The interpretacyon, and sygnyfycacyon of the Masse Here begynneth a good deuoute boke to the honoure of god, of our lady his mother, [and] of all sayntes, and ryght profytable to all good Catholyke persones, to knowe howe they shall deuoutly here masse. And how salutaryly they shal confesse them. And how reuerently and honourably they shall go to the holy sacrament or table of our sauyour Ihesu chryste, with dyuerse other profytable documents and oraysons or prayers here conteyned, composed and ordeyned by frere Gararde, frere mynoure, of the ordre of the Obseruauntes.

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The interpretacyon, and sygnyfycacyon of the Masse Here begynneth a good deuoute boke to the honoure of god, of our lady his mother, [and] of all sayntes, and ryght profytable to all good Catholyke persones, to knowe howe they shall deuoutly here masse. And how salutaryly they shal confesse them. And how reuerently and honourably they shall go to the holy sacrament or table of our sauyour Ihesu chryste, with dyuerse other profytable documents and oraysons or prayers here conteyned, composed and ordeyned by frere Gararde, frere mynoure, of the ordre of the Obseruauntes.
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Gherit, van der Goude, fl. 1507.
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[London :: Imprynted by me Robert Wyer, dwellynge at the sygne of saynt Iohn Eua[n]gelyste, in saynt Martyns parysshe in the felde, in the bysshop of Norwytche rentes, besyde Charynge crosse,
In the yere of our Lorde God a. M. CCCCC. xxxii. The .xiiii. daye of the moneth of Octobre] [1532]
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Mass -- Early works to 1800.
Lord's Supper -- Catholic Church -- Early works to 1800.
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"The interpretacyon, and sygnyfycacyon of the Masse Here begynneth a good deuoute boke to the honoure of god, of our lady his mother, [and] of all sayntes, and ryght profytable to all good Catholyke persones, to knowe howe they shall deuoutly here masse. And how salutaryly they shal confesse them. And how reuerently and honourably they shall go to the holy sacrament or table of our sauyour Ihesu chryste, with dyuerse other profytable documents and oraysons or prayers here conteyned, composed and ordeyned by frere Gararde, frere mynoure, of the ordre of the Obseruauntes." In the digital collection Early English Books Online 2. https://name.umdl.umich.edu/A68080.0001.001. University of Michigan Library Digital Collections. Accessed June 12, 2024.

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¶ And here begynneth the table of the thyrde Boke of the masse.

  • THe fyrste Chapytre / what thynge is necessary for the man that wyl recey¦ue worthely the holy sacrament.
  • ¶ The seconde Chapytre / howe the man goth in thre maners of wayes to the holy sa¦crament in deedly synne.
  • ¶ The thyrde Chapytre / yf the man maye go vnworthely to the holy sacrament / or be dampned for certayne deedly synnes which he hath forgoten / and that he knoweth not.
  • ¶ The fourth Chapytre / wherby the man maye trust that he receyueth the holy sacra∣ment worthely / and who is in the state of grace.
  • ¶ The fyfth Chapytre / yf the man be boū∣de in and for any cause / to confesse hym mo¦re than ones in the yere.
  • ¶ The .vi. Chapytre / howe and in what the man shall serche and examyne hym self that worthely wyl go to the holy sacramēt.
  • ¶ The .vii. Chapytre / howe the man shall confesse hym selfe / fyrste of the .xii. artycles of the holy catholyke fayth.
  • ¶ The .viii. Chapyt{er} / of the .xii. vertues of the holy ghost / wherof thou shal cōfesse the.

