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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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After that they gave thanks, when they said:1 We give thanks O Lord holy father, almighty, and everlasting God, through Christ our Lord. &c. These things are most ancient, and are found very often in old ecclesiastical writers. Yea and that mystery of the body and blood of Christ was called [Greek or Hebrew], that is, giving of thanks, because all the accomplishing thereof dependeth up on thanks giving. And when the people had said: Through our Lord Christ, he went to the proper words of the Supper. Which being rehearsed, there was said the Lords prayer. But Xystus before the rehearsal of it, would have the people to sing Sanctus Sanctus. &c. that is, holy, holy. &c. And that there might be better occasion given to come to that song, certain prefaces were put before. And to those they pieced their Canon, which one Scolasticus (as Gregory mentioneth in his Register) made: which in deed the same Gregory alloweth not, because he would put in things of his own, and neglected the Lords prayer. The kiss of peace, is said to be the invention of Leo the second.2 Which seemeth not so to me, for as much as that manner was in the Church, even in the time of the Apostles, that Christians should entertain one another with the kiss of peace. Yea and Paul in his Epistles hath made mention of that kind of salvation.3 And Justine also the martyr in his second Apology hath mentioned of this kiss. The song of Agnus dei, that is the Lamb of God,4 is said to have been brought in by one Innocentius. And when all these things were finished, they came to the distribution of the Sacrament. Which whilst it was in doing, or when it was finished, they song a song of thanks giving,5 which they called Post Communionem, that is, an after Communion. And all these things being finished and ended, the Minister sent away the people, blessing them with a lucky blessing.
After that they gaue thankes, when they sayd:1