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that_o when_o constantinople_n be_v shake_v with_o a_o earthquake_n he_o be_v frequent_o desire_v by_o the_o emperor_n to_o come_v out_o of_o his_o cell_n and_o say_v the_o litany_n be_v think_v to_o be_v one_o who_o god_n will_v hear_v 290._o hear_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d ibid._n p._n 290._o now_o if_o the_o litany_n have_v not_o be_v a_o state_v form_n proper_a only_o to_o be_v use_v in_o a_o great_a assembly_n because_o of_o the_o great_a share_n the_o people_n bear_v in_o it_o as_o du-plessis_n before_o have_v describe_v it_o this_o monk_n may_v as_o effectual_o have_v say_v it_o in_o his_o cell_n and_o need_v not_o have_v do_v it_o in_o so_o formal_a a_o procession_n and_o that_o it_o be_v usual_a thus_o to_o sing_v or_o say_v the_o litany_n in_o time_n of_o common_a danger_n or_o calamity_n in_o the_o eastern_a church_n long_o before_o mamertus_n bring_v that_o usage_n into_o the_o west_n may_v appear_v from_o what_o nicephorus_n and_o cedrenus_n both_o relate_v concern_v proclus_n bishop_n of_o constantinople_n an._n dom._n 434._o that_o theodosius_n the_o emperor_n request_v he_o thus_o to_o use_v the_o litany_n when_o the_o city_n be_v in_o danger_n of_o a_o earthquake_n yea_o the_o very_a manner_n of_o the_o procession_n be_v describe_v by_o socrates_n when_o he_o show_v how_o that_o city_n be_v deliver_v from_o a_o dreadful_a tempest_n in_o the_o time_n of_o the_o young_a theodosius_n by_o a_o solemn_a litany_n 49._o litany_n socrat._v lib._n 7._o cap._n 22._o pag._n 49._o now_o that_o must_v be_v a_o know_a prescribe_a form_n wherein_o so_o many_o thousand_o can_v make_v their_o response_n and_o bear_v their_o part_n again_o the_o dissent_v bishop_n in_o this_o council_n complain_v to_o the_o emperor_n that_o cyril_n bishop_n of_o alexandria_n and_o memnon_n of_o ephesus_n by_o the_o help_n of_o the_o rabble_n will_v neither_o suffer_v they_o to_o keep_v the_o feast_n of_o pentecost_n nor_o to_o perform_v the_o morning_n or_o the_o evening_n liturgy_n 228._o liturgy_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d epâ—â—_n ad_fw-la imperat_fw-la bâ—_n tom._n i._n par_fw-fr 2._o pag._n 228._o and_o if_o my_o adversary_n to_o serve_v his_o cause_n will_v translate_v this_o the_o morning_n and_o evening_n administration_n that_o will_v not_o hurt_v i_o because_o there_o be_v such_o plain_a proof_n that_o the_o eastern_a church_n then_o perform_v this_o administration_n by_o a_o form_n and_o call_v that_o form_n a_o liturgy_n also_o again_o it_o be_v record_v in_o these_o act_n that_o cyril_n in_o his_o letter_n to_o john_n bishop_n of_o antioch_n use_v these_o word_n we_o have_v be_v teach_v also_o to_o say_v in_o our_o prayer_n o_o lord_n â—ur_n god_n give_v we_o peace_n fâ—r_o thou_o be_v the_o giver_n of_o all_o thing_n to_o we_o 428._o we_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d ibid._n pag_n 428._o nothing_o can_v be_v plain_a thâ—n_n that_o this_o be_v a_o liturgick_a form_n which_o s._n cyril_n have_v not_o make_v of_o his_o own_o head_n but_o 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â—talem_fw-la quis_fw-la vestrum_fw-la resignare_fw-la audeat_fw-la signatum_fw-la a_o comessoriâ—â—s_n &_o multerum_fw-la â—am_fw-la martyrio_fw-la consâ—cratum_fw-la iâ—r_n n._n adv_o haeres_fw-la cap._n 7._o p._n 12_o &_o 13._o but_o whatever_o his_o opinion_n be_v we_o have_v some_o who_o will_v not_o only_o alter_v but_o utter_o cast_v away_o our_o priestly_a book_n though_o the_o compiler_n of_o it_o be_v all_o either_o confessor_n or_o martyr_n however_o we_o learn_v from_o hence_o that_o in_o this_o age_n there_o be_v a_o book_n of_o office_n in_o france_n believe_v to_o have_v be_v original_o compose_v by_o the_o ancient_a confessor_n and_o martyr_n 440._o lâ—o_fw-la i._n ep._n rom._n an._n dom._n 440._o our_o next_o witness_n shall_v be_v leo_n bishop_n of_o rome_n who_o work_n afford_v many_o instance_n of_o the_o use_n of_o prescribe_a form_n both_o of_o praise_n and_o prayer_n for_o he_o mention_n the_o sing_v of_o psalm_n with_o harmonious_a and_o agree_a voice_n 4._o 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