As concerning the order of the Common prayers, and Public Service,1 in such sort as we have now, and that age had not: S. Paul2 mentioneth nothing, neither speaketh one word in that whole Chapter, but of the use of the miraculous gift, as is said before. And therefore his sayings out of that Chapter, be not fitly alleged of M. Ivel, and the rest of our adversaries, against the manner of prayers, and Service of the Church, now received and of long time used, which in the West is uttered in the Latin tongue, not by way of miracle, or peculiar gift, but according to the institution, and ordinance of the Churche. Profectò enim coelum Ecclesia tum fuit. In very deed saith Chrysostom,3 the Church then was a Heaven, 4when as the holy ghost administered all things, moderated all the heads of the Church, caught each one with his inspiration. As for now, we keep but the steppes only of those things. We speak two or three of us, and that a sunder, and one holding his peace, an other beginneth. But these be but signs only, and memorials of things. And so when we have begun (he meaneth D• ̄s vobiscū) & con spiritu tuo, the people answereth: meaning to signify thereby, that so ⟨p. 193⟩in old time they spake, not of their own wisdom, but of the instinct of the spirit of God. This much Chrysostom of the heavenly manner of the Primitive Church, in the Apostles time. Now, if in these days the manner were like, if it pleased the Holy Ghost to pour upon us the like abundance of grace, as to do all things for us, to rule the heads of all faithful people, to carry each one of us with his divine inspiration, and when we came to Church together for comfort, and edifying, to give into our hearts, and put into our mouths by daily miracle, what we should pray, and what we should preach, and how we should handle the Scriptures: in this case no Catholic Christian man would allow the unfruitful speaking with strange and unknown tongues without interpretation, to the let, and hinderance of Gods Word to be declared, and to the keeping of the people only in gassing, and wondering, from saying, Amen, and giving their assent to the Godly Blessing, and thanks giving. But the order of the Church now is far otherwise. We have not those miraculous gifts, and right well may we do without them.
As concerninge the order of the Common praiers, and Publique Seruice,1 in suche sorte as we haue nowe, and that age had not: S. Paule2 mentioneth nothinge, neither speaketh one woorde in that whole Chapter, but of the vse of the miraculouse gifte, as is saide before. And therefore his sayinges out of that Chapter, be not fittely alleged of M. Iuel, and the reste of our aduersaries, againste the maner of praiers, and Seruice of the Churche, now receiued and of longe time vsed, whiche in the VVeaste is vttered in the Latine tongue, not by waye of miracle, or peculiar gifte, but accordinge to the institution, and ordinaunce of the Churche. Profectò enim coelum Ecclesia tum fuit. In very deede saithe Chrysostome,3 the Churche then vvas a Heauen, 4vvhen as the holy ghost administred al thinges, moderated al the heades of the Churche, caught eche one vvith his inspiration. As for novv, vve keepe but the steppes onely of those thinges. VVe speake tvvo or three of vs, and that a sunder, and one holdinge his peace, an other beginneth. But these be but signes onely, and memorials of thinges. And so vvhen vve haue begonne (he meaneth D• ̄s vobiscū) & cū spiritu tuo, the people ansvvereth: meaning to signifie therby, that so ⟨p. 193⟩in olde time they spake, not of their ovvne vvisedome, but of the instincte of the spirite of God. This much Chrysostome of the heauenly manner of the Primitiue Churche, in the Apostles time. Nowe, if in these daies the manner were like, if it pleased the Holie Ghoste to powre vpon vs the like abundance of grace, as to doo al thinges for vs, to rule the heades of al faithful people, to carrie eche one of vs with his diuine inspiration, and when we came to Church togeather for comforte, and edifieing, to geue into our hartes, and put into our mouthes by daily miracle, vvhat vvee should pray, and what we should preach, and how we should handle the Scriptures: in this case no Catholike Christian man woulde allow the vnfruiteful speaking with strange and vnknowen tongues without interpretation, to the let, and hinderance of Gods Woorde to be declared, and to the keping of the people onely in gasinge, and wondering, from saieing, Amen, and geuinge their assent to the Godly Blessinge, and thankes geuinge. But the order of the Churche nowe is farre otherwise. We haue not those miraculouse giftes, and right wel may wee doo without them.
- 1The .81. untruth. For sundry Doctors both old and new allege these words to this self same purpose.The .81. vntrueth. For sundrie Doctours bothe olde and nevve allege these vvoordes to this selfe same purpose.
- 2The place of S. Paul to the Corinthians maketh not for the service in the English tongue.The place of S. Paule to the Corinthians maketh not for the seruice in the Englishe tongue.
- 3In 1. Cor. 14.
- 4Hom. 37.
