It teachithe also that christe did institute the sacrament only
to this end that the congregacion shuld eate and drincke it in
the rememberaunce of that same his Sacrifice. And that eiche one
in the drincking therof shuld apply vnto himself by faithe / the
fruite of that Sacrifice. Now compare the doctrine of the
scriptures and of the papistes in this pointe together / and
thou shalt se that their Masse is contrarie to christes
Institucion. But as they haue / so still will they saye:

That aswell the liuing as the deade be helped by this their acte
applied at their pleasure. If they wolde saie that thei profyt
others by praier / that were tollerable. But they go further and
saie / that ther verye massinge worcke it selfe / hathe so moche
vertue / power and strenghthe in it / that it shall profit not
only all kyndes of men / but all such creatures and beastes for
whom they do say ther masse / bicause in it they do applye the
benefite of christes passion: but ye must vnderstond when they be
payed for ther labor. This is an horrible error in no wise to be
suffered / for as I sayed / ther is but one only sacrifice
propiciatorie to take awaye synne / which one sacrifice eiche
one of vs must applie vnto our selues by liuelie faythe / And
this applyinge faithe is the only gifte of god: But on this
grounde buylde they their purgatorie and mutch other such pelf /
by which they do pycke mens purses. They saye ther Masses also
in the honor of this / or of that saincte. And of what saintes?
suche verylie whose histories are not certaynlie knowen / and
are of none authoritie / yea many of them are no better then
poetes fables / of whom not vnworthelie we doubte whether they be
sainctes or no: But be it that they were true sainctes / yet
this their doinge is moste contrarie to christes ordinance / for
Christe did institute his supper to this ende that it sholde be
vsed in the remembrance of his deathe and not of other mens /
weare they neuer so holye.

In their masse they haue also diuers and sundrie rytes and
customs / clothes / signes / gestures / tornes / remouinges / and
blissinges / of and with the breade and wine / but christe vsed
none of all theis in his supper: And what they do meane by these
thinges the poeple doth not knowe / neither can the priestes
them selues for the most part tell what is ment by them: for if
ye aske the meaninge of them / either can they saye nothinge at
all / or if they do saie owghte / they