MarginaliaThe articles and opiniōs of the greeke church differing from the Latine Church of Rome.ence of the Church of Rome, because that the Church of Constantinople is not subiect, but equall to the same.

2. They hold that the Byshop of the Apostolike sea of Rome, hath no greater power then thē the 4. Patriarches. And what soeuer the Pope doth beside their knowledge, or without their approbration, it is of no valor.

3. Item they say, what soeuer hath been done or cōcluded since the second generall Councel, is of no full autoritie, because from that tyme they recounte the Latines to be in errour, and to be excluded out of the holy Church.

4. Item Dicunt Eucharistiam consecratam per Romanā Ecclesiam non esse verum corpus Christ. 1. They hold the Eucharist consecrated by the Church of Rome, not to be the very body of Christ. Also where the Romishe Church doth consecrate in vnleauened bread, they consecrate in bread leauened.

5. Item they say, that the Romish Church doth erre in the wordes of Baptisme for saying, I baptise thee, when they should say: let this creature of God be baptised. &c.

6. They hold moreouer, to be no Purgatory, nor that the Suffrages of the Church do auayle the dead, either to lesse the paine of them, that be destinate to hell, or to increase the glory of them that be ordeined to saluation.

7. Itē they hold, that the soules out of the bodyes departed (whether they haue done good or euill) haue not their perfect payne, nor glory: but are reserued in a certaine place, till the day of iudgement.

8. Item they condemne the church of Rome, for mixtyng cold water in their sacrifice.

9. Item they condemne the church of Rome, for that as well women as Priestes annoynt children (whē they baptise them) on both shoulders.

10. Item Dicunt panem nostrum panagiam. i. They call our bread Panagia.

11. Item they blame the Church of Rome, for celebratyng their Masse on other dayes beside Sondayes, and certayne other feasts appoynted.

12. Also in this the Greeke Church varyeth from the Latine, for they haue neither chreme, nor oyle, nor Sacrament of confirmation.

13. Neither do they vse extreme vnction, or anoyling after the maner of the Romane Church, expoundyng the place of S. Iames of the spirituall infirmitie, and not corporall.

14. Itē they enioyne no satisfaction for penaūce, but onely that they shew themselues to the Priestes, annoyntyng them with simple oyle in token of remission of sinnes.

15. Item onely on Maundy Thursday they cōsecrate for the sicke: keepyng it for the whole yeare after, thinkyng it to be more holy vpon that day consecrate, then vpon any other. Neither do they fast any saterday through the whole yeare, but onely on Easter euen.

16. Item they geue but onely 5. orders as of Clerkes, Subdeacons, Deacons, Priestes, and Byshops, when as the Romaine Church geueth ix. orders after the ix. orders of Aungels.

17. Moreouer, the Grecians in their orders make no vow of chastitie, alledgyng for them the 5. Canon of N. *

Marginalia* My copy here seemed to wante somewhat.Ego præsbyter vel Diaconus vxorem causa honestatis non reijciam. &c. i. I. N. Priest or Deacon will not forsake my wife for honesty sake.

18. Item, euery yeare the Grecians, vse vpon certayne dayes to excommunicate the Church of Rome, and all the Latines, as heretikes.

19. Item, among the sayd Grecians they are excommunicated, that beate or strike a Priest. Neither do their religious men lyue in such Priestly chastitie, as the Romane Priestes do.

20. Item their Emperour among thē, doth ordeine Patriarches, Byshops, and other of the Clergy, and desposeth the same at his pleasure, also geueth benefices to whom he lusteth, and retaineth the frutes of the same benefices, as pleaseth hym.

21. Item, they blame the Latine Churche because they eate not flesh, egges, and chese, on friday, and do eate flesh on Saterdayes.

MarginaliaThis article seemeth not to be rightly collected, out of the Greciās.22. Item, they hold agaynst the Latine men, for celebrating without the consecrated Church, either in the house or in the field. And fastyng on the Sabboth day: And for permittyng menstruous wemen, to enter into the Church before their purifiyng: Also for sufferyng dogges, and other beastes, to enter into the Church.

