The Confutation of the Abbot of Crosraguels Mass, Note
TO this treaty of the masse, this Author subiuneth a certane addition, which he tearmeth appendix, and that of the ceremonies and orations that be vsed in the masse, going about to proue them institute, made and appointed by the Ancient godly Fathers, which as partly manifestly fals, partly wicked, impius, vnlearned, and blasphemus, I hauehave iudged vnworthy of any answer, and will send him to these common sanges, that be sung euerie where at Tables, paynting furth, declaring and geuing to euerie man his owen parte ād portion, in this dissaguised masque, in such sorte that not without moste iuste cause it is compared to a beggers cloik, being thus patched and clamped, of so many peaces, so many variant, diuers and sindrie cullors. Vaine it were, and superfluus to me, hauing already confuted the whole, hauing refelled his eight confirmations, whereof he braggeth so much, to trauell herein. In consideration, that plainely he granteth all these ceremonies, prayers, and orations, to be inuented by men, set to and added by men, to this monster, and fynally, nowayes to leaue to Gods commandement and worde: and so shall we shortly conclude, the masse to hauehave nothing to do with the institution of our Maister and Sauiour, nether in the substance, as I hauehave plainely prouen by the Scriptures, Counciles, and godly Fathers, nor yet in ceremonies and prayers, as is her confessed by you, Sire, and so moste iustly we hauehave reiected it, and iudgeth it to be the greatest abhomination that euer wes inuented by Sathan, and the moste haynus Idolatrie, that euer entered in the Sainctuarie and Church of God.
Lorde oppen his eyes that he may see. So be it.
Imprinted at Edinburgh, by Robert Lekpreuik, and are to be sould at his hous at the nether Bow. Anno. 1563. Cum priuilegio.
Ite, Missa est.
Ire licet: missa hinc quo debit ire remissa est.
Nempe ad tartareum trans phlegetonta Patrem.
End of the text · George Hay, The Confutation of the Abbot of Crosraguels Mass (1563)