he must be Armed to Duel that Dreadful Enemy Therefore he puts on his Shoes first which signify in their sense the Humility of Christ Then the Bishop attires his head with an Horned Mitre whereas the Priest wears onely a Coiff and Kerchief as they call it this Mitre is a kind of Spiritual Hâ—lmet to keep his Lordships Patesafe and sound from Satans Attaque The Priests Coif denotes the Robe or Veil that Christs Face was covered with when the Souldier smote him Matth. 27. Mark 15. Luk. 23. Crying Who smote thee The Alb is a kind of shirt of Mail in their sense representing the Gown which Herod gave to Christ in mockery The Girdle with which he binds this Smock of the Whore of Babylon signifies the Bow with which these Archers kill Devils in this Holy War The little Cord wherewith the Stole is tyed denotes the Quiver wherein the Arrows are put The Stole is the Breast-plate which goes about the Neck and Crosses the Priests Belly like a Saint Andrew's Cross signifying the Cord with which Christ was bound when they scourged him The Manipule that is the Childs swadling Band is put about his Arms as a Bracelet is instead of a Mace or Courtleax denoting with all the Cord with which Christs Hands were bound The Chasuble is a loose Garment with a hole in the middle through which the Priest like a Monkey puts his head and so one part hangs before the other behind in which undermost part is always a Cross this signifies the Garment without Sean wherewith in mockery they attired Christ. They have abundance of other Fooleries and some mystical signification ridiculous enough to 〈◊〉 sure is attributed to each of them These m 〈…〉 suffice to shew what difference there is between these Sacrament-makers and Christs Institution 〈◊〉 which no such Habiliments were used but Christ without any super addition of Pontifical Robes wash his Disciples Feet O unspeakable Humility But these Fellows array themselves with a mock pageantry of Habit and happy is he that kisses then Tails Besides they have a kind of a Consecratione call it Conjuring if you will for all these Garments to keep all sawcy Devils away that dare to interrupt the sacred Comedy Every piece of the Priests spiritual Armor is attended with a Prayer which he must whisper to himself forsooth denoting the Magical Spell for which it was ordained which take from their own Book as follows Here follow the words which the Priest must say when he Apparelleth himself to say Mass first when he hath Crossed himself and taken his Amict let him say Lord put the Helmet of Salvation upon my head that I may vanquish and overcome all the Deceits of the Devil in the Name of the Father of the Son c. In girding himself with the strings of the Amict Lord make me clean both in Soul and Body to the end I may worthily perform thy holy Work through our Lord Jesus Christ In putting on of his Alb let him say Lord put on me the Vestment of Salvation and the Robe of Righteousness or Environ me evermore with the Robe of Gladness through Jesus Christ our Lord. When he puts on his Girdle let him say Lord Gird the Reins of my Heart and Body with the Girdle of Faith and quench in me all humours of Lechery and let the love of Chastity remain in me through Jesus Christ c. In taking the Manipule let him say O Almighty God I beseech thee that I may so de serve to bear my Manipule both going and weepig with patience and putting it off with Joy that I may with these have part through Jesus Christ c. When he putteth on his Stole let him say Environ my Neck with the Stole which is the Robe of Righteousness When he putteth on his Chasuble let him say Thy Yoke and Burden O Lord are sweet light and therefore make me able to bear them that I may obtain Mercy at thy hands O Saviour ef the World who Livest and Reignest one God in perfect Trinity World without End Notes O the Repeated Blasphemies of these Wretches what the Apostle ascribes to the true Spiritual Armor which defends us in and through Christ from the Assaults of the Devil is by this Mass Priest attributed to his Cursed Head-geer and the other appurtenances of his more Devilish Mass But for the exposition of that passage of Scripture Eph. 6. I refer my Reader to Mr. William Gurnal of Lavenham in Suffolk who upon that Subject Writ Largely and Learnedly CHAP. III. THe Priest being thus prepared let him approach the Altar saying the 43. Psalm Judge me