I praye you speake on Christ. The Masse saye they makein men holy yea it maketh them ryghtuous and deliuereth them from sinnes The Masse is a sacrifice and not the sygne of a sacrifice onelye In the Masse is the bodye and bloude of Christe truely offered for the quicke and deade The masse of a prieste be he neuer so naughti is profitable ex opere operato Christ w t his pa ssion satisfied for originall synne and instituted the masse to be an oblacion for the synnes committed dayely boeth mortall and ve niall To heare masse is the hono ringe of God whither the hearer vnderstandeth it or not Missa soundeth sacrifice ergo the masse is a sacrifice Missa is deriued of Mitto to sende for in the masse the lamb that is to say Christ is sente vnto the father to forgeue oure synnes The Masse deliuereth s◅ulles from purgatorye for asmuche as it is a satisfactory sacrifice for synnes Not onely the sacrifice of Christ wherin he offered hym selfe was a sacrifice for synne but we also offer for oure sinnes a continual sacrifice in the masse The sacrifice of Christ obtayneth mercy onely for original synne and for the synnes paste The sacrifice of the masse euerye daye is the true sacrifice for synnes Althoughe Christ was once offered on the crosse in the open likenesse of fleshe yet is the same Christe dayelye offered on the altare at masse The wordes of con secracion duly spokē of the priest there is made a transubstantiacion of wyne into the bloude of Christe and of the bread into hys bodye Euery man may lawfully worshippe the hoste consecrated Althoughe Paule calleth the sacramente of the Supper breade yet maye we not beleue therefore that the substaunce of breade remaineth in the sacrament Christ saide Hoc est corpus meum This is my bodye therefore muste we nedes holde that there is a transubstantiacion and that the substaunce of breade is chaunged in to the bodye of Christe The bodye of Christe is presente in the Masse so greate and large as it was whā it hanged on the crosse Forasmuch as Christe that most hyghe maiestie of God is present at the masse therefore is it verye godly to appointe many ceremonies that Christ may be entertay ned honorably Masse ought not to be sayed but in an holye place and vpon an altare of stone for Christe him selfe is called a stone The masse amonge al the suffrages for the deade doeth profitte moste of all for the deliueraunce of soulles out of purgatory By hearinge of masse we maye obtayne not onely spiritual goodes but all maner of corporall and temporall goodes also The cannon of the masse is godly and catholyke and it was ordeyned of the Apostles The masse ex opere operato iustifieth and taketh away the giltines of the faute and payne in thē for whom it is done With y e sacrifice of the Masse the satisfactiōs of the deade are rede med The masse ex opere operato geueth grace and beyng applied for other deserueth vnto them ex opere operato forgyuenes of the faute and payne and obtayneth what so euer we haue nede of in al oure lyfe In the olde testamēt ther was a byshop that offered sacrifices for the synnes of y e people therefore in the newe testamente muste ther be priestes and Byshoppes to offere sacrifices for sinnes The body of the Lord once offered on the crosse for originall synne is continually offered for dayly sinnes vpon the altare that by thys meanes the churche maye haue a gyfte wher wyth they may pacifie the wrath of god It is an heresy of the Arrians to holde that the masse is not a sacrifice for the quicke and the deade Howe saye ye Neigheboures to thys doctryne of the massekynge papistes Is it not good stuffe Theo. God haue mer cy on vs. I haue not heard more blasphemous doctrine in my life agaynst the trueth of Gods most blessed word nor more iniurious and dispiteful agaynst the glorious passion of our onely Lord sauioure Iesu Christ. O to much miserable is that realme where suche doctrine is taught Bonde slaues and wreched captiues are they to Satan and to hys Antichristian sinagog where such tea chers reigne and bare rule Oh whan wyl these papistes cease to speake blasphemies againste the sonne of the liuinge God The teachers of thys doctryne are ryghte chaplens to that beaste which had seuen heades and ten hornes and opened hir mouthe to speake blasphemies agaynste God and hys name and agaynst hys holye congregation wyth so many as inhabite the heauens These are