Ceremonies of the Monstrous Popish Mass, Part 1 · Chapter 11
Of the faultes which the Prieſt may commit ab… the matters appertaining to his breake-faſt, a… the ſacrifice which he is to offer in the Maſſe. CHAPTER XI.
IF he perceaue, after he hath cō ſecrated the body, that there is no wine in the Chalice, the hoſt ſhall be put vp againe faire and cleane into the corporaſe caſe, and when he ſhall hauehave made readie the Chalice as it ought, let him thē beginne againe at this place, In like maner, &c.
If he perceaue, before he hath conſecrated the blood, that there is no water in the Chalice, he ſhall forthwith put ſome into it and make an ende.
But if he perceiue, after he hath conſecrated the blood, that there is no water in the chalice, yet muſt he goe on, and mingle no water then with the blood. b For ſo, the Sacrament ſhould partely be corrupted: c Neuertheleſſe he ought to be ſorie for it, and be puniſhed for the offence committed.
d But if he perceaue, after the conſecration of the blood, that there was no wine put into the chalice, but onelyonly water, he ought to put out that water, and put in wine and water together, alwayes prouided, that he perceaue it, before ſuch time as he receaueth the body: and beſides, he ought to rehearſe the conſecration of the blood, beginning at this place, In like maner &c.
c Howbeit, if he perceaue, after he hath receaued the body, f he ought a freſh to take another hoſt, and conſecrate it a new, as the doctors of diuinitie ſay: and rehearſe the wordes of the conſecration beginning at this place, Who, the day before &c.
And in the end, he muſt againe take the hoſte that was laſt conſecrated, notwithſtanding that he had receaued both the water and this blood alſo, before.
g Neuertheleſſe, Pope Innocent ſayeth, that if the prieſt feare to offend, by reaſon of his tediouſneſſe, yet that theſe wordes onelyonly do ſuffice, by which the blood is conſecrated: to wit, In like maner &c. and ſo receaue the blood.
Alſo, if it fall out through negligence, that after the Canon is read, and the conſecratiō finiſhed, there be neither wine nor water in the Chalice, he muſt forthwith power in both the one and the other. and the prieſt ſhall begin againe at this place of the Canon: to wit, in like maner after he had ſupped, vntounto the ende: Neuertheleſſe he muſt not make the two Croſſes which are ſeuerally made ouer the hoſte.
Now, if thou wouldeſt know what the prieſt ſhould do, whenas, after he hath receaued the body, he hath water in his mouth, and is aſſured that it is ſo in deede, whether he ought to ſwallow it downe, or ſpit it out, thou muſt looke for that in Hoſtienſis Summary, in the title, of the cōſecratiō of the Maſſe. Howbeit it is better for him to ſwallow it downe, then to ſpit it out, leaſt haply, when he voideth the water, he caſt vp ſome ſmall crome of bread withall.
SI conſecrato con… percipiat vinū n… in calice, debet ho… munde reponi in corp… li: & caliceritè pr… rato incipiat ab illo … Simili modo, &c.
Si ante conſecra… ſanguinis percipiat … non eſſe in calice, d… ſtatin… apponere & conficere.
Si autem poſt conſecrationem ſanguinis percipiat quòd aqua deſit in calice, debet nihilominus procedere, nec debet miſcere aquam cum ſanguine: quia pro parte ſequeretur corruptio ſacramē …i: debet tamen ſacerdos dolere & puniri.
Si poſt conſecrationem ſanguinis percipiat quòd vinum non fuerit poſitū, ſed aqua tantum in calice (ſiquidem hoc percipit ante ſumptionem corporis) debet aquam deponere & imponere vinum cum aqua, & reſumere cōſecrationem ſangumis ab illo loco, Simili modo, &c.
Si percipiat hoc poſt ſumptionem corporis, debet apponere de nouo aliā hoſtiā iterū cū ſanguine conſecrandam, ſecundum doctores in ſacra pagina: debet autem reſumere verba conſecrationis, ab illo loco, Quipredie, &c.
