قراءة كتاب Breaking with the Past; Or, Catholic Principles Abandoned at the Reformation
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Breaking with the Past; Or, Catholic Principles Abandoned at the Reformation
ministers. It is in some quarters the fashion nowadays to assume that there were no substantial changes in the Liturgy of the Church at this period, and that the Catholic Mass and the Anglican Communion service to-day are essentially and substantially the same. To any one, who will put the one by the side of the other and note the changes and omissions, it must appear as clear as the noonday sun that there is a difference, essential and substantial, depending upon doctrinal teaching, on which there should be no misunderstanding. I am not here concerned to determine whether these changes were good or bad. What I wish to make clear is that these changes were made, and that they are significant of a change in doctrine.
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COMPARISON OF THE MASS AND THE COMMUNION SERVICE
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Sanctus Holy, Holy, Holy Lord God of Hosts |
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[Our Lord] who made there [upon the Cross] by his one oblation once offered, a full perfect and sufficient sacrifice, oblation and satisfaction . . . and did institute and in his holy Gospel command us to celebrate a perpetual memory of that his precious death. [2] |
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—to receive and to bless these gifts, these oblations, these holy and spotless hosts which we offer up to Thee— |
—to receive these our prayers and supplications [3]— which we offer unto [3] thy Divine Majesty. |
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Wherefore, we beseech Thee O Lord to be appeased by this oblation which we . . . offer |
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Vouchsafe to bless this same Oblation to take it for Thy very-own . . . so that on our behalf it may be made into the Body and Blood of J. C., etc. |
Vouchsafe to bless and [3] sanctify these thy gifts and creatures of bread and wine, that they may be unto us the Body and Blood— |
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Wherefore . . . we . . . offer up to thine Excellent. Majesty ... a Victim which is pure, a Victim which is holy, a Victim which is stainless, the holy Bread of life everlasting and the Cup of eternal salvation . . . |
Wherefore... we do celebrate and make here before Thy Divine Majesty, with these Thy holy gifts the memorial which Thy Son hath willed us to make . . . desiring [thee] to accept this our Sacrifice of praise and thanksgiving . . . |
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and we offer and present unto Thee ourselves, our souls and bodies to be a reasonable, holy and lively sacrifice to Thee |
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Humbly we beseech Thee, Almighty God to command that by the hands of Thy Holy Angel, this our Sacrifice be uplifted to thine Altar on high |
accept this our bounden duty and service and command these our prayers and supplications by the ministry of Thy Holy Angels to be brought up into Thy holy Tabernacle [4] |
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[1] Blessed is he who cometh, etc., left out in 1552 and subsequent recensions.
[2] This is still found in the Communion Service.
[3] Omitted in 1552
[4] Omitted in 1552. The American Service has accept this our bounden duty and Service as above, but LEAVES out "and command these," etc.