those marked Marchauntes whiche haue committed abhominable whoredomme wyth that fylthey and vncleane stromppette Babylon and wepe nowe because no man wyll bye their marchaundise nor their ped lary any more their golde syluer and precious stones their pearle raynes purple and scarlet their ornamētes their franckensence wyne and oyle their fyne flower and wheate with the bodyes and soules of mē Phile. I haue spent the more tyme in declaringe vnto you the wycked opinion of t◅e papistes concerning the sacrifice of the masse and cōfutinge of the same because ye shoulde reioyce in none other thyng as touching your redempcion satisfactiō for your sinnes a perfecte atonmēt made betwene God and vs but onely in the death and passion of oure Lorde and sauioure Iesu Christ as S. Paule sayeth God forbid that I shoulde reioyse in anye thynge but in the death of oure Lorde Iesu Christe Nowe the sacrifice of the masse beynge reproued and proued of no force and vertue to put awaye the synnes of the quicke and deade as the papistes haue falsely taught and made the folishe simple people to beleue for lucr◅s sake of what price I praye you is the masse nowe to be estemed It agreeth nomore with christes supper thā Christ Belial light and darckenes trueth and falshode Christe made a sermon before he ministred the sacramente of hys bodye and bloude to hys Disciples the papistes say masses the deuill and all and yet no sermon at all Christ sate at the table and turned hys face to his Disciples whan he gaue them the misteries of hys bodye and bloude the papistes sequester them selfes from the people they stand at an altare and turne their backes to the multitude Christe reheresed the wordes of the institution of hys supper openly yea and that in suche a tonge as al hys Disciples vnderstode y e papistes whisper to them selues playenge silence glome and vtter althinges in a straung tong that no manne vnderstādeth what is spokē nor for the moste parte them selues neyther Christe gaue the sacramente of hys bodye and bloud to hys Dysciples for to eate the papistes gyue nothyng to any man but eate and drincke altogether them selues Christe ministered the misterye of hys bodye in com mon breade the papistes minister printed waferre cakes other wyse not cōmonly vsed Christ mi nistered wyne to
in mind so did he chose pore hum ble men to be his disciples y t they might go b◅are abrod like faith ful ministers y e heauēly riches of his exceding mercy toward man Christ. Not wyth out a cause For the riche galaūte and pompous worldlynges are no fit vessels t◅ c◅rye the treasures of the kyngdome of heauen so vnequally matched are Christe and Mammon heauen earth Golde and gods worde light and darcknes They maye pretend and beare an outwarde fac◅ to the worlde as thoughe they were the Apostles and ministers of Christe as Iudas Simon Magus and suche other dyd but inwardelye and afore God th◅y are the Apostls and ministers of Satan and whan they seme moste of all to talke of Christe of Christes doctrine of hys glory than are thei most of all ennemies of the crosse of Christe seke the condemnacion both of his doctrine and glory and laboure to stablishe their owne drousy dreames lowe◅ye lawes croked cōstitutions diuel lishe decres Antichristian actes and al for their God y e belly So swete a thynge is it to these false ministers and craftie apostles of Satan to tomble and walow in all kyndes of carnall pleasures and worldly riches Christe therfore knowynge all suche Bellye goddes to be vnapte for the prea chynge of the Gospell as he was pore and humble him selfe so did he chose to be hys ministers and Apostles por◅ homble menne ◅i shars day labourers tolgatherers such other vyle personnes abiectes of y e worlde These appointed he vnto the office of prea chyng his heauenly fathers wil. These made he dispensatoures and Stuwardes of the misteries of god These commaunded he to goforth and preach the Gospell the ioyful and glad ◅idings the fauoure of God towarde manne Repentaunce fayeth fre remission of sinnes in his bloud peace tranquillite of conscience euerlastinge lyfe c. The. These your wordes doeth blessed Paul affirme sayeing the folishenes of God is wiser then mē y e weakenes of god is stronger then men Brethrē ye se your calling how y t not mani wise mē after the flesh not many mightie not manye of hie degre are called but god hath chosen the folishe