St. Cyril in Catech. The Clementine Myst. V. Then you fay, It is meet and right. Then we make men tion of 2 Heaven, and 4 the Earth Liturgy. People. It is meet and right. It is very meet and right before all things to fing Part of the Liturgies of St. Mark, St. Chryfoftom and St. Bafil. People. It is meet and right. Lit. Mar. It is very meet and right, holy and becoming, and profitable to our Souls, O eternal Lord C . The prefent Liturgy of St. James. f C e καὶ λογεῖν”, σοὶ εὐχαριτεῖν τῷ πάσης κλίσεως ὁμαλῆς τε καὶ ἀοράτε δημιεργῷ 5 τῷ θησαυρῷ τῶν αἰωνίων ἀγαθῶν, τῇ πηγῇ η ζωῆς καὶ δ αθανασίας, τῷ πάνων θεῷ κ δεσπότη". ὃν ὑμνᾶσιν ° οἱ ἐρανοὶ τῶν ἐρανῶν, καὶ πᾶσα ἡ δύναμις αὐτῶν· ἥλιός τε καὶ σελήνη, καὶ πᾶς ὁ τῶν ἄκρων χορός· γῆς, θαλάσα, και πάλα τὰ ἐν αὐτοῖς. • Ιερα*Irgyσαλὴμ ἡ ἐπεράνιο. 5 πανήγυρις", ἐκκλησία πρωτοτόκων ἀπογεγραμμένων ἐν τοῖς ἐρανοῖς, 8 πνεύματα δικαίων και * "Αγίες προφητῶν, ψυχαὶ μαρτύρων καὶ ἀποςόλων. λοι, Αρχάγελοι, Θρόνοι, Κυριίτηλες, Αρχαί τε καὶ Ἐξεσίαι, και Δυνάμεις φοβεραι, καὶ τὰ Χερεβίμ πολυόμματα, καὶ τὰ ἐξαπτέρυγα Σεραφίμ, ἃ ταῖς μὲν δυσὶ πτέρυξι καλακα¿ λύπλα τὰ πρίσωπα ἑαυτῶν, ταῖς δὲ δυσι τὰς πίδας, καὶ ταῖς δυσιν ἱπλάμενα κέκρας γεν ἕτερον πρὸς ἕτερον ακαταπαυται; είγεν ἕτερον πρὸς ἕτερον ακαταπάνσεις και μασιν ἀσιγήτοις δοξολογίαις", τὸν ἐπισ νίκιον ὕμνον δ μεγαλοπρεπές σε δόξης. λαμπρᾷ τῇ φωνῇ ἄδολα, βοῶν]α, έδοξολογον]α" κεκραγότα και λέγοντα, h τα 8 De Lit. Syr. and I reckon all from (*) to have been added fince St. Cyril's time, otherwife he, who omits no Occafion of mentioning whatever may make for the Honour of Jerufalem (as this certainly doth that the Church in Heaven fhould have the fame Name given it) would not in all Probability have omitted it. Theologia non conticefcente, uninterrupted Theology Lit. Syr. i De Lit. Syr. Angeli, Archangeli, Principatus, Poteftates, Throni, Dominationes, Virtutes cceleftes, & mundo fuperiores Exercitus coli. Angels, Archangels, Principalities, Authorities, Thrones, Dominions, celefial Powers, and the Armies of Heaven that are above this World. The ancient Liturgy of the Church of ferufalem. b 10 γῆ + d I C 2 δοξολογεῖν, σοι * εὐχαρισῶν τῷ ' πάσης κλίσεως ο ὁρατῆς τε καὶ αἰράτε δημικρα γῷ, [τῷ θησαυρῷ τῶν αἰωνίων ἀγαθῶν, τῇ πηγῇ ζωής και η αθανασίας, τῷ πάντων Θεῷ καὶ δεσπίτη] ὃν ὑμνᾶσιν ἢ ὁ ἐρανὸς ε' οἱ ἐρανοὶ τῶν ἐρανῶν, καὶ πᾶτα ἡ δύναμις αὐτῶ. 3 ἥλιές τε κ σελήνη, καὶ πᾶς ὁ τῶν ἄτρων χερίς· 4 γή" θα λάσσα, και πάνα τὰ ἐν αὐτοῖς· † 5 Αγ ελοι, σ'Αρχάγγελοι, 7 Θρίνει, 8 Κυριότητες, 9 Αρχαί 9 Αρχαί τε και το Εξεσίαι, καὶ 11 Δυνάμεις φοβεραι, και τα 12 Χερεβίμ πολυμε μαλα, κ τὰ ἐξαπτέρυγα 13 Σεραφίμ, ά ταῖς μὲν δυσὶ πτέρυξι κατακαλύπτει τὰ πρόσωπα ἑαυτῶν, ταῖς ἢ δυσὶ τὰς πόδας, καὶ ταῖς δυσιν ἱπτάρια * κέκραγεν ἕτερον σιγήτοις δοξολογίαις" [τὸν ἐπινίκιον ὕμνον πρὸς ἕτερον, ακα]απαύτοις είμασιν εα τῆς μεγαλοπρεπᾶς σε δόξης λαμπρὰ τῇ φωνῇ άδοντα]] βοῶν]α, [δοξολογόντα, και κραγότα]] καὶ λέγοντα, Perhaps all from this to κ} λέγοντα and faying, may have been added; and if fo, inftead of a who, and καλακαλύπτει cover, read κατακαλύπλοα covering, without a who. [And in the English, inttead of they fly read flying. But by comparing this with Lit. Clem. I am rather inclin'd to think that no more is to be fufpected as an Addition but that part of it which I have inclofed in double Hooks: Unless we fuppofe that what follows Aéyola faying, in that Lit. has alfo been added. 