24. Controv. How Antichrist shall bring in a strange God, which his fathers neuer knewe, v. 38.
As Antiochus brought in his newe God Mauzzim, that is,* 1.1 of munitions, namely the idol of Iupiter Olympius into the Temple, and guarded him about with munitions and garisons, such an idol as his fathers neuer knewe: so likewise the Romane Antichrist hath brought in a newe kind of images into the Church: as one of them obtained of Phocas the Emperour, the Church of Gentile idols called Paentheon in Rome, and set vp the images of Saints in stead thereof: likewise they doe make the virgin Marie their Ladie and goddesse, making her their Mediatrix, and offring vp prayers, consecrating Churches vnto her: And thus they haue framed vnto themselues a newe goddesse whom their fathers knewe not.
But the most famous idol of all is their newe deuise of transubstantiation, and of their breaden god, and their idolatrous sacrifice of the Masse: wherein they commit many profa∣nations. 1. They giue vnto euerie Priest power to make the bodie of Christ, and therein thinke them more worthie then the Virgin Marie: for she was conceiued but once with the holy flesh of Christ, but they doe make it daily. 2. they detract from the vertue & efficacie of Christs alsufficient sacrifice vpon the crosse, in adding as a supplement thereof their daily vn∣bloodie sacrifice (as they call it) of the Masse. 3. they ascribe vnto the Masse such vertue, as that thereby they thinke the soules to be deliuered out of purgatorie. 4. they hold that the Masse is auaileable ex opere operato, by the verie externall worke, without the good intention, faith, or preparation in them, to whom it is applye. 5. They carrie their impa∣nate god about in procession, requiring adoration with knocking, kneeling, lifting vp the hands to be yeelded vnto it. 6. And they make their Masse a generall remedie not onely against all spirituall but temporall euills and calamities, and a meane to obtaine both spiri∣tuall and temporall blessings: as health of bodie, good successe in any businesse, victorie in warre, good speed in mariage matters, in battell, in nauigation, and such like: whence they haue deuised so many kinds of votiue Masses, as they are called: as for peace, for raine, for faire weather, for women in trauaile, for those which are vpon their iourney, against the pe∣stilence, lightening, and such like: All which are newe brought in deuises, neuer knowne in the former ages of the Church: and this may well be called their newe come God Mauz∣zim, which signifieth munitions: for the idolatrous seruice of the Masse, is the chiefe pillar of Popish superstition, their munition and fortresse, Pappus.