thynges of the world to confound the wyse And god hath chosē the weake things of the world to cō◅oūd the things which are mightie And vile thin ges of the world thinges which are dispised hath god chosē yea thinges of no reputacion for to bring to noughte things of repu tatiō y t no flesh should reioyce in his presēce Phi. Againe to shewe his humilite lolines how was he cōtent at euery mans desire to ◅o whither thei wold haue him gladly to do what so euer they re quested him Did he not heale y e deseased Restore y e blind to their sight The deaffe to their hearig The dūbe to their speaking The dead to their life Yea y e very Lepers did he not disdaine to purge cl◅se of their leprosie to touch w t his own handes whō the fine Pharises y e lusty lawers y e solēne saduces y e sawsy scribes the brag ing byshopes y e pattering priests w t y e whole rable of y e hypocritish sort disdained once to loke vpon so far is it of y t these holy fathers sought any remedy at al to helpe y e pore disseased After many tra gedies had betwen Christe the spiritual sorcerers w t y e other pōpouse worldlings for his doctrin miracles whā the time came ap poynted of hys heauenly father frome euerlastinge that he for mans reconciliation and pacifiyng of the diuine wrath shoulde offer hymselfe ▪ a swete and euerlastynge Sacrifice to God hys father wherby he myght redeme man from the tiran◅y of Satan paye hys raūsome by the price of his dere herte bloude fatisfie for hys offēses set a perpetual peace betwene God the father and mā and by hys death and passion bringe an whole sea of heauenlie treasures to the faythful penitēt sinners wyth what alacritie and cherefulnes of mynd wyth what desire and redines went he to his glorious passion No kinde of payne Did he disdayne For to sustayne To do man pleasure Hys owne herte bloude To shed on the rode It dyd hym good To make man al pure Euse. O the vnoutspeak◅able fa uoure of God towarde man If he had sent downe faythful Abra ◅ā or any other of the old Patri arches or aunciente holye Prophetēs to haue suffered for mans saluatiō it had wythout al doubt bene a token of singulare great fauoure toward man but to send downe hys onely begotten and derely beloued sonne from hys glorious throne yea and that for his enemies for their health and saluacion it is loue passynge all loue it is charite farre exceading all charite it is fauoure rather to be depely maruelled at than a ble worthily to be expressed The sonne of god to be come man and suffer dath for our sake Oh how cā we otherwise thē ernestly and frō y e very hert reioyce in y e Lord oure God Christ. Truly to much iron herted are all thei which reioyce not in y e blessed incarnaciō glorious death of this most ble ssed sede Iesu christ our Lord by whom so many so excellēt treasures of heauēli goodes haue fre ly chaūced vnto vs. Al things euē vnto the very death did he for our health saluation yea y t so cōsūmat perfecte y t ther was no thing left behind vnaccōplished y t might turne vnto our wealth cō modite profit cōcerning our redēpciō Let the turckes bost their Mahumet and reioyce in hym so much as thei list let Papistes auaunce their pope triumphe in him so much as is possible let the rich worldlinges magnifie their wicked mamon reioyse in it ful their hertes let y e glistering hypo crites delight in their god the bel ly euē vnto the vttermost yet let vs let vs I say y t professe Christ aright only reioyse in Christe in Christes natiuite passiō bloud death as s. Paul saith god forbid y t I should reioyse in any thinge but in the death of our lord Iesu Christ. For so louinge gentle a Sauioure can no wher be found so fauourable liberal a Lord cā no where be sought out In this sauioure lord therfore let vs re ioyse in none other Theo. The papistes can not broke this doctrine y t Christ alone y e most highe euerlastinge priest hath by hys death passiō in offeryng vp his own blessed body a swet smelling sacrifice to God the father so plē tuously so omnisufficiently so at the ful made satisfacion for oure sinnes y t we nede none other sacrifice satisfactory to put awaye our wickednesses Phile. No mar uel for in defacing the glory honour