8 f. ἀσιγήτῳ θεολογία uninterrupted Theology, as in Lit. Syr. or ασιγήτοις θεολογίαις uninterrupted Theolo gies, as in Lit. Mar. Thus St. Cyril calls this Trifagion τὴν παραδοθεῖσαν ἡμῖν ἐκ τῶν Σεραφίμ θεολογίαν, the Theology delivered to us by the Seraphim; and, De occurfu Domini, if it be his, τῦτο θεολογεῖ τὰ Σερα St. Cyril in Catech. The Clementine II Myft. V. σης, 3 ηλία και σελής της ἄκρων καὶ ἡ πάς σης τῆς κλίσεως λογικῆς σε κὶ ἀλόγε, ὁραφῆς τε και αοράτο, 5 ΑγΓέλων, 6'ΑρχαγΓέλων, Δυνάμεων, 8 Κυριδήτων, 9 ̓Αρχών, το Ἐξασιῶν,7 Θρίνων, Χερεβίμ τῶν πολυπροσώπων δυνάμει, — μνημονεύομεν καὶ τῶν 13 Σεραφὶμ ἃ ἐν πνεύμαζι ἁγίῳ ἐθεάσαλο Ησαΐας τῶν 12 παρεσηκότα κύκλῳ τῷ θεός να τῷ Θιβ, καὶ ταῖς μὲν δυσί πέρυξε καλα καλύπτοντα τὸ πρόσω ωπον, ταῖς δὲ δυσὶ τὰς πόδας, καὶ ταῖς δυσὶ πεζόμθμα, και λέγοντα, I have here followed M. S. Roe, which gives us the true Reading, that which is in the Text of St. Cyril being plainly corrupted in this Place. Liturgy. a ὅπως ὅλα θεὸν σὲ προσκυνᾶσιν ἀνάξιθ μοι σρατιας ΑγΓέλων, ΑρχαγΓέλων, Θρόνων, Κυριοήτων, Αρχῶν, Ἐξεσιῶν, Δυνάμεων, Στρατιῶν αἰωνίων· τὰ Χερεβίμ, κατὰ ἐξαπτέρυγα Σε ραφὶμ, ταῖς μὲν δυσὶ κατακαλύπλοκα τις πόδας, ταῖς δὲ δυσὶ τὰς κεφαλὰς, ταῖς δὲ δυσὶ πελέμενα καὶ λεγόντας ο ἅμα χι λίαις χιλιάσιν ἀρχ. αγέλων" καὶ μυρίαις μυριάσιν ἀγΓέλων, ἀκα απαύτως καὶ ἀσι γήτως βοώσαις C + What anfwers to this in Lit. Mar. is Σὺ γὰρ εἶ ὑπεράνω πάσης ἀρχῆς καὶ ἐξεσίας, και δυνάμεως, και κυριότη, και παλὸς ἐνέματῷ, ὀνομαζομένε, ε μόνον ἐν τῷ αἰῶνι τὅτῳ, ἀλλὰ καὶ ἐν τῷ μέλλον]ι. Σοι παραςήκεσι χίλιαι χιλιάδες, τα μύριαι μυριάδες ἁγίων ἀγΓέλων καὶ ἀρχαγΓέλων τρατιαί. Σε πα ραςήκεσι τα—πολυόμματα Χερεβίμ, καὶ τὰ ἑξαπτέρυγα Σεραφίμ, ἃ δυσὶ μὲν πέρυξι τὰ πρόσωπα καλύπτοντα, καὶ δυσὶ τες πόδας, κα δυσὶν ἐπλάρθρα, και κέκραγεν ἕτερον πρὸς τὸ * Irendus L. 2. c. 54. Enarrent numerum Angelorum, & ordinem Archangelorum, demonftrent Thronorum Sacramenta, & doceant diverfitates Dominationum, Principatuum, & Poteftatum atque Virtutum. Let them tell the Number of the Angels, and the Order of the Archangels, let them fhew the Myfteries of the Thrones, and teach us the Differences of the Dominions, Principalities, Authorities and Powers. [ Nota Fuard. in loc. Quibus fi addas C 2 Cherubim The prefent Liturgy of St. James. a ; The ancient Liturgy of the Church of Jerufalem. e 6 c worship Thee, Thee, to glorify Thee", to worship Thee, to glorify Thee, to give Thanks unto Thee, the Maker to give Thanks to Thee, the Maker of all Creatures vifible and invifible of all Creatures vifible and invifithe Treasure of eternal good Things; ble; [the Treasure of eternal good the Fountain of Life and Immortality, Things; the Fountain of Life and Imthe God and Governour of the Uni- mortality, the God and Governour of verfe". To whom the Heaven of the Universe ;] To whom the HeaHeavens fing Praife, with all their ven and" the Heaven of Heavens fing Hofts: the Sun and Moon, and the Praife, with all their Hofts: 3 The whole Choir of Stars: The Earth, Sun and Moon, and the whole Choir • Sea, and