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the_o altar_n 193._o altar_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d ep._n 67._o p._n 193._o that_o be_v as_o he_o explain_v himself_o afterward_o to_o make_v he_o omit_v the_o celebration_n of_o the_o sacrament_n and_o give_v over_o recite_v the_o public_a office_n which_o be_v then_o perform_v by_o a_o liturgy_n in_o all_o regular_a church_n and_o though_o he_o be_v very_o nice_a of_o write_v down_o any_o of_o the_o form_n in_o his_o common_a write_n yet_o he_o give_v we_o either_o the_o substance_n or_o the_o word_n of_o one_o of_o his_o prayer_n which_o he_o use_v not_o only_o in_o private_a but_o in_o the_o public_a office_n viz._n that_o justice_n may_v overcome_v injustice_n and_o that_o the_o city_n may_v he_o purge_v from_o all_o wickedness_n 258._o wickedness_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d id._n ep._n 121._o p._n 258._o which_o passage_n probable_o be_v a_o part_n of_o the_o liturgy_n then_o use_v in_o his_o country_n there_o be_v something_o very_o like_o it_o in_o other_o ancient_a liturgy_n which_o be_v use_v elsewhere_o in_o that_o age._n however_o our_o adversary_n who_o cite_v synesius_n so_o often_o and_o to_o no_o purpose_n about_o mystery_n can_v not_o or_o will_v not_o see_v any_o of_o these_o place_n which_o show_v there_o be_v ancient_a and_o prescribe_a form_n in_o his_o day_n 423._o celestinus_fw-la ep._n rom._n a.d._n 423._o §_o 5._o pope_n celestine_n as_o be_v affirm_v by_o many_o author_n order_v the_o psalm_n to_o be_v sing_v in_o the_o communion_n office_n by_o the_o whole_a congregation_n in_o the_o way_n of_o antiphone_fw-la 502._o antiphone_fw-la vita_fw-la celestina_n ap_fw-mi bin._n tom._n 1._o par_fw-fr 1._o pag_n 732._o bena._n rerum_fw-la liturg._n lib._n 2._o cap._n 3._o p_o 502._o that_o be_v as_o isidore_z expound_v it_o with_o reciprocal_a voice_n each_o side_n of_o the_o choir_n alternate_o answer_v the_o other_o 19_o other_o isâ—â—â—r_n orig._n lib._n 6._o cap._n 19_o and_o platina_n add_v that_o he_o put_v some_o particular_n 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that_o s._n augustin_n here_o speak_v of_o the_o same_o prayer_n cite_v they_o in_o various_a word_n 22._o word_n disc_n of_o 〈◊〉_d pag._n 21_o &_o 22._o but_o i_o have_v already_o observe_v he_o be_v write_v epistle_n and_o do_v not_o pretend_v to_o quote_v the_o very_a word_n but_o yet_o he_o describe_v the_o thing_n pray_v in_o phrase_n so_o very_a like_o each_o other_o that_o we_o may_v be_v sure_a he_o refer_v they_o to_o a_o common_a form_n the_o word_n of_o which_o be_v so_o well_o know_v that_o he_o need_v not_o strict_o tie_v himself_o to_o repeat_v they_o as_o if_o i_o be_v write_v to_o two_o several_a person_n and_o shall_v prove_v the_o church_n of_o england_n charity_n by_o say_v in_o one_o letter_n that_o on_o good_a friday_n she_o pray_v for_o the_o conversion_n of_o jew_n turk_n infidel_n and_o heretic_n and_o in_o another_o letter_n by_o say_v she_o pray_v that_o god_n will_v convert_v the_o jew_n convince_v the_o turk_n and_o make_v infidel_n and_o heretic_n become_v 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other_o be_v often_o mention_v and_o expound_v in_o s._n augustin_n work_n so_o often_o as_o the_o priest_n say_v lift_v up_o your_o heart_n the_o spiritual_a man_n can_v bold_o and_o safe_o say_v we_o lift_v they_o up_o unto_o the_o lord_n 153._o lord_n ei_o quoties_fw-la sacerdos_n dixerit_fw-la sursum_fw-la corda_fw-la securè_fw-la &_o fidelitèr_fw-la dicunt_fw-la se_fw-la habere_fw-la ad_fw-la dominum_fw-la de_fw-fr temp._n ser_n 54._o pag_n 153._o in_o another_o place_n our_o heart_n say_v he_o be_v in_o heaven_n and_o therefore_o it_o be_v not_o without_o cause_n that_o we_o hear_v those_o word_n lift_v up_o your_o heart_n 377._o heart_n id_fw-la com._n in_o psal_n 148._o pag._n 377._o and_o again_o to_o show_v it_o be_v of_o universal_a as_o well_o as_o daily_o use_v he_o say_v all_o mankind_n throughout_o the_o world_n do_v daily_o as_o it_o be_v with_o one_o voice_n answer_v that_o they_o lift_v up_o their_o heart_n unto_o the_o lord_n 158._o lord_n quotidiè_fw-la per_fw-la 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fas_fw-la p._n 11._o l._n
