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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A60569	An account of the Greek church as to its doctrine and rites of worship with several historicall remarks interspersed, relating thereunto : to which is added an account of the state of the Greek church under Cyrillus Lucaris, Patriarch of Constantinople, with a relation of his sufferings and death / by Tho. Smith.	Smith, Thomas, 1638-1710.	1680 (1680)	Wing S4232; ESTC R30646	152,931	340

any other ground then that of his own tri●ling fancy for they are onely added as sauces 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 to the Wheat to make it more gratefull to the palate and more easily digestible in the stomach But 't is certain that these things are offered in honour of particular Saints upon their Festival-days and in remembrance and behalf of the dead and accordingly they carry them to the graves of their deceased Friends During the solemn time of Lent set apart for the severe exercises of Penance there is no consecration of the Sacrament except on Saturdays Sundays and the Feast of the Annunciation For which cause the other days are called 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 But lest by this intermission there should seem to be a neglect of our B. Saviour's Institution which it concerns the Christian Church to observe every day to implore God's mercy by the oblation and merit of this unbloudy Sacrifice there is this provision made for it yet so as that the severities of the Lenten Fast shall be preserved that there shall be onely celebrated in the intermediate space 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 or Missa Praesanctificatorum Thus at this day according to the ancient custom about three a clock in the afternoon when the Fast is ended about the time of Vespers though sometime the old severe discipline being somewhat relaxed as to this circumstance they doe it sooner the Priest does receive and exhibit the Elements which were before consecrated so that this Solemnity is nothing but an image and repeated celebration of the former Consecration except that there are peculiar Prayers allotted for this service which are to be found in the Office Of the Sacrament of the Eucharist hitherto Under the title of 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 or Ecclesiastick or sacred Order the Greeks comprehend the inferiour as well as superiour Ministers which any way soever may belong to the Church In the whole they reckon up seven which are The Sexton whose office is to light the Lamps keep the Church clean and doe any such like mean work The Reader who reads the Lessons out of the Gospels or Epistles to the people though sometimes this is performed by a Deacon at the Desk The Quire-man whose office is to sing the Prayers and Hymns 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 whence they are called 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 and the Praecentor 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 or Canonarcha I have observed a little Boy sometimes passing from one side of the Quire to the other and repeating several versicles which they chant after their poor way For their vocal Musick is very rude and harsh without any art or gracefulness The Sub-deacon who takes care of the Utensils of the Altar and of the several Vestments used by the Priest and Deacon in the time of their officiating He remains in the Sacrarium during the Service which is cumbered and perplexed with so many Ceremonies that his being there to assist is almost necessary Of the three superiour Orders Deacons Priests and Bishops I have discoursed already I will onely observe that the office of a Priest according to the Greeks consists of these three parts that is in the power of absolving or remitting the sins of Penitents of teaching and instructing the people and of consecrating the Blessed Sacrament In conferring any of these three Orders they take a strict care that the person ordained have no lameness or other defect in his body whereby he may be made less fit and capable to doe the duty belonging to his Order and Office And this is always done by Imposition of the hand of the Bishop according to the Canonicall practice and as the particular condition and order of the persons ordained shall require This is so essential a part of the Rite that with them 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 and 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 are promiscuously used and serve to express the same thing The doctrine of Confession and Penance conduces very much to preserve the esteem and dignity of the Priesthood notwithstanding the great want of secular advantages among the Greeks who are very sensible of the great quiet and satisfaction they find within them from their Ghostly Fathers Counsels and Absolutions In order to which they make oral Confession necessary not a nice and scrupulous Confession of every sin with every particularity and circumstance of it but a general and free disburthening of the Conscience as the Penitent who knows his own case best shall think fit in prudence to make in order to his recovery and confirmation They oblige all in general to go to Confession four times a year but they think fit to dispense with the 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 or simpler sort of people if they onely confess in Lent But for such as have advanced in Piety they expect from them a monthly Confession Every Priest is not a Confessour nor indeed can be without the licence of the Bishop who usually chuses out grave and elderly and prudent persons to exercise this solemn part of the Priestly Function Men of this faculty and of these qualifications being for the most part made Parish-Priests for the greater ease and comfort of sick and dying persons of whose Souls they have the care They are called 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 or Spiritual men or Fathers and are readily obeyed and complied with in the Penances which they inflict according to the practice and Canon of the Church which is therefore called in the vulgar Greek 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 as also 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 because it is exacted in the way of punishment and satisfaction But here I could wish I had not reason to complain of the avarice and jugglings of the Priests who commute these Penances with Pecuniary mulcts which yet perchance are as grievous to the poor people as the severest austerities of Fasting After the Penance inflicted is performed or some way or other satisfied the Priest absolves the Penitent after this manner The Grace of the All-holy Spirit by my Meanness that is by the mediation of my Ministery pardons and absolves you This form of Absolution is not constantly observed but is varied oftentimes it being left in a manner wholly to the discretion of the Penitentiary Christophorus Angelus a Greek of the Morea in the account he published of the State of this Church in the year 16 mentions this form According to the power which Christ gave to his Apostles saying Whose sins you loose upon earth they shall be loosed in heaven and according to the power which the Apostles gave to the Bishops and according to the power which I have received from my Bishop thou shalt be pardoned by the Father Son and Holy Ghost Amen and thy portion shall be with the just But in the Prayers of Pardon which the Priest recites over Penitents and such as have confest it