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preface_n to_o be_v receive_v into_o the_o sacred_a catalogue_n which_o for_o many_o age_n past_o the_o roman_a church_n truth_n have_v hitherto_o observe_v 259._o observe_v sacrum_n ordinem_fw-la romanum_fw-la sacraque_fw-la constituta_fw-la nostrorum_fw-la antecessorum_fw-la solertèr_fw-la relegentes_fw-la invenimus_fw-la have_v novem_fw-la praesationes_fw-la in_o sacro_fw-la catalogo_fw-la tantuminodo_fw-la recipiendas_fw-la quas_fw-la long_fw-mi retro_fw-la veritas_fw-la in_o romanâ_fw-la ecclesià _fw-la hactenus_fw-la servavit_fw-la pelag._n ep._n 11._o bin._n tom._n 2._o par_fw-fr 2._o pag._n 259._o and_o then_o he_o proceed_v to_o reckon_v up_o the_o particular_n viz_o the_o first_o at_o easter_n the_o second_o at_o ascension-day_n the_o three_o at_o pentecost_n the_o four_o at_o christmas_n the_o five_o at_o the_o epiphany_n the_o six_o on_o the_o festival_n of_o the_o apostle_n the_o seven_o on_o trinity_n sunday_n the_o eight_o on_o the_o feast_n of_o the_o cross_n the_o nine_o in_o lent_n and_o time_n of_o fast_v from_o which_o answer_n it_o appear_v the_o holy_a roman_a order_n be_v a_o write_a book_n a_o liturgy_n contain_v not_o only_o the_o method_n in_o which_o the_o several_a part_n of_o the_o office_n be_v dispose_v but_o the_o very_a form_n themselves_o at_o large_a and_o particular_o the_o several_a proper_a preface_n for_o the_o great_a festival_n as_o also_o it_o be_v affirm_v that_o these_o proper_a preface_n of_o which_o he_o have_v here_o occasion_n to_o treat_v have_v be_v prescribe_v in_o this_o roman_a liturgy_n long_o before_o this_o time_n and_o for_o divers_a age_n have_v be_v preserve_v therein_o which_o show_v there_o be_v write_a form_n at_o rome_n in_o very_o early_a time_n and_o that_o they_o be_v no_o invention_n of_o this_o or_o the_o last_o age._n and_o we_o may_v give_v the_o more_o credit_n to_o this_o assertion_n because_o even_o to_o this_o very_a time_n the_o church_n of_o rome_n be_v whole_o free_a from_o the_o corrupt_a and_o superstitious_a worship_n which_o since_o they_o have_v give_v to_o the_o bless_a virgin_n mary_n there_o be_v not_o to_o be_v find_v at_o this_o time_n one_o festival_n dedicate_v to_o her_o honour_n which_o have_v a_o special_a preface_n appropriate_v to_o it_o in_o the_o office_n then_o use_v at_o rome_n to_o the_o shame_n of_o the_o late_a pope_n who_o have_v make_v the_o worship_n of_o the_o virgin_n the_o main_a part_n of_o all_o their_o office_n 588._o leander_n episc_n h_o â—pal_a an._n dom._n 588._o §_o 11._o after_o the_o step_v make_v towards_o one_o uniform_a liturgy_n among_o the_o suevian_o in_o the_o province_n of_o gallicia_n by_o the_o consultation_n of_o vigilius_n and_o the_o council_n of_o braga_n leander_n the_o famous_a bishop_n of_o sevil_n convert_v reccaredus_n king_n of_o the_o goth_n from_o arianism_n within_o a_o few_o year_n after_o these_o goth_n have_v conquer_a the_o suevian_o and_o be_v become_v lord_n of_o all_o spain_n and_o the_o first_o care_n he_o take_v be_v to_o purge_v out_o the_o error_n from_o the_o gothic_a office_n and_o to_o take_v away_o the_o various_a form_n use_v in_o the_o several_a province_n of_o spain_n which_o have_v be_v people_v with_o several_a nation_n govern_v by_o different_a king_n and_o have_v hold_v divers_a opinion_n in_o religion_n