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  • ¶ The .ix. Chapytre / of the .xi. Capytall synnes / whiche be called crymynall.
  • ¶ The .x. Chapytre / of the .x. cōmaūdemen¦tes / the whiche euery persone is bounde to knowe.
  • ¶ The .xi. Chapytre / of the ix. straūge syn¦nes / howe a man shall confesse hym of the same.
  • ¶ The .xii. Chapytre / howe a man shall cō¦fesse hym self brefly of the .viii. beatytudes.
  • ¶ The .xiii. Chapytre / of the .vii. gyftes of the holy ghost / and howe a man shall con∣fesse hym of the same.
  • ¶ The .xiiii. Chapytre / howe a man shall confesse hym selfe of the .vii. sacramentes / of the holy churche.
  • ¶ The .xv. Chapytre / howe a man shall confesse hym of the .vii. deedly synnes.
  • ¶ The .xvi. Chapytre / howe a man shall confesse hym self of the .vii. workes of mer∣cy bodely.
  • ¶ The .xvii. Chapytre / of the .vii. workes of mercy spyrytually.
  • ¶ The .xviii. Chapytre / how the mā may confesse hym of the syxe synnes / whiche be agaynst the holy ghost.
  • ¶ The .xix. Chapytre / howe a man shall confesse hym of the fyue senses or wyttes / &

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  • of the other membres of the body.
  • ¶ The .xx. Chapytre / howe the man shall confesse hym selfe of the foure synnes cryen¦ge vengeaunce afore god.
  • ¶ The .xxi. Chapytre / howe the man shall cōfesse hym of the foure cardynall vertues.
  • ¶ The .xxii. Chapytre / howe a man shall confesse hym of the .iii. pryncypall vertues / called theologycall.
  • ¶ The .xxiii. Chapytre / howe a man shall confesse hym of the two cōmaundementes: in the whiche all the other be comprehende.
  • ¶ The .xxiiii. Chapytre / howe a man shal confesse hym of the cogytacyons & thought{is} of his herte.
  • ¶ The .xxv. Chapytre / howe a man shall confesse hym selfe in generall of all his ve∣nyall synnes.
  • ¶ The .xxvi. Chapytre / what thyng man receyueth / whiche worthely and in the state of grace / goth to the holy sacrament.
  • ¶ The .xxvii. Chapytre / of foure maner of folkes / whiche receyueth onely the holy sacrament bodelye / to the dampnacyon of theyr soules.
  • ¶ The .xxviii. Chapytre / howe greatly he synneth / whiche receyueth the sacramēt vn¦worthely.

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  • ¶ The .xxix. Chapytre / of those whiche re¦ceyue the holy sacrament spyrytually and not bodely.
  • ¶ The .xxx. Chapytre / what thynge a mā shall rede whiche desyreth spyrytually to re¦ceyue the holy sacrament with his dyuyne grace.
  • ¶ The .xxxi. Chapytre: of those which ney¦ther spyrytually nor bodely receyue the holy sacrament.
  • ¶ The .xxxii. Chapytre / of thē which wor¦thely receyueth the holy sacrament in grace: and howe a man maye knowe that he hath receyued it in grace.
  • ¶ The .xxxiii. Chapitre: of the .xii. vertues and fruytes whiche the man receyueth / that worthely goth to the holy sacrament.
  • ¶ A prayer that a man shall saye whan he gothe to the holy sacrament / or for to here masse deuoutly.
  • ¶ Another deuoute prayer that a man shal saye in goynge to the holy sacrament.
  • ¶ The Magnificat in englysshe.
  • ¶ A prayer yt a man shal rede after that he hath worthely receyued the holy sacramēt.
  • ¶ Another prayer that a man shall saye af¦ter that he hathe ben at the holy sacrament / wherby the Benedicte gyueth moche

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  • pardon and indulgence.
  • ¶ Another prayer after that a man hathe ben at the holy sacrament.
  • ¶ Another prayer that a man maye saye / whan he hath ben at the holy sacramēt and whan he goth therto / or euery day in the we¦ke / whan a man hath herde masse.
  • ¶ A prayer on the Sōdaye to all the saynt{is} in heuen.
  • ¶ A prayer to be sayd the Mondaye to thre archaungelles and to thy holy aungell.
  • ¶ A prayer to the Patryarches & Prophe∣tes on the Tuesdaye.
  • ¶ A prayer on the wednesdaye / to all the Apostelles / and to the Apostell that ye do honoure.
  • ¶ A prayer the Thursdaye to all Martyres and to hym that ye do serue.
  • ¶ A prayer the Frydaye to all Cōfessours and to hym whom ye do serue.
  • ¶ A prayer on the Saturdaye to our blys∣sed lady and to all Vyrgynes / and to that Vyrgyne that ye specyally serue.
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