The dysclosīg of the Canon of the popysh Masse / wyth a sermon annexed vnto it / of the famous Clerke / of worthye memorye .D. Marten Luther.
Come away from her my people, that ye be not partakers ī her synnes, yt ye receyue not of her plages
All honour, prayse and glorye be geuen onelye to God.
To the Reader
From the beginnyng or at the fyrst ētraunce,Genes. 1. after the creacion (good christē reader) God in him selfe, foreseing the wardnes of mannes harte,John. 2. and how prone and readye it was vnto wyckednes, and howe oblyuious of ye benefytes that he receyued of his lorde Gods handes,Esay. 1. became not thankfull vnto hys myghtye God:Roman. 2. But vanysshed in the Imagynacions of hys frowarde fromake,Ieremy. 3. and worshipped the workmanship of the hādes of a caranous carcas, subdued to all vanytie, & forgat hys creatour: the whych vngentelnes hath bene of al other vices,Exod. 32. moost earnestlye [Page]reprehended by the mouthe of God euen from the begīning, ād not onelie reprehended, but also wyth sharpe threates and cōmynacions, of hys moost sacred woord,Roma. 1. appoīted to eternall dampnaciō. Besydes that he gaue them vp to theyr hartes lustes:Sentere. 28 and plaged them wt swearde, famyne and pestylē ce. Therfore (good christen reder) lyfte vp thyne eyes, ande beholde, the abhomynacyon of Idolatry,.1. John. 2. so shamefullie vsed in these dayes of our tyme:.1. Thess. 2. ād not onelie vsed, but with force and mayne fortefyed ande vpholden,Psalm. 2. wyth fyre and faggot, crudelytie and strength: and yt so sore vpholden,Math. 15. that the eternall woorde of God, is clerelie banysshed, exyled and put too [Page]bed. Howe sayste thou to thys detestable, ād amōg all other, the moost shamefull mase and gasīg stocke,Sapien. 14. the wycked masse the vpspryng of Sathan, the inuenciō of the deuel, the fayre frute of the Roomysh rauenīg Antechryst,Daniel. 9. and the laderhous of all his shauen posteritie?Hieremy. 15. Beholde it, ād abhorre it: or elles take it for a warnīg, God will abhorre the, and cāst the into ye lake that burneth with fyre ād brymstone.Apocal. 20. Wherfore I harte lye besech the, wt all brotherly affeccyon,Phill. 2. marke in this lytell volume or fewe lynes, the taile of the Dragon, of Gog and Magog, the wasters of ye pore flocke of Christe,Ezechiol. 3 [...] the maynteyners of myschefe, the studyers of supersticyon, the fortefyers [Page]of the malignaunt Churche, ye gylders of the triple Crowne:Psalm. 26 and thou shalte playnelye parceiue in an hondreth woordes,Coloss. 2. the shamefull legerdemayne & craftie Iugglīge, that cost thē the study not of a fewe hōdreth yeres,Math. 13- and the sweate of manie browes: for the whyche bothe their pot and spitte, walke the merelier,Exod. 16. vnto this howre. It is called the Canon of the myscheffat (of the Masse I woulde saye) that is to saye, the rule ād order that they haue taken to fynish theyr slayne sacrifyce; & too brynge it to an ende. But what turmoyling, struggling, wrastlinge,Luke. 11. quid pro quo, with my wayes is best, hold thy hā de fro my throte, ther was till they had broughte it to ye mysshapen [Page]forme, that it is nowe in: Polidorus Virgilius doth playnelye manifest.Lib. 5. Cap 10. Wherūto also yu hast a sermō ānexed, of ye famous Clerke, & discloser of ye Popes Iugglīg box, & of worthy memorye. D. Martē Luther. Reade it (I pray ye) wt a sober Iudgemēt. And conferre ye Idolatries of ye old time, wt the abhominable Idolatry in our tyme, after the cōming of Chryst, the pure & true light: ād yu shalt se it farre passe.Math. 6. Oh most mightie father, for ye tēder loue yt thou barest to ye wholl world,Iohn. 3. in that thou delyueredst thyn onelye and swete sonne Iesus Chryste,Hebr. 10 that holye and sufficient sacryfice,Math. 21. for the lyfe of the whole world. Haue mercy vppō vs & deliuer vs, frō ye snares [Page]of Sathan, ād from the deuelysh yoke of this detestable Idolatrye: and open the eyes of oure Magystrates,Psalm. 45. that they may prosperously,Coloss. 4. fortefie thy blessed woorde (as theye haue begōne gracyouslie) and to deface the bloudye kyngdome of Antechryste. And sende the cō munaltie obedient stomackes & hartes,Apocal. 18. to fortefye their Prī ces quarell,Roma. 13. in all godlynes ād ryght. And that all christē reames,Timoth. 1. maye accorde in peace & vnytie, ād so to be incorporate in ye mysticall bodye of God almyghtye,Roma. 12. whose head is chryst Iesus. To whome I cō mytt ye, wt the increase of his knowledge, Amen.
Reade, and then Iudge.
The dysclosynge.