but_o he_o now_o compose_v one_o office_n for_o the_o whole_a kingdom_n which_o his_o next_o successor_n isidore_n perfect_v and_o full_o settle_v there_o for_o which_o reason_n the_o writer_n of_o this_o history_n general_o ascribe_v it_o to_o they_o both_o roderic_n of_o toledo_n call_v it_o the_o office_n of_o the_o mass_n institute_v by_o the_o bishop_n leander_n and_o isidore_n 25._o isidore_n roderic_n tolet._n de_fw-fr reb_n hispan_n lib._n 6._o cap._n 25._o and_o jo._n vasaeus_n in_o his_o chronicle_n say_v the_o christian_n who_o live_v among_o the_o arabian_n be_v call_v mozarabe_n that_o be_v mix_v with_o the_o arabian_n and_o therefore_o they_o use_v that_o ecclesiastical_a office_n then_o which_o s._n leander_n and_o isidore_n compose_v and_o all_o spain_n use_v it_o until_o the_o day_n of_o alfonso_n the_o six_o 579._o six_o jo._n vasaei_n chron._n hispanâ—_n pag._n 579._o but_o that_o leander_n first_o put_v this_o office_n into_o order_n be_v plain_a from_o the_o testimony_n of_o isidore_n himself_o who_o faith_n leander_n take_v no_o small_a pain_n in_o the_o ecclesiastical_a office_n and_o in_o the_o hymn_n at_o the_o communion_n and_o psalm_n he_o compose_v many_o sweet_a thing_n 364._o thing_n isidor_n de_fw-fr script_n eccles_n in_o leandr_n vict_v bona_fw-la de_fw-fr reb_fw-mi liturg._n lib._n 1._o cap._n 11._o p._n 364._o another_o historian_n say_v leander_n write_v one_o book_n of_o prayer_n and_o another_o of_o the_o communion_n 704._o communion_n fran._n taraph_n de_fw-fr reg_fw-la hisp_n pag._n 704._o wherefore_o we_o conclude_v that_o this_o leander_n have_v before_o he_o the_o liturgy_n use_v by_o the_o arian_n goth_n the_o order_n make_v for_o the_o suevian_o in_o gallicia_n and_o probable_o the_o gallican_n roman_n and_o african_a form_n make_v up_o one_o office_n out_o of_o they_o all_o which_o afterward_o when_o the_o moers_n who_o speak_v arabic_a come_v into_o spain_n and_o be_v some_o of_o they_o convert_v to_o the_o faith_n be_v call_v the_o mozarabic_a liturgy_n which_o be_v extant_a to_o this_o day_n in_o the_o bibliotheca_fw-la patrum_fw-la and_o elsewhere_o appendice_fw-la elsewhere_o bib._n patr._n edit_n colon._n tom._n 15_o p._n 777._o vid._n ben._n de_fw-fr reb_fw-mi liturg._n lib._n 1._o cap._n 11_o &_o 12._o &_o in_o appendice_fw-la for_o that_o this_o be_v not_o the_o first_o time_n that_o prescribe_v form_n be_v use_v in_o these_o part_n of_o the_o world_n be_v evident_a from_o what_o have_v be_v show_v before_o concern_v the_o goth_n and_o suevian_o both_o in_o france_n and_o spain_n and_o may_v further_o appear_v by_o these_o few_o observation_n viz._n that_o the_o old_a gothic_a office_n yet_o retain_v a_o collect_n on_o s._n martins-day_n wherein_o he_o be_v call_v a_o man_n who_o our_o age_n have_v produce_v now_o s._n martin_n die_v an._n dom._n 402._o and_o therefore_o the_o missal_n from_o whence_o leander_n or_o isidore_n take_v this_o form_n must_v have_v be_v compose_v in_o the_o five_o century_n that_o be_v as_o soon_o as_o the_o goth_n in_o france_n become_v christian_n and_o gregory_n of_o tours_n mention_n a_o ambassador_n come_v from_o leonigild_n the_o father_n of_o reccaredus_n who_o be_v a_o arian_n and_o so_o be_v this_o ambassador_n for_o he_o will_v not_o communicate_v with_o they_o in_o france_n because_o they_o do_v not_o say_v glory_n be_v to_o