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 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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
express_a mention_n be_v make_v of_o prescribe_a and_o know_v form_n then_o settle_v in_o the_o spanish_a church_n that_o it_o be_v impossible_a to_o deny_v or_o evade_v so_o manifest_a a_o truth_n to_o which_o may_v further_o be_v add_v his_o epistle_n to_o ludifredus_n bishop_n of_o corduba_n about_o the_o several_a ecclesiastical_a officer_n and_o their_o duty_n wherein_o he_o mention_n the_o know_a form_n of_o laud_n and_o responsal_n the_o office_n of_o prayer_n and_o recite_v of_o the_o name_n the_o give_v of_o peace_n and_o indeed_o all_o other_o part_n of_o liturgy_n so_o that_o nothing_o be_v more_o clear_a than_o that_o he_o have_v respect_n to_o the_o prescribe_a form_n then_o in_o use_n 615._o use_n isidor_n ep._n ad_fw-la ludifred_n pag._n 615._o and_o the_o like_a reference_n he_o make_v to_o the_o particular_a office_n and_o form_n use_v by_o the_o monk_n in_o their_o private_a oratory_n within_o their_o monastery_n where_o they_o also_o pray_v by_o form_n 701._o form_n idem_fw-la in_o reg_fw-la monach._n cap._n 6._o de_fw-fr offic._n pag._n 701._o so_o that_o it_o be_v impossible_a there_o shall_v be_v any_o thing_n more_o evident_a than_o that_o a_o liturgy_n and_o prescribe_v form_n of_o prayer_n and_o praise_n be_v use_v in_o this_o country_n of_o spain_n in_o isidore_n time_n who_o be_v bishop_n of_o sevil_n thirty_o three_o year_n together_o and_o the_o most_o learned_a man_n that_o can_v be_v find_v in_o the_o western_a church_n in_o this_o age._n §_o 2._o 633._o council_n toletan_n 4._o an._n dom._n 633._o this_o very_a isidore_n be_v precedent_n of_o the_o four_o council_n of_o toledo_n call_v by_o king_n sisenandus_n wherein_o there_o be_v sixty_o two_o bishop_n and_o seven_o more_o subscribe_v by_o proxy_n be_v summon_v out_o of_o all_o the_o province_n in_o france_n and_o spain_n then_o subject_a to_o the_o gothic_a king_n who_o have_v much_o enlarge_v their_o empire_n since_o the_o mozarabic_a office_n be_v first_o compose_v wherefore_o many_o of_o the_o canon_n of_o this_o council_n be_v make_v to_o settle_v the_o use_n of_o that_o one_o liturgy_n every_o where_n in_o sisenandus_n his_o dominion_n for_o it_o seem_v before_o this_o national_a council_n it_o be_v not_o universal_o receive_v or_o at_o least_o not_o use_v without_o some_o variety_n but_o here_o the_o second_o canon_n say_v we_o decree_v that_o as_o we_o bishop_n be_v join_v in_o the_o unity_n of_o the_o catholic_a faith_n so_o will_v we_o do_v nothing_o different_o or_o dissonant_o in_o the_o sacrament_n of_o the_o church_n lest_o any_o difference_n of_o we_o among_o the_o ignorant_a and_o carnal_a shall_v give_v suspicion_n of_o schism_n and_o the_o variety_n of_o several_a church_n prove_v a_o scandal_n to_o many_o therefore_o one_o order_n of_o pray_v and_o sing_v shall_v be_v observe_v by_o we_o through_o all_o spain_n and_o france_n one_o manner_n of_o communion_n service_n one_o manner_n of_o morning_n and_o evening_n prayer_n nor_o will_v we_o who_o be_v unite_v in_o one_o faith_n and_o one_o kingdom_n have_v any_o long_o divers_z ecclesiastical_a custom_n for_o the_o ancient_a canon_n also_o decree_v this_o that_o every_o country_n shall_v have_v the_o same_o way_n of_o sing_v and_o minister_a 345._o minister_a unus_n igitur_fw-la ordo_fw-la orandi_fw-la atque_fw-la psallendi_fw-la nobis_fw-la per_fw-la omnem_fw-la hispaniam_fw-la atque_fw-la galliam_n conservetur_fw-la unus_n modus_fw-la in_o missarum_fw-la solennitatibus_fw-la unus_n in_o vespertinis_fw-la matutinisque_fw-la officiis_fw-la nec_fw-la diversa_fw-la sit_fw-la ultra_fw-la in_o nobis_fw-la ecclesiastica_fw-la consuetudo_fw-la qui_fw-la in_o una_fw-la fide_fw-la continemur_fw-la &_o regno_fw-la hoc_fw-la enim_fw-la &_o antiqui_fw-la canon_n decreverunt_fw-la ut_fw-la unaquaeque_fw-la provincia_n &_o psallendi_fw-la &_o ministrandi_fw-la parem_fw-la consuetudinem_fw-la contineat_fw-la council_n tolet._n 4._o can._n 2._o bin._n tom._n 2._o par_fw-fr 2._o p._n 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