O God c. Vnto the end with Glory be to the Father Then must he repeat the Versicle Introibc c. And I will go in to the 1 Altar of God to that God which makes glad my mouth The Verse Confess your selves unto the Lord because he is good The Answer For his Mercy endureth for ever And I guilty and unworthy Priest confess my self unto Almighty God 2 and to the Blessed Virgin Mary and to all the Saints and to you my Brethren Because that I miserable Sinner have greatly sinned against the Law of my God in Thought Word Deed and by negligence and through my own fault my fault my most grievous fault And therefore I BESEECH MARY the most Blessed Mother of God and all the he-and-she-Saints of God omnes Sanctos Sanstas Dei and you my Brethren to pray for me wretched Sinner unto the Almighty Lord our God to have mercy upon me When he hath thus made his Confession with â— profound bending of his Body let him so stand still till the rest have Answered The Clerks shall answer Amen 2 Misereatur tu 〈…〉 Omnipotens Deus c. The Almighty God have mercy upon thee c. Notes How the places of Scripture here alleaged and misapplyed and God is mocked and Blasphemed any body may see that is not wilfully blind 1 The Table on which the Supper was Celebrated and whereon thanks were given to God which thanks indeed are Sacrifices of Praise by a Metaphorical or Allusive Phrase called an Altar by some of the Antients but Christians have no Material Altar but onely this Spiritual Altar whereon it is not lawful for them to eat that serve the Tabernacle viz. the Jews or Heathens who also had Altars and Sacrifices for their Idols So that the Pedigree of this Popish Altar must needs be derived from the Jews or Pagan Idolaters for it has no Sanction in the Gospel 'T is worth observing how these Mass-Mongers Massacre the Psalms picking on t here and there some Verses that have no coherence together expresly contradicting the second Councel of LAODICEA 'T was a pretty mistake of a Priest who neither understood nor could pronounce this Introibo to say constantly Introibo ad Tartara Dei that is I will go unto the Hell of God I am sure if he spoke not Truth yet
Censeth the Altar Chalice and Mass-Boâ—k then he gives it back to the Deacon who Censeth the Priest himself And when he hath so done he goeth on to the reading of the Gospel saying The Lord be with you Answer And with thy Spirit The Priest Sâ—quentia Sancti Evangelii c. The things which follow are according to the Gospel of Saint John Answer Glory be to thee O Lord. When this is said every one must make the Sign of the Cross both on his Forehead and also upon his Breast then must the Priest make a sign of the Cross upon his Book ✚ and kiss it After that he goeâ—h on and saith In those Days Jesus said unto his Disciples and unto the Multitude of the Jews My Flesh is Meat indeed and my Blood is Drink indeed Whosoever eateth my Flesh and drinketh my Blood dwellâ—th in me and I in him As the Living Father sent â—he and I live by the Father even so he that eateth me shall live by the means of me This is that Bâ—ead which came down from Heaven Not as your Fathers eat Manna in the Wilderness and are dead but he that eateth this Bread shall live for ever And after he addeth By these Evangelical sayings let our Sins be blotted out Amen These are holy words and I believe and confess it Notes These â—ensings are said to be invented by Leo the First but it seems that unless the Mass be solemn the Gods made at Petty Masses are not perfumed so that you have a Distinction of Masses Grand-Masses and Petty-Masses according to the quality of the Saint or Magnificence of the Audience O Antichrist that sittest in the Temple of God Exalting thy self above all that is called God that mak'st this Pontificial Gaudery to be the Alpha and Omega of thy Devilish Religion that makest these Ceremonies of besotted Bâ—ains to thrust out the Naked Purity and Simplicity of the Gospel The Unâ—rring Word of God assures us that thou shalt be tumbled with a vâ—ngeance from thy lofty Pinacle of Pride to the Bottomless Pit with all thy Rotten Rags fit onely for so shameless and overgrown a Hee-Whore as thou art Reader You must note that this Perfuming supposes they stunk before else it were needless to sweeten them Note also that the Incense it self is not worth a straw unless the Spiritual Conjurer blesses it Mark further what