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can_v answer_v with_o amen_o ...._o and_o he_o who_o understand_v not_o receive_v no_o benefit_n thereby_o etc._n etc._n cassander_n in_o liturgica_n cap._n 28._o have_v this_o title_n the_o canonical_a prayer_n especial_o the_o consecration_n of_o the_o body_n and_o blood_n the_o ancient_n do_v read_v so_o that_o the_o people_n may_v understand_v it_o and_o say_v unto_o it_o amen_n he_o prove_v this_o by_o the_o testimony_n of_o thomas_n par_fw-fr 3._o qu._n 78._o art_n 1._o euseb_n hist_o lib._n 7._o cap._n 9_o justinian_n imper._n in_o nov_n constitut_o 123._o and_o the_o liturgy_n of_o the_o greek_n aethiopian_n syrian_n armenian_n etc._n etc._n but_o now_o say_v bellarm._n the_o council_n of_o trent_n condemn_v with_o anathema_n all_o they_o who_o require_v that_o public_a prayer_n and_o especial_o the_o mass_n shall_v be_v use_v in_o a_o vulgar_a language_n and_o if_o any_o will_v ask_v how_o and_o when_o this_o alteration_n come_v into_o the_o western_a church_n since_o it_o be_v not_o in_o other_o erasmus_n in_o comment_n on_o 1_o cor._n 14._o answer_v it_o be_v a_o wonder_n how_o it_o come_v in_o but_o certain_o the_o latin_a be_v use_v in_o the_o western_a church_n from_o the_o beginning_n because_o it_o be_v common_o understand_v by_o they_o all_o but_o as_o the_o roman_a empire_n be_v diminish_v and_o several_a nation_n get_v power_n among_o themselves_o the_o latin_a language_n do_v turn_v to_o french_a spanish_a italian_a etc._n etc._n so_o the_o vulgar_a tongue_n be_v not_o deny_v unto_o the_o people_n as_o pope_n vitalian_n do_v command_v the_o latin_a in_o all_o church_n and_o the_o council_n of_o trent_n accurse_v all_o other_o language_n but_o the_o nation_n go_v out_o of_o use_n of_o it_o and_o the_o pope_n will_v have_v they_o use_v it_o whether_o they_o understand_v it_o or_o not_o 12._o here_o we_o see_v the_o canon_n of_o the_o mass_n have_v several_a part_n and_o so_o voice_n the_o canon_n with_o a_o low_a voice_n it_o have_v many_o author_n cassander_n loc_fw-la cit_fw-la say_v the_o canon_n be_v not_o make_v by_o one_o nor_o yet_o in_o the_o order_n as_o it_o be_v now_o io._n beleth_n a_o doctor_n at_o paris_n about_o the_o year_n 1170_o in_o his_o book_n de_fw-fr divin_n offic._n cap._n 46_o say_v the_o canon_n be_v say_v with_o a_o low_a voice_n because_o god_n hear_v the_o cry_v not_o of_o the_o mouth_n but_o of_o the_o heart_n ..._o and_o yet_o we_o pronounce_v the_o word_n lest_o we_o seem_v to_o be_v ignorant_a of_o the_o thing_n which_o we_o ask_v or_o which_o we_o shall_v ask_v or_o lest_o we_o fail_v in_o our_o voice_n by_o long_o speak_v if_o it_o be_v pronounce_v loud_o or_o three_o lest_o the_o word_n of_o so_o great_a a_o mystery_n become_v vile_a by_o daily_a custom_n and_o be_v use_v elsewhere_o in_o uncompetent_a place_n ..._o it_o be_v forbid_v by_o a_o decree_n under_o a_o curse_n that_o none_o shall_v pronounce_v these_o word_n but_o who_o be_v clothe_v with_o sacred_a vesture_n and_o from_o a_o book_n upon_o a_o consecrate_a altar_n ......_o and_o therein_o be_v many_o thing_n which_o be_v not_o lawful_a for_o we_o to_o expound_v but_o haply_o for_o the_o priest_n only_o therefore_o we_o will_v be_v silent_a of_o they_o so_o far_o bele_v it_o seem_v this_o decree_n and_o these_o thing_n which_o be_v to_o be_v keep_v in_o silence_n be_v not_o in_o the_o day_n of_o raban_n and_o therefore_o he_o speak_v not_o of_o the_o secreta_fw-la 13._o responsorium_fw-la or_o graduale_fw-la be_v give_v by_o platina_n responsorium_fw-la the_o responsorium_fw-la unto_o celestine_n the_o i_o and_o by_o poly._n vergil_n unto_o gelasius_n and_o gregory_n raban_n institut_fw-la lib._n 2._o cap._n 51._o say_v it_o be_v devise_v by_o the_o italian_n a_o long_a space_n before_o the_o antiphonae_n and_o then_o