In fine autē debet iterū ſumere hoſtiā illā vltimò conſecratam, nō obſtante … prius ſumpſit aquā, & …tiam illum ſanguinem.
Innocentius tamen dicit, quod ſi ex prol… tione ſacerdos timet ſ… dalū, quòd ſufficiunt… tum illa verba, per… conſecratur ſanguis: … licet, Simili modo, &c. ſic ſumere ſanguinem.
Item ſi per negliger euenerit, quod per… Canone & perfecta … ſecratione nec vinū, … aqua, reperiantur in… ce, debee ſtatim inf… vtrū que . Et ſacerdos rerabit cōſecrationē, ab… loco canonis: ſcilices, mili modo poſtquā c… tum eſt, vſque ad f… ita tamē quod ſuas … cruces omittat, quae ſ… ratim fiunt ſuper hoſi.
Quid autē faciat… aquā ſumpto corporehabet in ore, & iam… mo ſentit quòd ſit a… vtrū debeat eam de… tire, vel emittere: req… in ſumma Hoſtienſi…, titulo De conſecra… Miſſae. Tutius tam… eam deglutire, quà… mittere: & hoc ide… aliqua particula cor… cum aqua exeat.
a Thoſe thinges which ſerue for the ſacrifi… of the Maſſe, and the wine breweſſe which th… prieſt there vſeth, are bread, wine, and water. A… therefore he muſt be well aduiſed that he lacke none of all theſe thinges.
b Surely there is great reaſon herein. And beſides, there is alſo, a For, which declareth the ſame. For, ſith there remaineth no wine, but blood, there is no reaſon why water ſhould be entermedled with blood. Howbeit, if water had ben mixed with the wine, before the wine had bene turned into blood, no doubt of it, but that the water had bene tranſubſtantiated into blood with the wine, if there had bene a diſcreet mixture of thē, as hath bene before declared: although the queſtionarie Doctors & ſchoolemen, hauehave wonderfully diſputed about this matter. But they which are of the ſoundeſt opinion, hauehave made a full reſolutiō, That like as holy water, which is put amongeſt other water, maketh all the reſt of the water, holy: euē ſo doth the wine which is put amongeſt the water, turne the ſame water into wine, if ſo be there be no greater quantitie of water, then is of wine. And therefore, were all theſe goodly inſtructions and cautelles heretofore ſet downe concerning this matter, which might like wiſe aſ well ſerue for the worke of miracles, as the hoſtes many times ſerued, by turning of water into wine. For, they were not to powre in ſo much water, as that it might eaſely be diſcerned to be ſo. Howbeit, to returne to the tranſubſtātiatiō of the water, it is to be noted, that that is two wayes to be conſidered of: for, it muſt firſt, be cōuerted into wine, and after that, from wine, into blood: for elſe, it is impoſſible to be ſaid, to be tranſubſtātiated. I will not ſpeake of thoſe men, who thought it to be tranſubſtantiated into fleawme:Of the celebratiō of the Maſſe. C. In quadam. bycauſe Pope Innocent neuer allowed thereof, but by decrees condemned the ſame.
c Now, if they which forget to put in wate… be puniſhed, what ſhall become of thoſe who forget to put in wine.