a ridiculous Prosopopeia is here the Priest speaks to the Incense Ab illo benedicaris in cujus honore Cremaberis In Nomine c. That is Be THOV blest by him in whose honour thou shalt be burnt In the Name c. Now if this Mass be not of Gods making for so all Divine Worship must be it is certainly of the Devils making and the Incense is Consecrated by him and burnt to his honour There 's Devilish Consecration with a Witness This Fragment of the Gospel mentioned no way favours the Carnal Presence of these Papists as is fully prov'd by our Reverend Protestant Divines by unanswerable Arguments to which we refer You see the words of the Gospel are made a kind of a Charm of as if by the bare uttering of them Sins were blâ—tted out which is no otherwise done but by the Blood of Christ Then with several Antick Cringes and Postures the Niceâ—â— Creed is Repeated by the Priest which Creed confounds this Mass if rightly expounded Take but one instance instead of many viz. If the Bodily Presence of Christ in the Wafer be true then this Article of his Ascension into Heaven is false or else the Body of Jesus Christ is no true or real but a Phantastical Body But the Article by their own grant is true Ergo their Transubstantiation the grand Id â— and life of the Mass is a horrible Figment Next follows the Offertory or Oblation as they call it full of like Tricks and Blasphemies and then comes the washing of hands c. as follows CHAP. IX AFterwards let him go and wash his hands at the right end of the Altar saying 1 I will wash my hands among the Innocents unto the end of the Psalm viz. Psalm 25. with Glory be to the Father c. As it was c. Lord have mercy upon us Christ have mercy upon us Lord have mercy upon us Our Father which art in Heaven c. After he hath washt his hands let him make a sign of the Cross standing at the middle of the Altar and say In the Name of the Father c. Come Holy Ghost replenish the hearts of thy Faithful and kindle the fire of thy love in them Then let him bow himself down before the Altar and say Let us be received by thee O Lord in the Spirit of Humility and a Contrite mind and let our Sacrifice be so made as that it may at this day be received by thee and please O Lord my God In the Name of the Father and Son c. Amen Making 2 a Cross upon the Aâ—tar and kissing it let him lay his hands a cross over the Sacrifice saying 3 Come O invisible Sacrificer and Keeper bless and sanctifie thy Sacrifice prepared for thy Holy Name In the Name of the Father c. Making a Cross over the whole Sacrifice and kissing the Altar Then let him hold his hands together and turning himself unto the People say Pray for me Brethren and Sisters and I for you that both mine and your Sacrifice together may be acceptable unto the Lord our God through Jesus Christ our Lord. Lord hear my Prayer And let my Cry come unto thee The Lord be with you Ansmer And with thy Spirit Let us pray 4 Then turning himself about on the left side he saith the 5 Secret or Secrets The Secrets We beseech thee O Merciful Lord grant unto thy Church the Gifts of Unity and Peace which are spiritually signified under the Gifts offered Notes 1 This washing of hands may be properly compared to Pilates for they both if Transubstantiation be true Sacrifice the same Jesus Flesh Blood and Bones If this be washing of hands in Innocence as the verse in the Psalm is prophanely and Impiously applyed there is no guilt in the World Here are plenty of Crosses for you But these Cross-makers are not over forward to bear the Cross of Christ 3 'T is worth inquiry who this invisible Sacrificer and Keeper is For it cannot be Christ because it would be absurd to invoke him to sanctifie himself nor tâ—e Holy Spirit for Christ is as holy as the Holy Ghost Therefore it must be some Unclean Spirit which guides the Blasphemous Priest 4 To omit the ridiculous Postures reacted by the Priest his Orate pro me Fratres Sorores Pray for me Brethren and Sisters with a Promise of his Prayers for them is doubly foolish for first the people do not understand a word of it secondly 't is absurd to say Brethren and Sisters when in thousands of Masses there is but one besides the Priest and yet this
