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A treatise againste the preuee masse in the behalfe and furtheraunce of the mooste hylye communyon made by Edmund Gest. Reade gentyll reader and then iudge. M. D. XLVIII.
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Gest, Edmund.
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1548
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STC 11802; ESTC S110813
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deuise to the vtteraÌce and reprofe of the faultes incideÌt to thee pryuate masse eueÌ now by gods assistance do I wryte Therfore good reader gyue heedy attendaunce therto PRyue masse after the doctryne of the Popishe boke entituled Antididagma is facyoned of fowre partes namelye of thee Sacryfyce of Christes bodye and bloude of the receypt of the communion of prayer and of doctryne These partes orderly wyl I declare and conferre them wyth goddes wrytten worde vpon the confereÌce and tryall whereof it shall I doubt not appeare ful true that eche parcel of the pryuate masse is vngodlye and so consequently the masse selfe exceadynge vngodlye The fyrste parte of the sayd masse is thee sacryfyce wherunto be incydente alwaye consecration transubstanciation and the worshippe of Christes body and bloude And by reason consecracyon for goethe transubstanciation and transubstanciation the sacryfyce and the worshyppe aftergoethe them all I wyll fyrste talke vpon consecratyon and them orderly vpon the remnaunte CoÌsecracyon is that percel of the masse wherein thee priest presumeth to consecrat and hallow Chrstes bodye and bloude The whyche as it is an attempte too vnreasonable and vnable so passynge wycked presumptuouse detestable For howe can it possible be that christes bodye whych cannot be made holyer and perfecter thaÌ already it is shuld or myght be consecrat of the priest Thys muste nedes be that / that is hallowed was before his coÌsecration eyther throughly prophane nothing holy at al eyther else not so holy in consyderacyon wherof whiles the prest do presume to coÌsecrate christes body nedes must they acknowledge and graunt by that theyr enterpryse not so godly as presumptuouse that the sayd body was before the consecration eyther nothyng holy at al else not so holy which graunt as it is erronyouse and vnbeleueable so vngodly and exchuable In case the prestes presumed only by theyr coÌsecratioÌ to hallowe christes body that theyr coÌsecratioÌ were not so haynouse a dede but for asmoche as therby they contend not so learnedly as stoutly not so truly as falsely Christes body to be forged and made of the chosen bread therfore endeuour theÌ selues therby to forge the body of the purposed bread it is exceding haynouse for ther is no creature so worthy puissaÌt entier as the sayd body is whyche thyng could not be true yf the priest or any maÌ else dyd or coulde make the same For the ofte making of any thing as of christes body is an vndeceyueable proufe of the vnperfytenes vnworthines feblenes of the same Ther is no man be he neuer so moch priested or byshopped the caÌ make the feblest basest vnperfytest creature in thys worlde moch lesse christes body the perfytest noblest creature ther is no creature be it neuer so imperfyte that is ofte made howe thaÌ can christes bodye be oft made that is the most perfyte These wordes take eate in these wordes of the institution of the lordes supper take eate thys is my bodye be no wordes of makinge of the lordes body but of presenting exhibiting the same to the receauers of the ryghte supper of the lord So that it is full open that the prieste can nether consecrate Christes body neyther make it Howbeit this is alwaye graunt able the minister both coÌsecrateth maketh though not christes body bloud yet thallotted bread wyne the sacrameÌtes exhitiue of the same For where as the bread wyne vsed at the lordes supper were prophane vnholy before the wordes of the institution of the sayd supper were duely reported vpon them Nowe after thee due reporte and vtteraunce of thee sayde wordes by thee mynister vpoÌ the before named bread and wine they be consecrate and made of prophane the holy sacramentes exhibitiues of Christes body and bloud Thus also meaned the fathers by these wordes consecratioÌ and making in this sacramente Nowe to transubstantiatyon or tornekynde thee next entreatable matter whyche is no lesse disallowable then deceaueable How can thys stande wyth our fayth that Christes body whose creatyon is vnrenuable shulde be agayn made of the bread a vyle creature throughe thexchaunge of the nature therof into hys Howe were it true that the