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The second tome of homilies of such matters as were promised, and entitled in…The second tome of homilees of such matters as were promised, and intituled in…
The second tome of homilies of such matters as were promised, and entitled in the former part of homilies. Set out by the authority of the Queens Majesty: and to be read in every parish church agreeably.The second tome of homilees of such matters as were promised, and intituled in the former part of homilees. Set out by the aucthoritie of the Queenes Maiestie: and to be read in euery parishe church agreeably.
Imprinted at London : In Poules Churchyarde, by Richard Jugge, and John Cawood, printers to the Queens Majesty, 1571Imprinted at London : In Poules Churchyarde, by Richarde Iugge, and Iohn Cawood, printers to the Queenes Maiestie, 1571
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Basilius magnus, and Johannes Chrisostomus did in their time prescribe public orders of public administration, which they call Liturgies, and in them they appointed the people to answer to the prayers of the Minister, sometime, Amen, sometime, Lord have mercy upon us, sometime, and with thy spirit, and, we have our hearts lifted up unto, the Lord, &c. Which answers the people could not have made in due time, if the prayers had not ben in a tongue that they understood. The same Basil writing to the Clergy of 1Neocaesaria, saith thus of his usage in common prayer, appointing one to begin the song, the rest follow: And so with divers songs & prayers, passing over the night, at the dawning of the day, altogether (even as it were with one mouth and one heart) they sing unto the Lord a song of confession, every man framing unto him self meet words of repentance. In another place he saith, If the Sea be fair, how is not the assemble of the congregation much more fair, ⟨p. 286⟩in which a joined sound of men, women, and children (as it were of the waves beating on the shore) is sent forth in our prayers unto our God? Mark his words: A joined sound (saith he) of men, women, and children. Which can not be, 2unless they all understand the tongue wherein the prayer is said. And Chrysostom upon the words of Paul saith, So soon as the people hear these words, world without end, they all do forthwith answer, Amen. This could they 3not do, unless they understood the word spoken by the priest. Dionysius saith, that hymns were 4said of the whole multitude of people in the administration of the Communion. Cyprian saith, 5the Priest doth prepare the minds of the brethren, with a preface before the prayer, saying, Lift up your hearts: That whiles the people doth answer, We have our hearts lifted up to the Lord, they be admonished that they ought to think on none other thing then the Lord. Saint Ambrose writing upon the words of saint Paul, saith, This is it that he saith, because