greater and a more pe◅fit tabernacle not made w t hands y t is to say not of this maner buildinge neyther by the bloude of Gotes or calues but by hys owne bloude entered he once for all into the holye place and founde eternall redemcion Agayne in the later ende of the same chapter Christe is not entred into y e holye places that are made wyth handes whyche are but similitudes of true thyngs but into the very heauen for to appeare nowe before the face of God for vs. Not to ofter hym selfe ofte as the hygh prieste entereth into the holy place euerye yere with strange bloude for thē muste he often haue suffred sēce the worlde began But nowe in the ende of the worlde hathe he appeared once for all to put syn to flyght by the offerynge vp of hym selfe And as it is appoynted vnto mē that they shall once dye and then commeth the iudg mente euen so Christe was once offered to take away the synnes of many Blessed Paule hath no shyfte of descante but singeth euer one songe nothinge lesse thē pleasaunte to the eares of these Sacrificers He affirmeth that Christe by hys owne bloude entered into heauen once for all found eternall redemption Where we maye learne y t Christ is so swete a smellynge sacrifice to God the father y t by the once offeryng vp of him selfe he hath founde euerlastynge redemption Redēption and remission of synnes is so plētuously purchased by the deathe of Christe that it remaineth for euermore The papisticall sacrificers do greately erre therfore whych take vpō thē daily to sacrifice for the sins of the quicke dead as though Christes sacrifice endured no lēger and were of no more effecte and vertue Christo. O blasphemouse hypocrites Phile. Againe he sayeth that nowe in the ende of the world Christ hath appeared once for all to putte synne to flight by the offering vp of hym selfe as though he shoulde say Many sacrifices were offered of the priestes of the olde lawe but none of theym coulde put synno to flyghte Therfore Christe the hyghe prieste in these laste dayes became manne and was not offered of anye other but he offered hym self yea and that once for all for the sinnes of so manye as vnfaynedly repente and trulye beleue and hys oblation for euer euer abydeth of so greate strength vertue and power that that alone none other chaseth awai putteth to flight the sins of many both of Iewes gētils if thei beleue Once again he sai eth We ar sāctified made holi bi y e oblatiō of christes bodi once for al. Are not these words plain inough How oft doth S. Paul resite the oblatio of Christes body yea that once for all stifly affirmeth that by that once offerynge vp of him selfe we are per fectly sanctified and made holy What nede thē haue we of y e sacrifice of y e masse to be made holye if there were any suche sacrifice as the papisticall sacrificers faine It foloweth also in y e same chapter Euery prieste is readye daylye ministerynge and often times offreth one maner of offerynge whyche canne neuer take awaye synnes But thys manne that is to saye Christe when he had offered for synnes one sacrifice whyche is of value for euer sate hym downe on the ryghte hande of God and from thenceforthe tarieth tyll hys foes be made his fote stole For with one offerynge hath he made perfecte for euer them that are sanctified thys one sentence maketh to fall flatte vpon the grounde al that euer the Papistes haue builded for the mayntenaunce of theyr Missall sacrifice Fyrste he sayth that all the sacrifices whych the other Priestes offer can take away no sinne Secōdly y e Christ offred one sacrifice for our syns whyche is of value for euer by the whiche one Sacrifice he excludeth all other Thirdely y e he sate hym downe on the ryghte hande of God the father there tarieth tyl the daye of iudgmēte Thē can he be offered and sacrificed no more what so euer the pedlerlyke Papistes chatter as S. Paule sayeth Christe raysed frō the deade dieth no more Death shal haue no more power ouer hym For as towchynge that he dyed he dyed as concernynge sin once but as towching that he lyueth he liueth to God Fourthlye that wyth one offerynge he hath made perfecte for euerthem y t are sanctified If we be made perfecte wyth one offerynge whych is the oblation of Christes body vpon the aultare of the crosse what imperfection remayneth there in vs that wee shuld haue nede of the missal sacrifice If one Sacrifice make vs perfecte for euer what neede wee to haue so manye sacrifices offered daylye in the Popeyshe masses All these scriptures tofore aledged shew euidētly that y e death of Christ is a sacrifice so omnisufficiēte so perfect so abso lute