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and passion for oure synnes. As the garmentes and straunge
holy gestures / helpe vs not / but in that they putt vs in
remembraunce of thinges that Christ sofered for vs in his
passion. Euen so the shewenge breakynge and eatynge of the
host / the shewenge and drinkynge of the cuppe of Christes
bloude / and the wordes and the consecracion / helpe vs not
a pinne ner ar gods serues / saue only in that they stere
op oure repentynge faith to call to mynde the deeth and passion of
christ for our synnes. And therfore to call it
a sacrifice / is but abused speach / as when we call one
that is new come home to breakefast & sett a capon
before him and saye / this is youre wellcome home /
meanynge yet by that speach / that it is but a signe of the loue of mine herte which reioyseth and is glad that he is come home
saffe and sounde. And euen so is this but the memoriall of
the very sacrifice of christ once done for all. And if ye
wold no nother wyse meane / ye shall haue my good wyll to
call it so styll / or iff ye can shewe me a reason of some
other meaninge. And therfore I wold
that it had bene called (as it in dede is and
as it was commaunded to be) Christes memoriall / though
that I doute not but that it was
called masse of this Ebrue worde Misach / whych
signifieth a pensiongeuynge / because that at euery masse
men gaue euery man a porcion accordynge vn to his power vn
to the sustentacion of the pore. Which offerynge yet
remayneth. But to a false vse and profyt of them that haue
to moch / as all other thynges are peruerted.
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