We hūblie pray & besech ye moost gracious fayer, yt yu accept & blesse these gifts these rewardes,here the Preest kisseth ye Aulter, and yen maketh ye Crosses. these holy vntasted sacrifices, Chefely which we offer vnto ye for thy holy catholyke churche, yt thou myghtest vouchesafe too pacify, kepe, set togyther & gouern it through ye wholl world, we thy seruāt our pope (& name hym) and our bysshop (named) ād our kyng (named) ād wt all faithfull mē and louers of the catholike ād apostolike faith. Remembre lord thy seruaūts mēne and women (he nameth whom he will) and all that stā de here about,2. here he praieth for the lyuīg & sayth no word, but thīketh them yt he praieth for. whose fayth and deuocion is knowen to the, for whō we offer, or thēselues offer [Page]this sacrifice of prayse, for thē and theyrs, for redempcion of their soules, for hope of theyre owne health and prosperitie: & paye theyr vowes to the eternall, lyuinge and true God: takyng parte, and worshyppyng the remembraunce speciallye, of the gloryous ād perpetuall vyrgin Mary, mother of oure God and lorde Iesus Chryste. Yea, ād of thy blessed Apostles and Martyrs also, as Peter, Paule, Andrew, Iames, Iohn Thomas, Iams, Phillip, Bartholome, Mathye, Symon ād Iude, Lyne, Clete, Clemente, Sixt, Cornele, Cipryan, Laurens, Grysogon, Iohn & Paul, Cosmas and damian, ād of all thy Sayntes, through whose merytes and prayers, graunt [Page]thou that we may ī all thīges be defended by the helpe of thy protection, by the same Chryst oure lorde. Amen
We beseche the therfore, (O lorde) to bee pacifyed, and too accept thys oblacyon.here he lokethe on the host wt great deuocion. and too boūden dutie, yea & of thy houshold also, and to dyspose oure dayes, in thy peace, and graūt that we maye be delyuered frō eternall dampnacion, and bee nōbred in ye flocke of thyn elect throgh Christ our lord, Amen.
Whych oblacion.here he must loke on it agayne. vouchsafe thou God almyghty, to make throughly (we besech ye) blessed,her he maketh. 5. Crosses. the appointed, ratefyed & acceptable,Here he stā deth vp and Ioyneth his hādes togyther, wepeth his fingers lifteth vppe hys sacrifice and saith. 6. yt it may be made to vs ye body & bloude of thy dere sōne Iesus Christe. 6. who ye day befor he suffred toke bred ī his holy & worshipfull hādes [Page]and lifted vp hys eyes into heuen,he casteth vp his eyes. to the, God hys father almyghtie, he gaue thākes to the, and blessed it, brake it and gaue it to his dysciples, sayīg, take & eate of this all, for thys is my bodye.he maketh obeysaūce ād then lyfteth it vp ouer his head
In like māner after supper was done, he tooke this noble cuppe in his holy and worshipfull handes, and gaue thākes to the,he maketh curtesye. ād blessed.he Crosseth ones. 10. & gaue hys dysciples, saying, take ye, and drīke of it all,he lifteth the Chalyce vp a lytle. for thys is the Cuppe of my bloude of ye newe Testament, the mistery of fayth, which shalbe shed for you and for manny, for the remyssion of synnes.he lifteth vp ye Chalice ouer his head As often as euer ye do thys, ye shall do it in the remembraunce of me. Wherby both we thy seruātes [Page]remembre Lorde, and so doo thy holye people remēbre the same Chryst thy sōne our lord God: as well his blessed passion, as his resurrection, yea, ād also his glorious ascencion into heauen: and offer to thy noble Maiestie, of thy presentes and gyftes, a pure.he crosseth hys geare. 5. tymes. sacrifice a holy sacrifyce, an vnspotted sacrifice: the holye breade of eternall lyfe, and the Cuppe of euer lastyng saluacyon. Ouer whych, vouchsafe thou to loke wythe a mercyfull and cleare countenaunce, and accept it, euen as thou dydest vouchsafe too accepte the presētes of thy seruaunte Iuste Abell: ande ye sacryfyce of oure hyghe father Abraham and that whych thy hyghe preest Melchisedech offred [Page]a holy sacrifice, an vnspotted hoste. We humbly desyre ye almighty God, cōnaund these thinges to be borne, by the hā des of thy holy Angell, īto thy Aulter aboue, in ye sight of thy Godly Maiestie, yt as many of vs, as haue taken parte of this Aulter, and haue receyued the holy halowed body and bloud of thy sōne, may be replenysshed.he Crosseth his face. wt all heauēly blessyng and grace, thorough the same Chryste oure lorde Amen
Remēbre abso lorde thy seruā tes, men. N. & womē. N. which are gone before vs.he prayath for ye dead & speketh neuer a worde, butt remembreth whō he lifte with the signe of faythe, and stepe in the stepe of peace, we besech ye lord to pardonne them and all that rest in Christe, and geue them a place of refresshīg, light and [Page]rest: through the same Chryste our lorde, Amen.