every thing in order divised and brought in particularly to the Mass and to the Church for after that mans brain was once set on devising it never could make an end of â—â—aping Rite upon Rite and Ceremony upon Ceremony till all Religion was turned to Superstition â—â—â—â—â—fore cometh Oyle and Creem brought in by â—ope Silvester not wont to be hallowed but by a â—ishop That the Corporas should not be of Silk but only Fine Linnen Cloth That the Psalms should be 〈◊〉 on Sides the one fide of the Quire Singing 〈◊〉 verse the other another with Gloria Patri c. That Baptism should be Ministred at no other time the Year but only at Easter and Whiâ—sontide save â—â—ly to Infants and such as were in extreme infirmiâ—â— and that it should be required 40 Days before so â—â—termined by Pope Sixtus and therefore was it at Fonts were hallowed only at these two seasons 〈◊〉 which hallowing they keep still but the ordinance â—â—ey have Rejected Item that Bells also were Christned Item no Preist â—ould wear a Beard or have long Hair so appointed Pope Martin the first Item that Auricular confession â—ould be made that the Book of Decrees and deâ—â—tals should be stablished and transubstantiation â—â—firmed in which three arts Pope Innocentius the 〈◊〉 was the cheif doer about the Year of our â—â—rd 1215. Arguments against the Popish Mass and Transubstantiation To omit the Janglings of Critical Schoolmen about the Derivation of the word Missa Mass Iâ— which the Papists themselves cannot agree the moâ—â— probable opinion is that Missa is taken pro licentiâ— dimittendi populum that is the dismission or sendinâ— away the people by their Ite Missa est at the Conclusion of the Mass Or say others it takes denomination of that which the Greeks call 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 the dimission of the people alluding to thâ— story of the Hebrews licensed of Pharoah to Depart out of Captivity after eating of the Paschâ— lamb as an old Popish Book de Sacramentis saceâ— doâ—alibus has it c. Let it be what it will you maâ— note by the way that this word Missa was neveâ— used by the Greeks Yet such Latin Interpreters aâ— have in old times Translated the Antient Greeâ— Books as Eusebius The Tripartite History and others have made bold to render those term 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 and 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 that is to call the Congregation to convene Assemblies c. By the Terms of Missas sacere Celebrarâ— c. that is to make or Celebrate Masses So that yoâ— may conjecture that the word was not of old time attributed to the action of Consecration but 〈◊〉 Christian Assemblies gathered together Well 〈◊〉 best 't is a barbarous Latin word of an uncertain original and so let the Name pass Now to thâ— thing As the Unbelief of the Jews when our Lorâ— Jesus â—â—â—urned on Earth was a kind of Miracle coâ—sidering those â—tupendious sense-convincing Mâ—racles wrought for their Conversion so the freâ—â—â— and dotage of Our Mass-adorers is to be adâ—â—red at who prostrate their Reason Conscience and Religion in maintaining such a medley of superstition Blasphemy and Nonsence especially in these times of Gospel Sunshine wherein it has been baffled by unanswerable Arguments and made appear as really it is the very Invention of the Devil and his vicar the Romish Anti-Christ To encounter therefore this Contagion we will give you an Abstract of some Arguments that have been or may be us'd to overthrow it The holy Supper instituted by our Lord Jesus is a pledge of his Love and a Memorial of his Passion A Sacrament that nourishes seeds and refreshes the believing Soul But these idolatrous Papists turn it into a Soul-killing poyson quite changing the Nature of it of which take these brief Instances 1. There must be Wâ—ter mixt with the Wine which Bâ—llarmine says lib. 4. cap. 10. De Euchar cannot be omitted without grievous Sin verifying the saying of the Prophet thy Wine is mixt with Water Yet not one Drop of Water is mentioned by any of the Evangelists or Apostles when they treat of the Supper I read that Pope Honâ—rius the 3. suspended a poor Priest for ever ab oâ—â—icio beneficio from office and benefice for sacrificing without Water 2. They are by no means to use any other but unleavened Bread Bellarmine ibid. cap. 7. a silly superstitious Vanity like the former for Christ and the Apostles laid no such restraint but used the Bread that was commonly used where they were The Greek Church contends for leavened Bread only the Latins for unleavened This was one of the