The Greeks in the East Church have thought it good, to pronounce the words of Consecration Clara voce, as we find in Chrysostoms Mass, and as Bessarion writeth, A•ta voce, that is plainly, out Aloud, or with a loud voice. Sacerdos Alta voce •uxta Orientalis Ecclesiae ritum verba illa pronunciat, Hoc est Corpus meum: The Priest, saith Bessarion, after the rite, or manner of the East Church pronounceth with a loud voice these words, This is my Body. Which manner of Loud pronouncing was thought good, to be used in the Greek Church, as it may be gathered by that Bessarion writeth (who being a Greek borne, and brought up in learning amongst the Greeks, knew right well the order of that Church) to the intent the people might thereby, for the better maintenance of their Faith, be stirred, and warned to give token of consent, and of belief thereto. When the Priest, saith he, pronounceth those words with a loud voice, the people standing by, • n utraque part, that is, first at the Consecration of the Body, and again at the Consecration of the Blood, answereth, Amen: as though they said thus, Truly so it is, as thou sayest. For, where as, Amen, is an Adverb of Affirming in Hebrew, in Greek it signifieth so much, as Truly. And therefore the people answering Amen, to those words, Verily,1 say they, these gifts set forth are the Body, and Blood of Christ. So we believe, So we confess. This far Bessarion. It is declared by Clement Lib. 8. Constitutionum Apostolicarum, that the people said Amen, when the words of Consecration had been pronounced. Whereby we understand, that order to have been taken by the Apostles. The same Custom also may be gathered out of S. Ambrose, who saith thus: Dicit tibi Sacerdos, Corpus Christi: & tu dicis, Amen, hoc est, verum. Quod confitetur lingua, teneat affectus. De Sacram. li. 4. ca. 5. The Priest saith, The Body of Christ: and thou sayest, Amen, that is to say, True. Hold with thy heart that, which thou confessest with the tongue. He saith likewise hereof, De ijs, qui initiantur Mysterijs, ca. 9. Frustrà ab illis respondetur, Amen, &c. Amen is answered in vain by them, who dispute against that, which is received, saithe Leo. Sermone 6. De Jeiunio 7. Mensis.
The Greekes in the Easte Churche haue thought it good, to pronounce the woordes of Consecration Clara voce, as we finde in Chrysostomes Masse, and as Bessarion writeth, A•ta voce, that is plainely, out Alowde, or with a lowde voice. Sacerdos Alta voce •uxta Orientalis Ecclesiae ritum verba illa pronunciat, Hoc est Corpus meum: The Prieste, saithe Bessarion, after the rite, or manner of the East Churche pronounceth with a lowde voice these woordes, This is my Body. VVhiche manner of Lowde pronouncinge was thought good, to be vsed in the Greeke Churche, as it maye be gathered by that Bessarion writeth (who beinge a Greeke borne, and brought vp in learning amongst the Greekes, knewe right wel the order of that Churche) to the intent the people might therby, for the better maintenaunce of their Faith, be stirred, and warned to geue token of consente, and of beliefe thereto. VVhen the Prieste, saithe he, pronounceth those woordes with a loude voice, the people standinge by, • n vtraque parte, that is, firste at the Consecration of the Body, and againe at the Consecration of the Bloude, answeareth, Amen: as though they saide thus, Truely so it is, as thou saiest. For, where as, Amen, is an Aduerbe of Affirminge in Hebrewe, in Greeke it signifieth so muche, as Truely. And therefor the people answearinge Amen, to those woordes, Verily,1 say they, these giftes sette foorthe are the Bodie, and Bloud of Christe. So we beleeue, So we confesse. This far Bessarion. It is declared by Clement Lib. 8. Constitutionum Apostolicarum, that the people saide Amen, when the woordes of Consecration had beene pronounced. VVhereby we vnderstande, that order to haue beene taken by the Apostles. The same Custome also may be geathered out of S. Ambrose, who saithe thus: Dicit tibi Sacerdos, Corpus Christi: & tu dicis, Amen, hoc est, verum. Quod confitetur lingua, teneat affectus. De Sacram. li. 4. ca. 5. The Priest saithe, The Body of Christe: and thou saiest, Amen, that is to saye, True. Holde with thy harte that, whiche thou confessest with the tongue. He saithe likewise hereof, De ijs, qui initiantur Mysterijs, ca. 9. Frustrà ab illis respondetur, Amen, &c. Amen is answeared in vaine by them, who dispute against that, whiche is receiued, saithe Leo. Sermone 6. De Ieiunio 7. Mensis.
- 1Bessarion, a young Doctor. He lived Anno. Domini. 1459.Bessarion, a yonge Doctour. He liued Anno. Domini. 1459.
