* Day from the Dead, and having converfed forty Days with his Difciples, he was taken up into Heaven, and fet at the right Hand of thee his God and Father. We therefore in Commemoration of those things which he endured for us, give Thanks to Thee, O Almighty God, not as we ought, but as we are able, and fullfil his Inftitution. For in the fame Night that he was betrayed Part of the Liturgies of St. Mark, gave the Precepts of Salvation, took us off from the Error of Idolatry, and brought us to the Knowledge of Thee the true God and Father, purchafing us to himself a peculiar People, a royal Priesthood, a holy Nation, and purifying us with Water, and fanctifying us by the Holy Ghost: He gave himself a Ransom to Death, by which we were holden, being fold under Sin; and defcending through the Cross into Hades, that he might fill all things with himfelf, he loofed the Pains of Death; and rifing again the third Day, and opening a Way in the Flesh to the Refurrection of the Dead, for as much as it was not poffible that the Author of Life fhould be holden of Corruption, he became the First-fruits of them that flept, the First-born from the Dead, that he might be the first of all in all things, and ascending into Heaven, he fat down at the right Hand of thy Majefty on high; who fhall also come again to render to every one according to his Works. But he has left us thefe Memorials of his falutary Paffion-for when he was to go out to his voluntary-and life-giving Death, in the fame Night in which he offered up himfelf for the Life of the World, Λάβετε, φάγετε, τοτό με ἐπὶ τὸ σῶμα, The ancient Liturgy of the Church of Jerufalem. Λαβὼν τὸ ἄρον ἐπὶ ἢ ἁγίων καὶ ἀμώμων αὐτὸ χειρῶν, ἀναβλέψας εἰς τὰ ἐρανὸν, καὶ ἀναδείξας σοὶ τῷ Θεῷ καὶ πατρὶ, εὐχα υτήσας, ἁδιάσας, κλάσας, ἔδωκεν τοῖς αὐτῇ μαθηταῖς, εἰπών· Λάβε]ε, φάγετε, τᾶτό με ἐςὶ τὸ Σῶμα, τὸ ὑπὲρ ὑμῶν κλώμθμον καὶ διδόμενον, εἰς ἄφεσιν ἁμαρτιῶν. Ὡσαύτως μεὶ τὸ δειπνῆσαι, λαβὼν τὸ πλήριον, * και κεράσας ἐξ οἵνα καὶ ὕδατ@," τὸ ὑπὲρ ὑμῶν κλώμθμον καὶ διδόμθμον εἰς ἄφε- εὐχαρισήσας, ἁγίασας, εὐλογήσας, ἔδωκεν σιν ἁμαρτιῶν. Pop. Αμήν." Sacerd. accipit Calicem & dicit, h f " Ωσαύτως μὲ τὸ δειπνῆσαι, λαβὼν τὸ πλήριον, καὶ κεράσας ἐξ οἵνα καὶ ὕδατος 8 καὶ ἀναβλέψας εἰς τὸν ἐρανὸν, καὶ ἀναδείξας σοὶ τῷ Θεῷ καὶ ανατρὶ" εὐχαρισήσας, ἀδιάσας, εὐλογήσας, πλήσας πνεύματα αγίε;” ἔδωκεν 1 ἡμῖν," ἡμῖν, τοῖς αὐτὸ μαθηταῖς εἰπὼν, πίεε ἐξ αὐτὸ πάν τες, το τό με ἐπὶ τὸ αἷμα τὸ δ καινῆς δια θήκης τὸ ὑπὲρ ὑμῶν καὶ πολλῶν ἐκχείμενον καὶ διαδιδόμθμον εἰς ἄφεσιν ἁμαρτιῶν· κ Pop. Αμήν. Sacerd" Τέτο ποιᾶτε εἰς τὰ ἐμω ἀνάμνησιν, 1 Οσάκις γὰρ ἂν ἐσθίηκε τὸν ἄξιον τῦτον καὶ τὸ πολέξιον τῦτο πίνητε, τὸν θάνατον τὸ ὑπὲ τὸ ἀνς θρώπε καλαΓγέλλει, καὶ τὴν ἀνάσασιν αὐτῷ ὁμιλε[εῖτε, έχεις δ ἔλθη. • De Lis. Clar. • De Lit. Syr. Clem. Mar. Chr. & Baf * De Lit. Syr. Clem. & Mar. Chr. & Baf. * De Lit. Clem. • De Clem. Mar. Chr. & Baf. & Lit. Syr. 1 De Lit. Syr. & Clem. : De Syr. Clem. & Baf. • De Lit. Syr. Clem. Chryf. & Baf. k * Lit. Syr. iifdem thcfe, & de Chr. Mar. & Baf. * De Lit Clem. 1. De Lit. Chryf. τοῖς αὐτῆς μαθηταῖς, εἰπὼν, πίεζε ἐξ αὐτο πάλες, τότό με ἐςὶ τὸ αἷμα τὸ τῆς καινῆς διαθήκης τὸ ὑπὲρ ὑμῶν καὶ πολλῶν ἐκχεί μόρον και διαδιδόμθμον εἰς ἄφεσιν ἁμαρτιῶν· το τότο ποιεῖτε εἰς τὰ ἐμί ἀνάμνησιν * So it is allo in Lit. Clem. Mar. and Bafil, not to mention many other latter Liturgies. And the Testimonies for the Mixture of Wine and Water in the Euchariftick Cup are so many and fo early, that there can be no doubt of it's being an Apoftolical Tradition, εἰσ, and confequently derived from the Practice of Chrift himfelf. + I have omitted Οσάκις γὰρ, for as oft, &c. becaufe in 1 Cor. xi. from whence they are taken, they I feem not to be the Words of our Saviour, but the Inference of St. Paul from his Command τότο ποιεῖτε, do this, &c. howfoever they have come to be inferted in fo many Liturgies. And though they are not fo exceptionable in this Lit. where they are in the third Perfon, as in Lit. Syr. Clem. &c. where they are put in the firft, yet ftill the Connexion is at least more natural without them, where after repeating the Command of our Lord τέτο ποιεῖτε εἰς τὴν ἐμὴν ἀνάμνησιν, do this in Remembrance of me, the Prieft immediately fubjoins μεμνημένοι εν, wherefore in Remembrance, &c. St. Cyrilin Catech. The Clementine Λαβὼν ἄξιον ταῖς ά 2. f. add εὐλογήσας, blefing, as in Matth. and Mark; or εὐχαρισήσας, giving thanks, as in Lake, and i Cor. xi. oι αδιάσας, fanttifying, as below. Part of the Liturgies of St. Mark, Lit. Mar. Σωανακλιθείς με [add. τῶν ἁγίων μαθητῶν ἢ ἀποτόλων, ἔλαβεν ἄρτον ἐπὶ] τ ἁγίων καὶ ἀχράντων καὶ ἀμώμων αυ τῶ χειρῶν, [add. καὶ] αναβλέψας εἰς [add. τ ἐρανὸν πρὸς σὲ] ἢ ἴδιον πα]έρα, θεὸν ἢ ἡμῶν καὶ θεὸν ἢ ὅλων, εὐχαρισήσας, εὐλογήσας, ἀδιάσας, κλάσας, διέδωκε τοῖς αγίοις και μακαρίας αὐτῷ μαθηταῖς καὶ αποςόλοις, εἰπών· · Λάβελε, φάγετε τὅτο γάρ ἐςι τὸ Σῶμά με τὸ ὑπὲρ ὑμῶν κλώμθμον και διαδιδόμθμον εἰς ἄφεσιν ἁμπρ τιῶν.Ωσαύτως καὶ τὸ πήρχον μεὶ τὸ δεν πνῆσαι λαβὼν, κ κεράσας ἐξ οἵνα καὶ α τῷ, ἀναβλέψας εἰς ὃ ἐρανὸν πρὸς σὲ τ ἴδιον πατέρα, θεὸν ἢ ἡμῶν, καὶ θεῖν ἢ ὅλων, εὐχαρισήσας, εὐλογήσας, πλήσας πνεύ μα] Θ ἁγία, μεζέδωκε τοῖς ἁγίοις καὶ μακαρίοις αὐτῷ μαθηταῖς καὶ ὑποςόλοις, εἰπῶν, πίεζε ἐξ αὐτὸ πάνες,τότο γάρ ἐσι τὸ Αἷμά με τὸ δ καινῆς διαθήκη, τὸ ὑπὲρ ὑμῶν ἢ πολλῶν ἐκχυνόμβρον καὶ διαδιδόμθμον εἰς ἄφεσιν ἁμαρτιῶν τἔτο ποιεῖτε εἰς τίω ἐμίω ἀνάμνησιν. Οσάκις γὰρ ἂν ἐσθίητε * ἄρτον τᾶτο, πίνητε και ποτήριον τατα, τ ἐμὸν θάνατον κατα γέλλε]ε, καὶ τὰ ἐμίων ανάςασιν ἢ ἀνάληψιν ὁμολογεῖτε, ἄχρις ὦ ἂν ἔλθων καὶ ευ Lit. Chryf. Λαβὼν ἄρτον ἐν ταῖς ἁγίας αὐτὲς καὶ ἀχράντοις καὶ αμωμήτοις χερσὶν, εὐχαριςήσας εκ εὐλογήσας, αδιάσα, κλάσας, έδωκε τοῖς ἁγίοις αὐτῆς μαθηταῖς καὶ ἀποσόλοις, εἰπών Λάβε]ε, φάγετε, τοτό με ἐςὶ τὸ Σῶμα, τὸ ὑπὲρ ὑμῶν κλεθρον εἰς The prefent Liturgy of St. James. a Then the Priest taking the Bread into his Hands, faith, Taking Bread into his holy and undefiled," and immaculate, and immortal" Hands, looking