M. Harding. The .3. Division.M. Hardinge. The .3. Diuision.

M. Harding. The .3. Division.

M. Hardinge. The .3. Diuision.

And that the people should give their consent, and apply their Faith to this trueth without error, and deceit, and that by saying, Amen, they should then Believe, and Confess, The Bread, and Wine to be made the Body, and Blood of Christ, (214)¹ when it was made in deed, and not else, for so were it a great error, for this cause Justinian the Emperor made an ordinance, that the Bishops, and Priests should to this intent pronounce their Service plainly, distinctly, and so, as it might be understanded, that the people might answer, Amen: (which is to be referred to each part of the Service, but specially to the Consecration) that they might believe, and Confess, it was the Body, and Blood of Christ, (215)² when it was in deed, and not so confess, when it was not: which might happen, if they heard not the Words of Consecration plainly pronounced. And hereunto specially that Constitution of Justinian is to be restrained, as pertaining only to the Greek Church, wherein he lived (216)³ and not to be stretched further to serve for proof of all the service to be had, and said in the vulgar tongue in the West Church, as to that purpose of our new teachers it is untruly alleged.

And that the people shoulde geue their consente, and applie their Faithe to this trueth without errour, and deceite, and that by saieinge, Amen, they should then Beleeue, and Confesse, The Breade, and VVine to be made the Bodie, and Bloude of Christe, (214)¹ when it was made in deede, and not els, for so were it a greate errour, for this cause Iustinian the Emperour made an ordinance, that the Bishoppes, and Priestes should to this intent pronounce their Seruice plainely, distinctly, and so, as it might be vnderstanded, that the people might answeare, Amen: (whiche is to be referred to eche parte of the Seruice, but specially to the Consecration) that they might beleeue, and Confesse, it was the Bodie, and Bloude of Christe, (215)