d If this ſhould be ſo, Then were the ſacramentall wordes pronounced in vaine: and tha… which is worſe, if there doctrine be true, then are thoſe wordes vntrue. For, thoſe wordes do verifie, that what ſoeuer is by them declared, is blood, and yet there is nothing but water. Wherefore, what ſhall we ſay of thoſe men, who hauehave worſhipped the chalice and water, as if there had bene blood. Now, ſhould all they be Idolaters, according to the opiniō of perſon Poule Iawbone, who not onelyonly forgot to put water into his wine, bu… forgot alſo to put wine into his chalice? Howbeit, I ſuppoſe that this ſeldome or neuer falleth ou… ſo, and that theſe iolly brewing drawers, rather forget the powring in of water, then wine. But becauſe there ſhould be no lacke herein, the moſt o… them begin at that end, with their maſſe, catching the chalice in their hand, ſo ſoone as they are confeſſed, before they be either reueſted, or yet put on either biggin, ſurpliſſe, or albe. Some of them do it about the middeſt of the Maſſe, when as they come towardes the ſecrettes thereof: or, if they hauehave already done it, they conſider whether they hauehave committed any offence therein yea or no. Now, theſe daungers fall out the rather, when as theſe iolly Sir Shornes are troubled in minde, as hath many times hapned in this countrey, whenas at the beginning, the Goſpell began here to be firſt preached. For, ſo ſoone as any Miniſter or Preacher of the Goſpell, were once entred into any citie or towne, and that the Prieſtes vnderſtood that he was come thether to Preach, they were oftentimes without either ſens or memory: which is a moſt neceſſarie thing to be had in ſuch a caſe. For, if either toe tripper or land leaper, ſhould want his memorie, how ſhould he thinke him ſelfe of ſo many paſſes and repaſſes, pitches, turnes, and gallant trickes, for the beautifying of his daunſing and tumbling toyes? howbeit theſe poore wretched prieſtes being ſore troubled in minde, is the cauſe that one of them forgetteth the putting in of water, an other the putting in of wine, an other the waſhing of his fingers, an other the lifting vp of his God, and ſome, one thing, and ſome an other. And when any man that is with them at Maſſe perceaueth it, and telleth them of it, they make this aunſwere, Theſe Deuilles ſo trouble vsus, as that we know not where we are. But there are many who can eſpecially teſtifie, how often this hath bene ſpoken by that good and faithfull ſeruant of Ieſus Chriſt our good brother Farel, whoſe name onelyonly hath more feared them, then euer the Deuils did, whome they coniured with their holy water, or yet with bell booke, and candle. Wherein, God hath ſhewed his great power, condemning by the Iudge, theſe ſeducers as malefactours, euen in their owne conſciences, and hath put them into the handes of the Lord chiefe Iuſtice both of heauen and earth. No doubt of it, out prieſtes had neuer more neede of theſe cautelles, then at this preſent they hauehave, conſidering how fearefull and amazed they are, being no whit at all perſecuted. Howbeit they hauehave good cauſe ſo to be. For, it geueth their kitchins a vile blow. And beſides, there enſueth a worſe matter hereon then ſo, becauſe they are not able as they would, make their kitchin fier burne ſo bright as mighr roſte thoſe which goe about to put it out, being next cooſin Germaine to the fier of Purgatorie, wherewith they ſeeth, roſte, and bake, all that they eate, at the coſte and charges of the poore ſoules which lye there toſted and fryed.
e To receaue the body, is here taken for the eating of the body, but bycauſe this name ſeemeth vntounto them to be moſt horrible, they vſe an other, ſomewhat more fauorable, name.
f And if this ſhould be ſo, Then the prieſt ſhould eate in this Maſſe, two bodyes of God, the laſt of which, and not, the firſt, ſhould ſoone after, be well moiſted with his blood. And the firſt, eaten without blood.
g This, is throughly to be conſidered of. For, if Chriſtians ſhould not ſee theſe ſeducers knaueries, they ſhould be in great hazard, and commit great offence againſt their kitchin.
h This Hoſtien who is here ſpoken of, hath made a great booke full of theſe Geew Gawes, able to lode an Aſſe: but eſpecially in the fourth booke, the 15. Title. Where he treateth of this matter.
i Note, That here, the bread is ſtill called bread, both after the conſecration, and after the eating of it alſo: which is ſo great an hereſie, as who ſo euer holdeth it, is worthie to frie a fagot. Howbeit the Authour may herein, very well excuſe him ſelfe, by alleaging Saint Paule,1. Cor. 11. who hath done aſmuch and more too, for he calleth it bread and wine, aſwell after the conſecration as before. But here, although it be called bread, yet for all that, we muſt vnderſtand it to be fleſh. And therfore it behoueth maiſter Goblin to ſwallow downe the water to his breakefaſt, for feare that in caſting vp the water, he caſte vp withall ſome peece of fleſh that might ſticke in his teeth, or remaine in his mouth.