Crimes of the Priest last mentioned 3. Their Bread must be a little Wafer Cake This is notorious to all the World But if a Man may be so bold to ask them in what part of the World such water Crustlings are used for Bread without doubt 't is in Vtopia that is no-where where Natives No people make it their daily Food But the Mystery is it gives a lift towards Transubstantiation for if it be No bread it may with ease be somewhat else and what that should be you shall hear anòn 4. One of these Wafers only is to be broken into three parts and all that too for the Priest alone to devour The Communicants have it whole but a less Wafer such as Letters are seal'd withal so that there is no breaking of Bread for them â— Quite contrary to Christ who first did break the Bread and then being broken gave the same Bread to his Disciples note that the Priests morsel must be broken over the Chalice least any Crum should be lost So the People must have theirs whole to avoid the like Danger forsooth as Durandus and Salmeron tells us 5. The consecration lies percisely in these words This is my Body this is my Blood saith Bellarmine de Eucar lib. 4. cap. 13. he ought not to have left out enim for though the Gospel doth since his Missal hath it and himself us'd it but at the end of the Chapter before quoted His Modesty in this place is singular the Scripture says that every creature of God is sanctifi'd by the word and Prayer and our Lord first takes Bread next Blesseth it then breaks it after gives it to his Disciples biding them take eat and lastly saith This is my Body without any for of theirs And can the Consecration lie in the last words only It cannot be common but consecrated or blessed Bread that is Christs Body And this Bread was Blessed or consecrated before Christ saith thereof This is my Body 6. The consecrations must be uttered by the Priest secretly that no body else may hear it And why must he so mutter Because forsooth 1 Hannahs voice was not heard only her lips moved and she they say was a tiype of the Church And the Lord said to Moses Wherefore try'st thou to me when he said nothing And the Prophet said speak in your Hearts
Form must be used 5 These secrets are so called because the Priest mumbles them to himself In many of them are horrible Blasphemies this inserted here is not much amiss if it had been applyed to a better end the term signified used in this secret is wholly inconsistent with their Mass in which they affirm the thing not the thing signifyed to be exhibited CHAP. X. The Preface and Sanctus Here lifting â—p his hands asundâ—r he saith For ever and ever Answer So be it The Priest The Lord be with you Answer And with thy Spirit The Priest Lift up your hearts Answer We lift them up to the Lord. The Priest Let us give Thanks unto the Lord our God Answer It is just and meet so to do The Priest Verily it is meet and right equal and healthful that we should give Thanks unto thee Holy Lord Father Almighty everlasting God Because the New light of thy brightness hath enlightned the understanding of our eyes through the Mystical Incarnation of thy word That whilst we know God visibly we might by it be ravished by the love of invisible things Wherefore with Angels and with Archaâ—gels Thrones and Dominions and with the whole Troops of the Heavenly Militia we sing the Hymn of thy Glory Here he must join his hands together Saying incessantly and somewhat bowing himself over the Altar say Holy Holy Holy Lord God of Hosts Heaven and Earth are full of the Majesty of thy Glory Hosanna in the Highest Here he signeth himself with the sign of the Cross saying Blessed is he that cometh in the Name of the Lord Hosanna in Excelsis Notes You are to understand that the Priest mumbles many Secrets to himself for fear he should be heard and then bauls out to no purpose per omnia Secula Seculorum for ever and ever that the People who knew not a word of his Secret Prayers may say Amen This Word is Hebrew and declares the Consent of the Hearers and their concurrent Wish with him that prays therefore is it a strange and most gross Absurdity for them to say Amen to they know not what as if a man should sign and Seal such Writings as he never read nor ever heard read If this be not folly I know not what is see 1. Cor. 14. 