The suruey of popery vvherein the reader may cleerely behold, not onely the originall and daily incrementes of papistrie, with an euident confutation of the same; but also a succinct and profitable enarration of the state of Gods Church from Adam vntill Christs ascension, contained in the first and second part thereof: and throughout the third part poperie is turned vp-side downe.

The 4. Section, Of other peeces of the popish Masse.

PLatina their owne deere friend and Abbreuiator apostolicus,* 1.1 hath these expresse wordes: Nuda haec primò erant, & om∣nia simplicer tractabantur. Petrus enim vbi consecrauerat, oratione, Pater noster, vsus est. Auxit haec mysteria Iacobus epis∣copus Hierosolymitanus, auxit & Basilius, auxêre & alij. Nam Caelestinus missae introitum dedit, Gregorius Kyrie eleyson▪ gloria in excelsis deo Telesphorus, collationes Gelasius primus, episto∣lam & euangelium Hieronymus: hallelu-ia vero sumptum est ex ecclesia Hierosolymitanâ, symbolum in concilio Niceno, mor∣tuorum autem commemorationem Pelagius inuenit: Thus Leo tertius, osculum pacis Innocentius primus: vt caneretur agnus Dei, Sergius pontifex instituit. These thinges were bare in the beginning, and were all handled simply. For where Peter did consecrate, he vsed the Lords praier. Iames the bishop of Hie∣rusalem increased these mysteries, Basill augmented them, o∣ther also aded thereunto. For pope Celestine made the introite, pope Gregorie added Kyrie eleyson▪* 1.2 Telesphorus added gloria in excelsis, pope Gelasius made the collects, Hierome added the Epistle and the Gospel. Hallelu-ia was set from Hierusalem, the Creede was made in the councel of Nice, Pope Pelagius inuented the memorie of the dead, pope Leo incense, and Inno∣centius the pax. But pope Sergius caused agnus Dei to be sung. And as Sigebertus saith, pope Gregorie added these wordes:* 1.3 Dies{que} nostros in tua pace disponas.

Here onely I will admonish the reader, that among popishe ceremonies which are so mystical, one solemne mysterie is this: to wit, that the pax may not be giuen, in Masses for the dead.

Now if we ask, why they depriue the dead of their peace, more then the liuing: Durandus answereth grauely for them, in these expresse wordes: In missa pro defunctis pax non datur, quia fi∣deles animae iam non sunt,* 1.4 nec vlterius erunt in turbatione hu∣ius mundi, sed quiescunt iam in domino. Vnde non est eis necessa∣rium pacis osculum, quod est pacis & concordiae signum. In the masse for the dead the pax is not giuen, because the faithful soules are not nowe, nor shalbe any longer in the troubles of this world, but rest henceforth in the Lord. Wherfore the kisse of peace is not needfull for them, which is the signe of peace and concord. Thus gentle Reader, thou beholdest their cere∣monies,* 1.5 and thus thou hearest their doctrine for the same: marke therwith, this my briefe application: This their ceremonie, of witholding the pax in the masses for dead, doth vtterly con∣found their massing sacrifice for the same. For if the withhol∣ding of the paxe, doth signifie their rest in the Lord: then is the masse it selfe idololatricall, which is offered for their pur∣gation. On the other side, if the soules be in purgatorie, and therefore stand in neede of the masse: then is their ceremonie false and phantasticall,* 1.6 which signifieth them to be in heauen∣ly rest.

* 1.7To these I must adde as a merriment, that our popishe monkes doe neuer receiue the paxe, because forsooth they are dead to the world. So saith Durand. Hinc est, quod etiam in∣ter monachos pax non datur, quoniam mundo mortui reputan∣tur. Heereupon it commeth that among the monkes, the paxe is not giuen, because they are thought dead vnto the worlde. How they be dead vnto the world, let the worlde iudge. They haue goodly houses, pleasant gardens, fine celles; they are sea∣ted in the most wholesome aire, planted vpon the most fertile soyle, enuironed with most desired prospects. Their diet is rea∣dily prouided, their table is euer well furnished, they want no daintie fare. This only may be the proofe. S. Thomas Bedle the monke, was imprisoned in Yorke sundry yeares, he is now dead, I will reporte no vntrueth of the man. This onely wil I say, for instruction sake. Hee vsed ordinarily to send euerie day for one quart or one pinte of wine, which was verie char∣geable to him, being but a prisoner. His friendes sometime

wished him to abstaine, adding sundry reasons why it seemed conuenient. But he answered,* 1.8 that in their abbay he had been so long vsed to drinke wine at his pleasure, that hee could not now liue without it. O mortified monkes? Nay, O hypo∣criticall deceiuers of the worlde? for that more fitly is your name.

Notes

• * 1.1

  Platina, in vita Sixti.
• * 1.2

  Behold here the ragges of the masse.
• * 1.3

  Sigebert. in ••hro▪
• * 1.4

  Duran. in ration. ••iu. lib. 4. cap. 53.
• * 1.5

  Marke this well.
• * 1.6

  Note the Dilem∣ma.
• * 1.7

  Durandus vbi sup••r.
• * 1.8

  Our monkes kill themselues with sparing di••t.