blessed wyne broken bread were bred wyne as Paule termethe theÌ yf theyr natures were throughlye altered into christes body bloud Can they be bread wyne styl without they reteygne theyr natures styll Can they be rightly named bread and wyne wythout theyr own proper mater substauÌce in respect where of they were so named doo they not styll appere to oure senses bread wine not withstanding they ar become the sacrameÌtes exhibitiues of Christes body and bloud who euer sawe the exchaÌge of any substaÌce wtout the alteracioÌ of hys accedeÌtes outward shape wheÌ christ tourned marueylously water into wyne it had not only the nature of wyne but the externall forme also tast colour factoÌ of wyne no semblance of water at al AaroÌs rodde beyng altered into an adder had not only the substaÌce therof but also the outward fassion of the same no similitude of a rodde at al. The water which moyses chaunged into bloude as it was iÌ nature bloud so outwardly it semed bloud EueÌ so questionles shuld the bread wyne leaue the outward shape wyth theyr inwarde substauÌce yf they were altered into christes bodye and bloud By reason wherof sythe they reteygne styl theyr accidentes nedes must they also reteigne theyr wonted substance can ther be any sacrameÌt as S. Augustyne sayth without therin the due elemeÌt fyt word of god belonginge ther vnto be ioyntlye coupled togethers No verely How than can the outward apperaunce of bread wyne without theyr inward substaÌce be the sacramentes of christes body bloud for the outward apperauÌce of bread wyne be none elemeÌtes but only thexternal shewes of the same ElemeÌtes be substaÌce not accideÌtal shewes Is it not true that in thee consacrate bread ther are wormes both engendered fosterd whych could not be yf ther endured the bread lyke natured after as it was before the consecracion For eche worme is a substance and none accydent therfore cannot be engendered or fedde of an accydente but of a substaunce alone In respect wherof sythe the wormes brede and fede not in Christes bodye but in thee consecrate bread we must remedyles acknowledge in the same bread to contynue thee verye proper substaunce therof The bread and wyne be sacrameÌtes of Christes body and bloude ordeyned of him purposely to enstructe oure senses outwardelye what is wrought inwardly by the sayd bodye and bloud in the soule For theyr vse is to declare too our outward senses assuredly the as the receaued bread and wyne norishe strengthen and glad our bodyes so christes body eaten hys bloud dronken accordyngly do oure soules Howe coulde the bread wyne serue to hys purpose yf they were vtterly diuoided of theyr accostumed nature Verely no
the same in that it is a putting therto For yf it were fonded vpoÌ the sayd word it shuld by al lykelyhod be gronded vpon christes wordes concerninge his supper But the it is not And so it is a forged worship thaÌkerendre For christ at his supper neyther offered hym self ne inioyned others to sacrifice him to his father Orderly examine eche word of the institution of hys supper ye shal wel apperceaue thys to be ful certayn Christ at the sayd supper tuke bred mathe 26 Luke 22 But that is not to sacryfyce hym selue Els he sacryfyced hym selue to hys father so oft as he dyd eate He gaue thaÌkes but that is not to offere hym selue Els he sacryfyed hym selue to hys father what tyme he encresed fyue barelye loofes fed therwyth fyue thousand men He broke it and gaue it to his disciples But that is not to reÌdre it to god whych is behoueful in eche sacryfyce His disciples toke eate the bread his body so do the lea meÌ in lyke maÌner Yet they offre theÌ not The which is geueÌ for you herby he meaneth not to be here sacrifyed Els shulde he offer hym selue oft and not ones Els wolde not our prestes ouerhipped those wordes in theyr coÌsecratioÌ The disciples were enioned to do this in his remeÌbrauÌce and so they dyd What then So doo all Christianes the faythful lealtye performe the same Yet offer they hym not As ther is not one word touching this former part of the lords supper the enforceth for the prieste sacrifice Euen so is ther none in thys latter the maketh for the same For that I haue spokeÌ of the same is reducible appliauÌt to the latter portioÌ of the sayde supper Thus it appereth playn christ nether offered him selue in hys supper ne coÌmaunded others to offer hym in the same to hys father In respect wherof paul spoke the selue same wordes vnto the vnprested Corinthians 1. Cori 11. whych Christ reported to hys disciples And bad theÌ also perfourme all those thinges whyche Christ demaunded to be perfourmed of his disciples whiche