A Parallel or Brief Comparison of the Liturgy with the Mass-Book,

The Breviary, the Ceremonial,

and other Romish Rituals.

Wherein is clearly and shortly demonstrated, not only that the LITURGY is taken for the most part word by word out of these Antichristian Writs, but also that not one of the most abominable passages of the Mass can in reason be refused by any who cordially embrace the Liturgy as now it stands, and is commented by the Prime of our Clergy.

All made good from the Testimonies of the most famous and learned Liturgic Writers both Romish and English.

By R[obert]. B[aillie]. K[ilwinning].

Seen and Allowed.

LONDON,

Printed by Thomas Paine, and are to be sold at the Castle in Cornhill, 1641.

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CONTENTS:

PREFACE.

CHAP. I. Of the Mass, and the parts of it in General. 1.

CHAP. II. Proving the preparation or first part of the Mass with all the 12. particles of it, to be in our Book, either actually or virtually. 6.

CHAP. III. Proving the Instruction or second part of the Mass with all the particular portions thereof, to wit, the Epistle, Gospel, Homily, Credo, tractus, Gradual, sequentia, to be in our Book either actually or virtually. 19.

CHAP. IV. Concerning the Offertory and Exhortations. 29.

CHAP. V. Concerning the Canon of the Mass, Consecration, transubstantiation and adoration, &c. 38.

CHAP. VI. Concerning the Propitiatory Sacrifice which is the rest of the Canon. 60.

CHAP. VII. Concerning the last two parts of the Mass, the Communion and Post Communion. 74.

A COMPEND OF THE PRECEDING TREATISE, in a Speech at the General Assembly of Glasgow, 1638. 85.