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An abridgement of the book of acts and monuments of the ChurchAn abridgement of the booke of acts and monumentes of the Church
An abridgement of the book of acts and monuments of the Church: written by that Reverend Father, Master John Fox: and now abridged by Timothy Bright, Doctor of Physic, for such as either through want of leisure, or ability have not the use of so necessary an historyAn abridgement of the booke of acts and monumentes of the Church: written by that Reuerend Father, Maister Iohn Fox: and now abridged by Timothe Bright, Doctour of Phisicke, for such as either through want of leysure, or abilitie haue not the vse of so necessary an history
London: printed by I. Windet, 1589
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for permitting menstruous women to enter into the church, before their purifying: for suffering dogs and other beasts to enter into the church. 23. The Grecians use not to kneel in all their devotions, not to the Eucharist, saving one day in the year. 24. They permit not the Latins to celebrate upon their altars: which if they do, they by and by wash the altar: and when they celebrate, they say but one Liturgy, or mass upon one altar that day. 25. They dissent in the manner of the proceeding of the holy Ghost, &c.
for permitting menstruous women to enter into the church, before their purifying: for suffering dogges and other beasts to enter into the church. 23. The Grecians vse not to knéele in al their deuotions, not to the Eucharist, sauing one day in the yéere. 24. They permit not the Latines to celebrate vpon their altars: which if they doe, they by and by wash the altar: and when they celebrate, they say but one Lyturgy, or masse vpon one altar that day. 25. They dissent in the maner of the procéeding of the holy Ghost, &c.
Now in the counsel aforesaid, among other points, the proceeding of the holy ghost, & celebrating with leavened bread, was debated: concerning the which, Anselm did behave himself greatly to the mind of the pope: & after long reasoning of matters betwixt the churches, the pope thundereth out excommunication against the Greeks,1 and their adherents: & was ready also to proceed to the sentence of excommunication against the king of England for Anselmus sake, had not Anselm himself kneeling down, obtained for him longer time of further trial. Whereupon the counsel brake up, & the Pope directeth his letters to the K. of England, and commā death him to revest Anselm: 2which the K. would not obey, but sent message and letters contrary, to the great discontentment of the pope, threatening him again with excommunication: but the messenger so handled the matter, that when the council came, which was then holden at S. Peters church in Rome, the K. took no harm; only the sentence of excommunication was pronounced against Lay persons that gave inuesture of Churches, and them that were so invested: and against such as give themselves in subjection to Lay men for Ecclesiastical things. The Counsel being finished, Anselm went to Lyons, and stayed there till