the_o father_n by_o the_o son_n as_o they_o do_v in_o their_o office_n in_o spain_n 289._o spain_n greg._n turon_n lib._n 6._o cap._n 48._o pag._n 289._o and_o in_o the_o three_o council_n of_o toledo_n under_o reccaredus_n the_o first_o orthodox_n gothish_n king_n when_o leader_n have_v begin_v to_o correct_v the_o arian_n form_n they_o pronounce_v a_o anathema_n against_o all_o that_o say_v glory_n be_v to_o the_o father_n by_o the_o son_n and_o will_v not_o say_v to_o the_o father_n and_o the_o son_n 276._o son_n council_n tolet._n 3_o an._n 589._o ap_fw-mi bin._n tom._n 2._o par_fw-fr 2._o pag._n 276._o so_o that_o we_o see_v the_o goth_n have_v form_n suit_v to_o their_o heresy_n while_o they_o be_v arian_n but_o make_v orthodox_n as_o soon_o as_o they_o embrace_v the_o catholic_a faith_n moreover_o this_o same_o council_n which_o be_v before_o isidore_n time_n in_o order_n to_o discover_v those_o who_o yet_o secret_o favour_v arianism_n ordain_v that_o the_o creed_n shall_v be_v repeat_v by_o all_o the_o people_n with_o a_o audible_a voice_n before_o the_o lord_n prayer_n in_o the_o communion_n ibid._n communion_n council_n tol._n t._n 3._o can._n 2._o ibid._n which_o usage_n still_o be_v keep_v in_o the_o mozarabic_a liturgy_n and_o be_v peculiar_a to_o that_o office_n from_o all_o which_o we_o may_v infer_v that_o leander_n compile_v this_o office_n but_o do_v not_o first_o invent_v the_o form_n only_o he_o collect_v they_o out_o of_o more_o ancient_a liturgy_n especial_o the_o old_a gallican_n missal_n which_o the_o arian_n goth_n have_v corrupt_v but_o he_o now_o restore_v it_o to_o its_o ancient_a purity_n and_o therefore_o there_o be_v a_o very_a great_a agreement_n between_o the_o old_a gallican_n and_o mozarabic_a missal_n and_o they_o be_v near_o to_o each_o other_o than_o either_o of_o they_o be_v to_o the_o ancient_a roman_a form_n which_o confirm_v our_o observation_n that_o this_o age_n do_v not_o first_o worship_n god_n by_o liturgy_n but_o continue_v the_o ancient_a way_n only_o by_o the_o new_a conversion_n of_o divers_a country_n from_o paganism_n or_o heresy_n one_o pure_a liturgy_n be_v collect_v and_o publish_v for_o the_o use_n of_o that_o country_n or_o province_n from_o which_o none_o of_o their_o ecclesiastic_o be_v allow_v to_o vary_v the_o
scatter_v and_o disperse_v four_o his_o quotation_n be_v not_o faithful_a for_o he_o frequent_o disguise_v the_o evidence_n which_o he_o produce_v both_o by_o false_a translate_n divers_a passage_n and_o cite_v they_o wrong_n so_o in_o the_o council_n of_o carthage_n he_o read_v quascunque_fw-la for_o quicunque_fw-la 44._o quicunque_fw-la disc_n of_o lit._n pag._n 44._o and_o in_o that_o of_o milevis_n cum_fw-la prudentioribus_fw-la collatae_fw-la for_o à _fw-la prudentioribus_fw-la collectae_fw-la 49._o collectae_fw-la ib._n p._n 49._o so_o he_o translate_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d cu_z his_o &_o caeteris_fw-la hujusmodi_fw-la gratiarum_fw-la actionibus_fw-la 76._o actionibus_fw-la ib._n p._n 76._o pretend_v they_o use_v a_o diversity_n in_o their_o praise_n whereas_o s._n chrysostom_n word_n only_o import_v that_o they_o do_v give_v thanks_o for_o variety_n of_o blessing_n for_o these_o and_o all_o such_o like_a and_o it_o be_v very_o remarkable_a that_o he_o cite_v many_o 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