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Most fruitful [and] learned co[m]mentaries of Doctor Peter Martyr Vermil Florentine, professor of divinity,…Most fruitfull [and] learned co[m]mentaries of Doctor Peter Martir Vermil Florentine, professor of deuinitie,…
Most fruitful [and] learned co[m]mentaries of Doctor Peter Martyr Vermil Florentine, professor of divinity, in the University of Tygure with a very profitable tract of the matter and places. Herein is also added [and] contained two most ample tables, aswell of the matter, as of the words: with an index of the places in the holy scripture. Set forth & allowed, according to the order appointed in the Queens majesties injunctions.Most fruitfull [and] learned co[m]mentaries of Doctor Peter Martir Vermil Florentine, professor of deuinitie, in the Vniuersitye of Tygure with a very profitable tract of the matter and places. Herein is also added [and] contained two most ample tables, aswel of the matter, as of the wordes: wyth an index of the places in the holy scripture. Set forth & allowed, accordyng to thorder appointed in the Quenes maiesties iniunctions.
London: printed by John Day, 1564London: printed by Iohn Day, 1564
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1Therefore (as it now appeareth, by that which we have said) the Latin church called the celebration of the sacrament of the holy supper Missam, as it were missionem, that is, a sending away. For Ambrosius also said in a certain place, missas facere. And surely this sentence seemeth much more probable unto me, than doth theirs which think that name to be derived of this hebrew word Mass. But now that we have entreated of the name of Mass,2 we will also set forth the parts thereof, as they were had among the elders. The Grecians seem to ⟨p. 43⟩have begun their [Greek or Hebrew], that is, the exercise of the Lords supper at [Greek or Hebrew],3 [Greek or Hebrew], that is, Lord have mercy upon us, As though before all they would implore forgiveness of their sins. Which phrase the latin church hath borrowed of the, which some attribute to Gregory. But whilst the people gathered together, and before they were assembled, they song a piece of some Psalm,4 or some part of the scripture, and that song they called Introitus, that is an entrance, because that at that time the people might enter in. And they make Celestine author of that. After [Greek or Hebrew], the people being in a manner glad, for the obtaining of pardon for their since, to give thanks unto God,5 did sing this hymn Gloria in altissimis, that is: Glory to God on high, which they will have to be the invention of Telesphorus. Then had they Collects, which are ascribed unto Gelasius. Moreover, certain lessons were rehearsed out of the holy scriptures, either out of the old testament, or else out of the Acts, or Epistles of the Apostles.6 Which lessons being done, there was to be rehearsed some part of the Evangelical history. But when the Readers had red unto the church the first lessons, the deacon stood up in a high place, or pulpit, namely to be seen, and to be understand of all men,