so cōsūmate so plētuous at the full y e it alone maketh cleane for euer the faythfull from their synnes wtoute any repeticion or renewing Euse. Curssed therfore are these papistical Sacrificers whyche so arrogantly dare presume to offer and sacrifice Christ agayne as though the fyrst oblation sacrifice were imperfect Phile. God amende them turne theyr hertes and geue thē grace to know hys trueth For what other thynge is it to set vp a new oblation then to anulle the olde to make God a lyar to denye Christe as Sainte Peter ryght well prophesied of suche subtyll Sacrificers For he that sayeth that synnes are forgeuen by the masse that the masse is a Sacrifice for the synnes boeth of the lyuyng and of the Deade he muste eyther graunte that the alone Sacrifice of Christe vpon the crosse is not sufficiente for the fayethful or els that the missal sacrifice is a mockeynge of Christe and a plain scorning of god the father O abhominatiō Why is Christ called an euerlastynge Prieste but that hys sacrifice once done on the aultare of the crosse endu reth for euer in ful strength and power for so manye as beleue though they synne neuer so ofte if they returne vnto God seke remission of theyr synnes in the precious bloude of oure alone sauiour Iesus Christ As sa◅ct Iohn sayeth If any man synne wee haue an aduocate wyth the father Iesus Christ the rightuous and he it is that obtayneth grace for our sinnes not for our syns onely but also for the sins of the whole worlde What nede we thē moe oblations S. Paul sayeth without effusion or sheadynge of bloude there is no remission of syns If the papistes therfore wyll haue theyr masse a sacrifyce so is it proued by the wordes of the Apostle that they crucifie Christ agayne and shede his bloude Christopho O bloudy sacrificers What Christen herte can byde to be presente where such ignominie is done to Christ the lord Phile. He that sacrificeth is greater than the sacrifice so doth it folow that the pristes
be a coÌ„memoracion of hys bloude shedeynge to his Disciples the papistes minister to the people not onely wyne but water also myngled theyr with Christe gaue the sacrament of his bodye and bloude into the Disciples handes the papistes put it in the peoples mouthes not sufferynge them to touche it wyth their handes for their to muche base filthines Christe deliuered the sacrament to his Disciples sittyng at the table the papistes coÌ„pel y e people to receyue it kneling vpon their kenes Christ deliueringe the breade and wine to hys Disciples sayde vnto theÌ„ take ye eate ye and drincke ye the papistes say beholde honour worshippe and reuerence youre maker here Christ instituted his supper to be a remembraunce of hys death and passion whiche is the onely sacrifice for the synnes of the people the papists affirme that their massekyng Masse is a perfecte sacrifice foâ—… the quicke and the deade and of as greate vertue and strenght as the blessed passion of our sauioure christ is Christe deliueringe the miste ries of hys body and bloude to hys disciples tolde them that his body shoulde be broken for them and hys bloude shead for them and many into the remissioÌ„ of sin nes the papistes shame not to lie that Christe by hys death satisfied onely for original synne and the synnes paste as for all oure synnes what so euer they be veniall or mortal they be put away by the sacrifice of y e masse Christ deliuered the sacramente of hys body and bloude vnder both kin des to hys disciples the papistes steale awaye from the common people the misterye of Christes bloude Christe gaue to hys Disciples the sacramente to be eaten for a remembrauÌ„ce of his death the papistes holde it vp aboue their heades and commaund the people to worshippe it as God Christe ministered the sacrament in suche apparel as he did customably weare the papistes put on maskyng apparel Albes girdels vestimentes coopes subdeacon deacons tunicle and what not Christe playnly and puerly ministered the sacramente to hys Disciples wythout 〈◊〉 ceremonies the papistes muste haue sensers belles candles 〈◊〉 paxes corporasses Superaltaries altare clothes cruetres napkins besides their dowkynges and lowtynges their turnynges and returnynges their gaspynges and gapynges their knelynges and winkinges their mockinges and mowynges their crossinges and knockinges their kissynges and lickeynges their noddynges and nosynges their washynges