To vs thy seruāntes also,he knocketh hym selfe on the brest. 16 hopīg on the multitude of thy mercies: vouchsafe to geue sō me parte ād feloushippe, with thy holye Apostles & Martirs, wt Iohn, Stephen, Mathias, Barnabas, Ignacius, Alexander, Marcelline, Peter, Felicitas, Perpetua Agatha, Lucie, Agnes, Cecilye, Anastaseus: & wt all thy seints amōg whose cō pāy we besech ye admitt vs, not estemīg our deseruīg, but by ye grant of thy pardon, throughe Christe our lord,Amen is not spoken here. By whome O lord all these good thinges yu allwayse createst sanctyfiest quickenest blessest ande geuest thē tobs.he blesseth the Chalyce wt 5 crosses. By hym and wyth hym & in hym, be to ye God the [Page]father almyghty, in the vnytie of the holy goost, all honour ād glorye.he speaketh alowd for euer woorlde wt out ende,ye Clerke āswereth. Amen. We beyng warned by wholsome preceptes, ande infourmed by the institucion of God, dare boldely saye.he holdeth vp hys handes. Our father whych art in heauen, holowed be thy name. Thy kyngdom come. Thy wyll be done in earth, as it is in heauen. Gyue vs thys daye oure daylie bread. And forgyue vs our trespasse, as we forgyue thē that trespasse agaīst vs. And lett vs not be led into tentacion.the Clerke sayth. But delyuer vs frōme euell,the preest saith secretlye. Amen. Delyuer vs Lorde, we beseche the, from all euelles past, present & for too come, and by the intercession of the blessed and glorious [Page]perpetuall virgin Marye the mother of God, ād thy blessed Apostles, Peter and Paule and Andrew, wt all thy Sayntes.He kisseth the paten, thē putteth it to his right eye, then to his lyft eye, then he crosseth his croūe and layeth it doūe againe. Be mercifull and gyue peace in our dayes, that we (beyng holpen, by the helpe of thy mercy) maye be alwayes both free from synne, and safe frōme all trouble.He breketh the Hoste in iii. partes first ī ii. sayeng. by the same our lorde Iesus Christ thy sōne.Here he maketh it iii. peeces. whych wt the lyueth and reygneth, in the vnytie of the holye ghooste.He speketh alowde. for euer ande euer,The clerk sayth. Amen. The peace of.He crosseth ye Chalice. iii. times wt one pece of the Hoste. the lord he euer wyth you. O lābe of God, which takest away the sīne of ye world, haue mercy on vs. O lābe of god whych takest away ye sīne of the woord, haue mercy on vs. O lambe of God which takest away the sinne of [Page]the world, geue vs peace.He crosseth the Chalice wt one pece of the host ād then putteth it into ye Chalyce
Thys holye menglīg together of the body & bloud of our Lord Iesus Chryst be to me & to all that receaue it, saluacyō of mynde and body, and a healthfull preparacyon to deserue ande receaue euerlasting lyfe, trough ye same Chryst our lord Amen.
O holy lord, father almyghty eternall God, graunt me to receaue this holy body & blod of thy sonne our Lorde Iesus Christ so worthily: that I may deserue by it to receaue remyssion of all my sīnes, & to be replenisshed wt thy holy spyrit & to haue thy peace: for yu art god alone & ther is none other but yu, whose kīgdō & īpery lasteth gloryous, wtout ende for euer [Page]& euer Amē.he kisseth the paxe. Peace be to ye & to ye Church of God.The clerk sayth. & to thy spyrite
O God the father, foūtayne ād begīning of all goodnes, whch by mercye we rest ledde, and wouldest that thyne onelye begotten Sonne, shoulde comme doune, too the loweste partes of the woorlde, and take flesh, whych I vnworthy holde here in my hādes.He kneleth doune to the Hoste. I worship the, I glorify ye, yea wt all thītēt of my hart I prayse the: & besech the, that thoue forsake not vs thy seruauntes, butt forgyue oure synnes, so that we maye bee able, too serue the, the onlye lyuynge and trewe GOD, wyth a pure harte and a chaste boddye. Thoroughe the same Iesus Chryst our lorde, Amē. [Page]Let the obseruaūce of my seruyce please the,After this Colet, he maketh a crosse on the Aulter, kisseth it & putteth of hys vpper vesture. O holy trynytie, and graunt that thys sacrifice, whych I vnworthy haue offred to the eyes of thy Maiestie, may be acceptable to the: & propiciatorie too me and to all them that I haue offred it for, through thy mercy, which liuest and reignest GOD, woorlde wtoute ende Amen.
A sermon made by the famous Clerk of worthy memorye, Doctour Marten Luther, of the greate blasphemy agaynst God, which the Papystes daylie do vse, readyng thys Antechristian Canon in theyr Masses
Before we take on, to vew or suruey that horrible abhomynacion, of ye moost fylthy Idolatry againste God, of the mooste cursed Canon (whych the sluggish papystes call the masse) in whych they wyth cruell mouth dayly beslauer the hygh Maiestye of God: we thynk it best, that we [...]