16. c. 2 Here the Priest Salutes the People with his Backside to 'em the rest of this which they call the Sanctus was used though not in this manner nor to this end in some Ancient Churches and had it not been misapply'd might pass without Controul but when attributed to the Idol of the Mass t is horrible Blasphemy Note that besides the Barbarous Latine they intermix many strange words in their Mass Here they have Sabaoth and Osanna from the Hebrews which very few of the Mass-Priests can pronounce or understand Are not these Hodge-podge Prayers Now we are â—ome to it Afterwards Bowing himself profoundly before the Altar with hands Joined together he saith CHAP. XI The Canon of the Mass VVE therefore humbly beseech thee most merciful Father through Jesus Christ thy Son our Lord. Here the Priest standing upright must kisse the Altar on the 1 Right hand of the Sacrifice saying That thou accept and bless Here let the Priest make three Crosses upon the Chalice and the Bread saying 1 These ✚ Gifts these ✚ Presents these ✚ Holy and Unspotted Sacrifices When the Signes are made upon the Chalice let him lift up his hands saying thus Which first of all we offer unto thee for thy holy Catholick Church that thou vouchsafe to pacify keep unite and govern it throughout the whole World with thy Servant our Pope N. and our Bishop N. that is his own Bishop only Charity would have prayed for others also and our King 2 N. And they are Expressed by name then let there follow And all true Believers and such as have the Catholick and Apostolick Faith in due Estimation Here let him pray for the living Remember Lord thy Servants and Handmaids N. and N. In the which Prayer a Rule must be observed for the Order of Charity five times let the Priest pray First for himself Secondly for Father and Mother carnal and Spiritual and for other Parents Thirdly for special Friends Parishioners and others Fourthly for all that stand by Fifthly for all Christian People And here may the Priest commend all his Friends 3 to God But my Councel is That none make overlong tarrying there partly for Distraction of mind partly because of Immissions which may chance through Evil Angels And all that stand thereby round about whose Faith and Devotion unto thee is known and manifest for whom we offer unto thee or which themselves offer unto thee their Sacrifice of Praise for them and theirs 4 for the Redemption of their Souls for the hope of their Salvation and health and render their Vows unto thee the Eternal Living and true God Communicating and Worshipping the Memorial first of the Glorious and ever Virgin Bowing down a little let him say 5 Mary the Mother of our God and Lord Jesus Christ and also of his Blessed Apostles and Martyrs Peter Paul Andrew James John Thomas Phillip Bartholomew Mathew Simon and Thaddâ—us Timis Cletus Clemens Sextus Cornelius Cyprianus Laurence Chrysogomus John and Paul Cosme and Daman and of all thy Saints by whose merits and Prayers grant thou that in all things we may be defended with the help of thy Protection through the same Christ our Lord Amen Here let the Priest behold the Host with great Veneration saying Therefore Lord we beseech thee that thou being pacified wilt receive this Oblation of our bounden Service and of all thy houshold and order our days in thy peace and command us to be delivered from Eternal Damnation and to be numbred in the Flock of thine Elect through Christ our Lord Amen Here again let him behold the Host saying Which Oblation we beseech thee O Almighty God in all things to make Here let him make three Crosses upon both when he saith 8 ✚ Blessed ✚ Appointed ✚ Ratifyed Reasonable and acceptable that unto us it may be Here let him make a Cross upon the Bread saying ✚ The Body Here upon the Chalice And ✚ Blood Note that the Rubrick here says thus The three former Crosses are commonly made over the Host and Chalice the fourth only over the Host and the fifth over the Chalice Here with hands joined together let him say Of thy most dearly beloved Son our Lord Jesus Christ Here let the Priest lift up his hands and join them together and afterward wipe his Fingers and lift up the Host saying 7 Who the next day afore he suffered took bread in his Holy and Reverend Hands and his Eyes being lift up unto Heaven Here let him lift up his Eyes unto the God Almighty his Father Here let him bow down and afterward Erect himself up a little saying Rendring thanks unto thee he ✚ blessed he brake Here let him