all things that are in them: of Stars: 4 The Earth, and" Sea, • Jerufalem the heavenly Affembly", the Church of and all things that are in them: the firit-born that are written in Heaven, the Spirits 5 The Angels, Archangels, of just Men and Prophets, the Souls of Martyrs and 7 Thrones, Dominions, 9 Principalities, Apoftles." Authorities, and tremendous Powers: The 12 many-eyed Cherubim, and the 13 Seraphim with fix Wings, who with twain cover their Faces, and with twain their Feet, and with twain they fly, f crying one to another, with never-ceafing Voices, 8 and uninterrupted Shouts of Praife", [[finging with a loud Voice the triumphal Hymn to thine exalted Glory, houting, glorifying, crying aloud,]] and faying, * The Angels, Archangels, Thrones, Dominions, Principalities, Authorities, and tremendous Powers; The many-eyed Cherubim, and the Seraphim with fix Wings, who with twain cover their Faces, and with twain their Feet, and with twain they fly, crying one to another, with never-ceafing Voices, and uninterrupted Shouts of Praise", finging with a loud Voice the triumphal Hymn to thine exalted Glory, fhouting, glorifying", crying aloud, and faying, ΤΟ 8 ip. This [Child] the Seraphim theologife [i. e. celebrate bis Divinity] p. 323. Vid. Juft. M. Dial. p. 119, 120. Liturgy. Hymns to Thee the true God — -The innumerable Hofts of Angels, Archangels, Thrones, Dominions, Principalities, Authorities, Powers, thine everlasting Armies worship Thee, The Cherubim, and the Seraphim with fix Wings, with twain covering their Feet, with twain their Heads, and with twain flying, and ther with thoufand faying; togethousands of Archangels", and ten thoufand times ten thoufand of Angels, crying inceffantly with uninterrupted Shouts of Praise, b Part of the Liturgies of St. Mark, St. Chryfoftom and St. Bafil. God, Father Almighty, to praise Thee, to fing Hymns to Thee, to give Thanks to Thee, to confefs unto Thee-who madeft Heaven, and all things that are in Heaven; the Earth, and all things that are in the Earth; the Sea, the Fountains, Rivers, Lakes, and all things that are in them Lit. Chryf. It is meet and right to fing Hymns to Thee, to bless Thee, to praife Thee, to give Thanks to Thee, to worship Thee, in all Places of thy Dominion, Lit. Baf. It is very meet and right, and becoming the Majefty of thy Holinefs, to praise Thee, to fing Hymns to Thee, to bless Thee, to worship Thee, to give Thanks to Thee, to glorify Thee, the only true God. -Lit. Mar.-For thou art above all Principality, Authority, Power, and Dominion, and every Name that is named, not only in this World, but alfo in that which is to come. Thoufand thoufands, and ten thousand times ten thousand holy Angels and Archangels, thy Armies, ftand before Thee. Before Thee ftand the-many-eyed Cherubim, and the Seraphim with fix Wings, who with twain cover their Faces, and with twain their Feet, and with twain they fly, crying one to an Cherubim & Seraphim, novem comperies. To which if you add the Cherubim and Seraphim, you will find nine Orders.] But thefe different Names taken from different Places of Scripture, do not prove that there are exactly fo many angelical Orders, for fome of them may perhaps coincide. |