyth obedience receyned the sacrament of the body and bloude of Christe Saynt Marke sayeth they al dyd drinke by hys sayinge no man is excepted Finally let vs ●● x●ii● expende consider of what thing the sacramente is made vndoubtedly it is made of breade wyne the worde for there cannot be the sacrament of oure Lordes supper where any of these lacketh Christ verely t●ke materiall breade and wyne chosinge them for the vse of the sacrament we reade not that he toke water grapes or any such other thynge and he sayede these wordes Thys is my bodie which ●e xxi● shal be gyuē for you and thys cup is the newe testamente in my blould whiche shal be shed for you by these wordes the bread wyne are made the sacramēt holly tokēs of Christes body bloud these wordes offer to vs y● promesses of the Ioyful Gospel which if we receiue with a true faith we eate spiritually in spirit y● fleshe bloud of christ therby obtainlife eternal The sacrament is like a writen Testament that promiseth great gyftes and is sealed wyth two seales that ought to be kepte hole vnbrokē if all these thynges afore rehersed were obserued and kepte then the Lordes supper should be truely vsed the Masse as they cal it should perfectlie be holy for god praised therin would regard it we should receyue of it great frutes goodnes for therebye we are enstructed to beleue in god loue oure neighboure excludinge all-sedicion and disobediēce that peace pacience and concorde may take place and rule againste thys doctrine nothinge can be proued and debated by the holy scripture for it is grounded on moste sure principles and fundacion referringe all thynges to fayeth and ●i i. Iohn i. ● iiii v. charitie by the which two al thinges ought to be tried paraduenture they wyll answere that noman can finde faulte wyth oure sayeinge but yet it is expediente to Ioyne other ceremonies wyth the approued vse in the administracion of thys sacrament of our Lordes supper as haue been vsed hitherto and so the hollye thynge shal be worthei the greater prais● We aunswer that it is nomattex thoughe these ceremonies were omited and left whyche were exco●itate and found out by mans reason and a true christē man wil not be offended ther with as lightyng of candeles singing ringing of belles
The Answere that the Preachers of the Gospel at Basile made for the defence of the true administration and vse of the holy Supper of our Lord ▪ Agaynst the abhominatiō of the Pa●yshe Masse Translated out of Latin into Englyshe by Geo●ge Ba●crafte 1548 ❧ Imprinted at London by Ihon Day and William Seres dwellyng in Sepul●hres Parish at the sign● of the Resurrectiō a litle aboue Holbourne Conduite ☞ Cum gratia priuilegio adimprimendum solum ¶ To the right worshipfull and his singuler good Master Siluester Butler George Bancrafte Wishethe prosperitye and healthe boeth of bodye and soule WHen I considered wyth my selfe the greate daūgerous abuses in the administracion of such sacramentes as our sauiour Iesus Christe left to his misticall bodie the churche of the fayethfull to be externe signes and tokens of suche giftes as God hath and doth dailie worcke in vs to his own glorie and saluacion of oure soules I can fynde perceiue and proue none to be somuche abused as the holy and sacred supper of our Lord. For wher as he ordined that holy sacramēt of his bodie and bloud to he eaten and dronken in remembraunce of his passion whose frute they taste therin which haue ther stedfaste fayth in hym And thereby shewe furth the Lordes death vntyll he come and as brede is made of many graines wyne of many grapes so the membres of the congregacion of Christes churche Haueinge one God one fayeth and one Baptisme are put in remēbraū●e in eateinge and drinkinge y● t●●y are one bodie whereof Christe is y● hed The beally bishopes of Babilon y● Romishe Antichrist haue anullyd extripate cleane abolished y● ordinaunce of Christ and vse of thappostelles in the administracion therof And haue of their owne brayne excogitated deuised and brought in to the churche a newe and straynge ordinaunce for the same whiche is as cōtrarie to christes wil and purpose touching that blessed supper as heauē to earth lyght to darknes lyfe to death and they call it the blessyd Masse but it maye be truely callyd a diluesh Masking for menes eies are masked there with y● thei cannot se the trueth but through that detestable abominacion haue bene brought to moste miserable perdiciō for they applie it to souldyoures in war for faire weather and rayne for the plage pockes