23. The Grecians vse not to kneele in all their deuotiōs, yea not to the body of Christ (as the register termeth it) but one day in the whole yeare: saying and affirmyng, that the Latines be goates and beasts, for they are alwayes prostratyng themselues vpon the ground in their prayers.

24. The Grecians moreouer permit not the Latines, to celebrate vpon their altars. And if it chaunce any Latine Priest to celebrate vpon their altar, by and by they wash their altare, in token of abhominatiō and false sacrifice. And diligently they obserue, that when soeuer they do celebrate, they do but one Liturgy or Masse vpon one altare or table, that day.

25. Item, they dissent from the Church of Rome, touchyng the order and maner, of the procedyng of the holy Ghost.

These Articles wherein is declared the difference betwene the East and West Church, of the Greciās and Romanes, as I founde them articulate & collected in an aunciēt and autenticall Register of the Church of Hereford: so I thought here to inserte them, and leaue them to the consideration of the Reader. Other foure articles mo in the same register be there expressed, concernyng, simony, vsury not with them forbidē, and touchyng also their Emperour, and how they teach their children to hurt or dāmnifie by any maner of way the Latine Priestes. &c. Which articles, for that either they seeme not truly collected out of their teachinges, or els not greatly pertinēt to the doctrine of Religion, I ouerpasse them. To the purpose now of our story agayne.

When certaine of these aboue prefixed, were moued in the foresayd Councell to be discussed, namely concernyng the assertion of proceedyng of the holy Ghost: and concernyng leauened bread in the ministration of the Lordes Supper. MarginaliaAnselme a stout champiō against the Grecians.Anselme, as is aboue sayd, was called for, who in the tractation of the same Articles so besturred hym in that coūcel, that he well liked the Pope, and them about hym, as myne author recordeth. Wherupon, touchyng the matter of vnleauened bread how indifferētly he seemed there to reason: and what he writeth to Valerane Byshop of Nurenburgh therof, ye shall heare by a peece of his letter sent to the sayd Byshop, the copy wherof here insueth.

MarginaliaA letter of Anselme sent to Valeram B. of Nurenburgh.
Ex epis. Ansel. 325.AS concernyng the sacrifice in which the Greciās thinke not as we do: it semeth to many reasonable Catholike men: that which they do, not to be agaynst the Christian fayth, for both he that sacrificeth vnleauened and leauened, sacrificeth bread. And where it is red of our Lord (whē he made his body of bread) that he toke bread and blessed: it is not added vnleauened, or leauened. Yet it is certaine that he blessed vnleauened bread (peraduenture) not because the thyng that was done required that, but because the supper in which this was done, did geue that. And where as in an other place he called himselfe and his fleshe bread: because that as many as liue temporally with this breade, so with that bread he liueth for euer. He saieth not vnleauened or leuened, because both alike are bread. For vnleaued & leauened differ not in substaunce as some thinke: like as a new mā afore sinne, & an olde rooted man in the leauē of sinne, differ not in substaunce. For this cause therfore only, he might be thought to call himself and his flesh, bread, and made his body of bread, because that this bread (vnleauened or leauened) geueth a transitory lyfe: and his body, geueth euerlasting life: not for that it is eyther leauened or vnleauened. Although it be a commaundement in the law, to eate vnleauened bread in the passeouer, where all thinges are done in a figure: that it might be declared that Christ whom they looked for, was pure and cleane: and we that should eate his body were admonished to be likewise pure from all leauen of malice & wickednes. But now after we are come frō the olde figure to the newe truth, & eate the vnleauened flesh of Christ: MarginaliaBread in the communion to be vnleuened is not necessary.that olde figure in bread (of which we make that flesh) is not necessary for vs. But manifest it is, to be better sacrificed of vnleauened then of leauened, &c.