As for the Determinations of the Church, they are sundry, and variable, and ⟨p. 490⟩uncertain, and therefore sometimes untrue: and for that cause may not always stand of necessity, as matter of judgement. The Greek Church never used the Private Mass, but only the Communion: The Latin Church hath utterly abolished the Holy Communion, saving only at one time in the year, when also she useth it with foul disorder, and, as Gelasius saith, with open Sacrilege, and useth only the Private Mass. The same Latin Church, for the space of six hundred years, and more from the beginning, onlesse it had been upon great occasion of many Communicants, used only one Communion, or, as M. Harding rather delighteth to call it, one Mass in one Day: But the Latin Church, that now is, hath in every Corner of the Temple erected Altars, and therefore now is full of Corner Masses. In the Old Latin Church it was not lawful, to say the Second Communion, but only when the Church was full of people: In M. Hardinges New Latin Church, there be oftentimes moe Masses said together, then there be hearers of the people, to gaze upon them. Thus the judgement of the Latin Church disagreeth from the Greek: & the New Latin Church likewise disagreeth in judgement from the Old. Touching this New Latin Church S. Bernard mourneth, and complaineth thus,1 Nunc ipsi Christum persequuntur, qui ab eo Christiani dicuntur. Amici tui Deus, & proximi tui aduersus te appropinquaverunt, & stererunt. Coniurasse videtur contrate universitas populi Christiani, a minimo usque ad maximum. A planta pedis usque ad verticem non est sanitas ulla. Egressa est iniquitas à senioribus Judicibus Vicarijs tuis, qui videntur regere populum tuum. Arcem Zion occupaverunt, apprehenderunt munitions, & universam deinceps liberè, & potestativè tradiderunt incendio Civitatem. They are now become the persecutors of Christ, that of his Name are called Christians. O God, thy friends that are ne•rest about thee, approach near, and stand against thee. The whole Universal Body of Christian people seemeth to have conspired against thee, even from the lowest unto the highest. Wickedness proceedeth forth from thy Vicars the elder Judges, that seem to govern thy people.
As for the Determinations of the Churche, they are sundrie, and variable, and ⟨p. 490⟩vncertaine, and therefore sometimes vntrue: and for that cause may not alwaies stande of necessitie, as mater of iudgement. The Greeke Churche neuer vsed the Priuate Masse, but onely the Communion: The Latine Churche hath vtterly abolished the Holy Communion, sauinge onely at one time in the yéere, when also shée vseth it with foule disorder, and, as Gelasius saith, with open Sacrilege, and vseth onely the Priuate Masse. The same Latine Churche, for the space of sixe hundred yeeres, and more from the beginninge, onlesse it had benne vpon greate occasion of many Communicantes, vsed onely one Communion, or, as M. Hardinge rather deliteth to cal it, one Masse in one Daie: But the Latine Churche, that nowe is, hath in euery Corner of the Temple erected Aultars, and therefore nowe is ful of Corner Masses. In the Olde Latine Churche it was not lawful, to saie the Seconde Communion, but onely when the Churche was ful of people: In M. Hardinges Newe Latine Churche, there be oftentimes moe Masses saide togeather, then there be hearers of the people, to gase vpon them. Thus the iudgement of the Latine Churche disagreeth from the Greeke: & the Newe Latine Churche likewise disagreeth in iudgement from the Olde. Touchinge this Newe Latine Churche S. Bernarde mourneth, and complaineth thus,1 Nunc ipsi Christum persequuntur, qui ab eo Christiani dicuntur. Amici tui Deus, & proximi tui aduersus te appropinquauerunt, & stererunt. Coniurasse videtur contrate vniuersitas populi Christiani, a minimo vsque ad maximum. A planta pedis vsque ad verticem non est sanitas vlla. Egressa est iniquitas à senioribus Iudicibus Vicarijs tuis, qui videntur regere populum tuum. Arcem Sion occupauerunt, apprehenderunt munitiones, & vniuersam deinceps liberè, & potestatiuè tradiderunt incendio Ciuitatem. They are nowe become the persecutours of Christe, that of his Name are called Christians. O God, thy frendes that are ne•rest aboute thee, approache neare, and stande against the. The whole Vniuersal Bodie of Christian people seemeth to haue conspired against thee, euen from the lowest vnto the highest. Wickednes proceedeth forth from thy Vicares the elder Iudges, that seeme to gouerne thy people.
- 1D. Bernar. in Conversion Pauli.D. Bernar. in Conuersione Pauli.