a●● suche other diseases for beastes sicke of that morren for preseruacion of health and for remissiō of synnes boeth for the quicke and deade I wyl not speake how God is mocked therin and Christe had in derision they pley booe pepe wyth seste me or seste me not My pene abhoreth to write what duckinge knellenge lickinge kissing or Crossing and breathing these diuilles apes haue deuised in thys whorishe Masse ther desguisinge In apparell at Masse hath picked manye a pore mannes puts and hath robbid theire soules of the true frutes of the spirite for al suche somes of monie that men shoulde haue bestowed on theire poure parentes childrē and nedie neighbours was to litle for their vestimēres albes stoles chalices corporaces aulter clothes Massbockes and suche other wherein Christe hath no delite for Christe and the Appostelles vsede none suche disguisynge in the admininistracion of thys blessid Sacrament of Christes bodie and bloud but were conten●●d with such ramente as they were accustomed daylye to were so these shameles Idolaters shewing them selues of what generacion they are dare so bouldlye face out such manifeste lyes agaynste gods glorye y● plaine truth and ordinaunce of christ ▪ What shal I speake of these holi mumers I would haue saied holy Masse mongers that whan they here of any rich manes death they stocke together lyke rauennes to a dead Carrē Not to conforte them that mourne for the deade wyth hope of y● resurrection of the fleshe not to gyue thankes to God for them that are departed in the fayeth of Christe nor to praye that we departinge in the same fayeth maye wyth them receyue like rewarde but to get money with Requiem eternā and pro quorum memoria corpus Christi simuter with censinge dashing of holy water such other lyke Iuglinges so that the ryght vse of it is cleane altered as though● christ had neuer ordeined it in remembraunce of his death and passion and for as much as in thys treatise folowinge the true vse of the Lordes supper and al●o the deuelishe patchinge of the popishe Masse is in fewe wordes liuely declared I haue thought it good to trāslate the same into the englishe tonge to the edifinge of my dere bretherne in Christ praiinge God the father of oure sauiour Iesus Christ that these thinges may shortlie be reformed that the pore stocke of Christ be nomore deceyuede wyth suche craftye conueiaunce to kepe them in cōtenual blindedes for lucres sake to y● great daunger of their soules and pernicious derogaciō of gods glorie to whome be honour and glorye for euer AMEN FOr asmuche as God hath commaunded vs by his Appostle i. Pet. iii. Peter Oh ye fathers of oure countrie in wysdome grauitie and godlines to be readie at all tymes to gyue an answere to euery mā that as●eth vs a reson of oure fayth it is met● that we should more gladly answere to a questiō proponed beinge requirede of you oure moste Soueraigne Magistrates to whome we knowe also what is oure dutie in other thinges We haue affirmed and vpon sure grounde and reason proued in oure publike sermons that the popishe Masse is not an offering for the quicke and dead but a moste detestable abominatiō before god And therfore a man wyll not belyue how glad we are which loue the truthe that you oure moste prudent senatours require of vs an answer to thys question for we conceyue greate hope that God whyche moueth you to desire to atteine the knowledge of the light and truth wil of his infinite mercye encrese hys grace in you that after the example of the godlye kinges Ezechias and Iolias when the trueth diligently serched out and truly knowen you wyl take awaye abolishe and vtterlye distroye all such tradicions of man as are repugnante to the worde of God And al suche thynges as are taught and set fourth contrarie to the ordinaūce of god and holsome doctrine of Christe whiche thinges stire vp the anger and griuouse displeasure for God agaynste vs miserable creatures for in so doinge you shall norishe confirme and establishe peace vnitie and concorde in thys noble citie of Basell and bringe your subiectes to a sincere godly fourme of lyuinge that at y● daie of Iudgement the bloud and condempnacion of moste detestable sinners shall not be required at your handes being oure Magistrates and gouerners but rather you shal be rewarded of God and receyue in thys worlde prayse and glorye boeth of your subiectes of straingers for nothinge can rather win the fauoure of subiectes to their Maiestrates and rulers bringe them to obedience then the worde of God and his