up to Heaven, and prefenting it to thee his God and Father, he gave Thanks, fanctified, and broke it, and gave it to us" his Difciples, and Apoftles," saying, d The ancient Liturgy of the Church of Jerufalem. Taking Bread into his holy and immaculate Hands, looking up to Heaven, and presenting it to thee his God and Father, he gave Thanks, fanctified and broke it, and gave it to his Difciples, faying, Take, eat, This is my Body, which is broken and given for • The Deacons say, for Remiffion of Sins, and you, for the Remiffion of Sins. for Life everlafting.' In like manner, after Supper, He took the Cup, and having mixed it of Wine and Water" he gave Thanks, fanctified, and bleffed it, and gave it to his Difciples, faying, Drink ye all of this, This is my Blood of the New Teftament, which is fhed and given for you and for many, for the Remiffion of Sins. Do this in Remembrance of me t. St. Cyril in Catech. The Clementine Myst. V. a Liturgy. Taking Bread into his holy and immaculate Hands, and looking up to thee his God and Father, and breaking it, he gave it to his Difciples, faying, [This is the Mystery of the New Teftament,] Take [of it,] eat, This is my Body, which is broken for many, for the Remiffion of Sins. In like manner alfo he took the Cup, having mixed it of Wine and Water, and fanctified it, and gave it to them, faying, Drink ye all of this, This is my Blood, which is shed for many for the Remiffion of Sins. Do this in Remembrance of me. [For as oft as ye eat this Bread, and drink this Cup, ye do fhew forth my Death till my Coming again.] Part of the Liturgies of St. Mark, St. Chryfoftom and St. Bafil. Lit.Mar. Having fat down to Supper with [add, his holy Difciples and Apoftles, he took Bread into] his holy and undefiled, and immaculate Hands, [add, and] looking up to [add, Heaven, to Thee] his own Father, but our God, and the God of All, he gave Thanks, bleffed, fanctified, and broke it, and gave it to his holy and bleffed Difciples and Apoftles, faying, Take, eat, for This is my Body, which is broken and given for you, for the Remiffion of Sins. In like manner, after Sup per, he took the Cup, and having mixed it of Wine and Water, and looking up to Heaven, to Thee his own Father, but our God, and the God of All, he gave Thanks, bleffed, and filled it with the holy Spirit, and gave it to his holy and bleffed Difciples and Apoftles, faying, Drink ye all of this, for This is my Blood of the New Testament, which is shed and given for you and for many, for the Remiffion of Sins. Do this in Remembrance of me. For as oft as ye eat this Bread, and drink this Cup, ye do fhew forth my Death, and confefs my Refurrection and Affumption, till my Coming again. Lit. Chryf. Taking Bread into his holy and undefiled, and immaculate Hands, he gave Thanks, and blessed, fanctified and broke it, and gave it to his holy Difciples and Apostles, faying, Take, eat, This is my Body, which is broken for you, for the Remiffion of F |