and wypynges thâ—…ir booynges and bleatinges as I may speak nothynge of their prostracions and inclinacions of their commemoracions and histrionicall gesticulacions more meate for madde braines and dronckardes than for graue and sober honeste men Christe commaunded hys Disciples to receyue the sacramente so ofte as they woulde the papistes appoynte the common people onely to receyue it at Easter or whan they be in perell of death Christe wylled hys Disciples so ofte as they eate of that sacramentall breade to remember hys death tyl he come he mea neth vnto the iudgemente the papistes say they haue hym al redye in there handes and in theyr mouthes in theyr boxes and in their pixes Christe dyd not appoynte anye parte of the sacramente to be reserued after the coÌ„ munion the papistes reserue it and haÌ„ge it vp wyth an haltar in the pixe sence it carye it about in procession and make a pageaunt of it Christ appoynted his sacramente to be eaten in the remembrauÌ„ce of his passioÌ„ the papistes kepe it so long that it corrupteth waxeth moulâ—… breadeth ful of wormes Christe in the institutio of the mistery of hys body sayed â—…hys is my body which is geueÌ„ for you Do thys in the remembraunce of me The Papistes in theyr consecration as they cal it mangle the wordes of Christe in some place addinge of theyr own to the wordes of Christe and in an other place leauynge altogyther oute In the consecracion of the bread they haue Enim which Christe hath not nor anye word for it in the Hebrue tonge And herein do they greuously offende agaynste God whyche commauÌ„deth that nothyng should be added to hys worde Agayne they leaue oute thys confortable promisâ—… quod pro uobis datur which is geueÌ„ for you wherin our chefe consolacion ioye and comforte is coÌ„tained And here again do thei not a lityll offende agaynste the hyghe maiestye of God seynge they plucke so many wordes froÌ„ the institucion of Christe They are also verye theues enemies to vs seynge they depryue vs of so swete and confortable promise wherin is coÌ„preheÌ„ded the misteri of our saluatioÌ„ Christ in deliuering the cup of the mistery of his bloud spake these words Drinke ye all of this This cup is y e new Testament in my bloude whych is shed for you and for manye into the remission of synnes The Papists rehearse not the words in the consecration of the wyne as I maye go forth to vse theyr terme in all poyntes as Christe dyd but adde moe vnto them as though there were a certayne im perfection or insuffitiencye in the wordes of Christe Theyr words are these Thys is the chalice of my bloude a newe and euerlastynge testament the misterye of fayeth whiche for yâ—…u and many shall be shed for the remission of synnes Although in the additioÌ„ of these wordes there is no vntrueth yet is it not conueniente for any man whych is but fleshe earth duste and ashes to putte oughte to the wordes of Christe whyche is the wysedome of the father and knoweth beste what is mooste expediente for the settynge forth of his glory If a maÌ„ adde anye thynge to the Testamente and laste wyll of any mortall manne or doe plucke oughte therfro his faulte is counted very greate and he hym selfe for euer after discredited bycause he hath so vniustly dealte wyth his neyghboures wyl In what estimation then are they to be hadde whyche corrupte the testamente and laste wyll not of man onelye but of God and man also wherin are bequethed not worldely transitorye thinges but thyngs heauenlye and perpetuall Neyther is thys blessed testameÌ„t sealed wyth waxe but wyth the preciouse and deare herte bloude of our Lorde and sauioure Christe Iesus to mancle this heauenlye testamente to corrupte thys blessed wyll wherein is bequethed vnto vs the fauoure of God remission of al our sinnes eternal lyfe if we truely repent and earnestly beleue is much vnsittyng for any christen man neyther are suche manckelers and corruptours suche theues and robbers anye more to be beleued of the faithful congregation Christe as I may once make an end after he had fed his disciples with the holy misteries of his bo dye and bloude gaue thankes to God the father and so prepared him self thorow earnest praier vnto the death The Papistes after they haue once droncke and eate vp all togyther they gyue no thankes wherby the coÌ„mune people are edified excepte it be when they blesse wyth the empty cup or byd theym go home