thing be wold neuer haue done yf the vnprested Corin. mought not accoÌplished put in executioÌ al matters concerning the lordes supper Thus it is playn the masse sacrifice is not grouÌded vpon Goddes wrytteÌ word so nether acceptable or seruiceable to God ne fruteful to maÌ For why whoso worshippeth god wythout his special word for the same worshippeth him wythout fayth By reason true fayth issueth onlye from gods wrytteÌ word as wytnesseth S. Paul Fayth cometh by heariÌg that hearinge by gods word Roma 10 And who so worshippeth god without fayth synneth For as Paul saith whatsoeuer thing is not of fayth Roma 14 is syn So that hereby it is full opeÌ the sayd sacrifice is synful consequently not to be frequeÌted or vsed Our catholiques in that that they acknowlege theyr priest sacrifice not to be mercy workyng suppose it so takeÌ may wel stande both with goddes word christes honour But in so demeng they be foule deceyued For why to atteÌpt to offer christ as it is an enterpryse toto bolde and presumptuouâe so vnsufferable blasphemouse For thys is the state condicioÌ of leyfull sacrifyces before god that they sacryfyced be not merelye of theÌ selues but in respect of the offerers godlynes regarded and hys synfulnes dyslyked of God The sacryfyces of Abel and Cain not wythstaÌdyng they were not moch what vnlyke in theÌ selues Gene. iiii howbeit they were dyuersly respected of god in consyderatioÌ of the souÌorynes betwixt the offerers For th one god regarded for Abels sake the other he hated and abhorred for Cain sake The lorde loked vnto Abel sayth moyses and to hys offering But to Cain and hys offeringe he loked not Marke thys Fyrste he loked vpon Abell ere he respected hys offeringe Fyrste he dyslyked Cain or he dislyked hys sacryfyce Whereby we do vnderstand that the offering is lyked or dislyked of god in respect of the offerer So that here vpon it grondelye arguethe that the offerer is bothe worthyer better estemed of God then hys offering For that that god regardeth merely for it selue is better more estemed of hym thaÌ that whiche he regardeth but in respect of another In consyderation wherof yf christ were to be sacrificed of thee priest then were the priest bothe worthyer better accepted before god theÌ christ him selue as it is gatherable of the before sayde By reason wherof thee priest sacryfyce as it most hyghly empayrethe christes honoure maiestie so vncomperablely offendeth god the father so moste exchueable Wolde you further know why the prest sacrifice is vnsitting disalowable TheÌ diligentlye note the sequeles after sayinges Who so be autorised appoynted to sacrifice Christ body must be prestes after the order ether of Aaron or Melchisedech But our offerers ought not to be prested after Aarons order For that his presthode is quyte repealed done away Syth the priesthode sayth Paul is translated of necessite must the law be translated also Hebre 7 TheÌ remediles must the foresayde sacryfycers be priested after Melchifedech order els are thei vnprested But thei caÌnot be prestes as melchisedech was By reson who so is a preste after hys order is an euerlastynge prieste accordiÌg to this saying of dauid Psal 14 Thou art an euerlasting prest after the order of Melchisedech but we be al immortal but for a tyme therfore not eternall consequeÌtly none euerlastinge prestes WhervpoÌ it formally argueth that our vsurped prestes vsurpe take the authorite to sacrifice Christes body whych is grauÌted neyther to theÌ ne to anye maÌ els By reason wherof they be blame worthy for that theyr vsurpatioÌ of soch autorytee Hebre. 5 Let no maÌ sayth Paul take honoure to him selue but he that is called of god as was Aaron To êcede further in the disproufe of the prest sacrifice Howe can it possible be that our prestes could sacrifi christes bodi bsoud With out theyr due sacrameÌtes the sayde body bloud nether caÌ be pÌsented ne sacrifyced as the prestes them selues acknoledge as most certeÌ For the sacrified bred wine nether be ne caÌ be sacrameÌtes of christes body bloud By reason they be otherwyse vsed theÌ christ selue ordeyned thee sacrameÌtes of the same to be Can the baptisme water be iustly recoÌpted a sacrameÌt wher it is transposed to other vsages theÌ it is prepared for of christ by hys word the ryght ordinauÌce of the same namely to be gaised vpon too sprynkle washe meÌ with al to christeÌ belles to washe our clothes with all No truely Can the circumcision or of pare which the Iewes and turkes now vse be rightly demed a sacramente No verely Certes nomore can the sacrificed bread wyne be iustly accompted sacrameÌtes of the lordes body bloud But