Jacobus de voragine in the life of Pope Gregory the first, telleth a tale concerning this matter. In times past, sayeth he, when the service, which Ambrose made, was more frequented and used in Churches, than was the service, which Gregory had appointed:1 the Bishop of Rome called Adrianus gathered a Council together, in the which it was ordained, that Gregory's service should be observed and kept universally: which determination of the Council, Charles the Emperor did diligently put in execution, while he ran about by diverse provinces, and enforced all the Clergy, partly with threatenings and partly with ⟨image 174⟩punishments, to receive that order. And as touching the books of Ambrose service, he burnt them to ashes in all places, and threw into prison many priests that would not consent and agree to the matter.2 Blessed Eugenius the Bishop coming unto the Council, found that it was dissolved three days before his coming. Notwithstanding through his wisdom, he so persuaded the Lord Pope, that he called again all the Prelates that had been present at the Council, and were now departed by the space of three days. Therefore when the Council was gathered again together, in this all the fathers did consent and agree, that both the ma••ebokes of Ambrose and Gregory should be laid upon the altar of blessed Peter the An••le, and the Church doors diligently shut, and most warily sealed up with the signets of many and diver• Bishops Again, that they should all the whole night give themselves to prayer, that the Lord might reveal, declare, open and show unto them by some evident sign or token, which of these. ii. services he would ⟨p. 143⟩have used in the temples. Thus they doing in all points, as they had determined, in the morning opened the church doors, and found both the Missals or massebookes open upon the altar: or rather, as some say, they found Gregory's massebooke utterly plucked a sunder one piece from an other, and scattered abroad into this and that place. As touching Ambrose book, they only found it open upon the altar in the very same place, where they had tofor• laid it. By this sign they thought them selves sufficiently instructed & taught of God, that the service, which Gregory had made, ought to be set abroad and used throughout all the world:
Iacobus de voragine in the life of Pope Gregory the firste, telleth a tale concerning this matter. In tymes past, saieth he, when the seruice, whiche Ambrose made, was more frequented and vsed in Churches, than was the seruice, whiche Gregory had appoynted:1 the Bishop of Rome called Adrianus gathered a Councell together, in the whiche it was ordayned, that Gregoryes seruice shoulde be obserued and kept vniuersallye: whiche determination of the Councell, Charles the Emperoure did diligentlye put in execution, whyle he rān about by diuerse prouinces, and enforced all the Clergye, partlye with threatnyngs and partly with ⟨image 174⟩punishementes, to receaue that order. And as touchynge the bookes of Ambrose seruice, he brent them to ashes in all places, and threwe into prison many priests that would not consent and agree to the matter.2 Blessed Eugenius the Bishop commyng vnto the Councell, founde that it was dissolued three dayes before his commyng. Notwithstandyng thorowe his wisedome, he so persuaded the Lord Pope, that he called agayne all the Prelates yt had bene present at the Councel, and were now departed by the space of three dayes. Therfore when the Councell was gathered agayne together, in this all the fathers did consēt and agree, that both the ma••ebokes of Ambrose and Gregory shuld be laid vpon the altar of blessed Peter the An••le, and the Church doores di•igen•ly shut, and most warely sealed vp with the signets of many and diuer• Bishops Againe, that they should all the whole night geue themselues to prayer, that the Lorde myght reuele, declare, open and shewe vnto them by some euident signe or token, whiche of these. ii. seruices he woulde ⟨p. 143⟩haue vsed in the temples. Thus they doyng in all points, as they had determined, in the morning opened ye church doores, and founde both the Missals or massebookes open vpon the altare: or rather, as some saye, they found Gregoryes massebooke vtterly plucked a sunder one pece from an other, and scattered abroad into thys and that place. As touchynge Ambrose booke, they onely found it open vpon the altare in the very same place, where they had tofor• layd it. By this signe they thought thē selues sufficiently instructed & taught of God, that the seruice, which Gregory had made, ought to be set abroade and vsed thorowout all the world:
- 1Gregoryes service thrust into the Church• violence.Gregoryes seruice thrust into the Church• violence.
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