A discourse concerning liturgies

By this also we may discern, what sentence ought to be passed upon those Liturgies, which go under the names, of Peter, Mark, James, Clemens and Basil himself too. In them, the mysteries are clearly described; which, he says, the Ancients thought themselves highly concerned to keep secret. And there we have (as a most necessary part of them) the Form of Consecration in Writing; which, he says, no Holy Man ever left in Writing.

By this also we may discern, what sentence ought to be passed upon those Liturgies, which go under the names, of Peter, Mark, James, Clemens and Basil himself too. In them, the mysteries are clearly described; which, he sayes, the Ancients thought themselves highly concerned to keep secret. And there we have (as a most necessary part of them) the Form of Consecration in Writing; which, he sayes, no Holy Man ever left in Writing.

In that, ascribed to him, the forgery is more impudent. He having declared his high approbation of the Ancients practice, in not committing any such thing to Writing; and upon such reasons, as obliged himself, as much as any, not to run counter to them herein. He, with them, thought the [Greek or Hebrew], the reverence due to these mysteries ⟨p. 75⟩hereby secured; and another course the way to render them despicable, [Greek or Hebrew]; as is evident by his discourse, in the place alleged; [Greek or Hebrew].

In that, ascribed to him, the forgery is more impudent. He having declared his high approbation of the Antients practice, in not committing any such thing to Writing; and upon such reasons, as obliged himself, as much as any, not to run counter to them herein. He, with them, thought the 〈non-Latin alphabet〉, the reverence due to these mysteries ⟨p. 75⟩hereby secured; and another course the way to render them despicable, 〈non-Latin alphabet〉; as is evident by his discourse, in the place alleadged; .