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7- OLAUS PETRI AND HIS WORK. 215
been rather careless as to the liturgical year, though he did
not wholly overlook it. He gives a general collect, and, as
an alternative,
"
some other, according to the season."
"
After the collect
"
(he writes)
"
is read a chapter or half a
chapter from St. Paul s, or some other Apostle s Epistles,
the gradual (either
*
the song at God s board, or some
other), then a chapter or half a chapter from one of
the Evangelists, then the Apostles or Nicene Creed." He
notes later that his idea is to read the Epistles and Gospels
through continuously, but that the present system may go
on till folk are better instructed.28
As regards the sermon, Olaus at first made no mention
of one, perhaps because at first Luther himself inclined to
put it before the introit, and to connect it with the matins,
which preceded. This, no doubt, was Olaus own plan.
29
As regards ceremonies, no mention was made of the mix
ture of the chalice (about which Luther was doubtful), but
elevation was prescribed after the words of institution, both
for the consecrated bread and the chalice acts which
Luther had allowed.
The rule was also laid down that there was to be a
communion of the people at every celebration.
To turn now for a few minutes from the writings to the
man. Olaus was an attractive personality, and he had an
active mind, but he was not a great theologian. He had
left the Lutheran University early in life, and he had few
men of higher calibre than himself to associate with in
Sweden. It was, perhaps, fortunate for his country that
he did not bring with him the atmosphere of the Protestant
controversies which were developed in the latter part of
28
Cp. Quensel :
I.e., II., 32 foil., Martin: pp. 45 foil. 66, 84
foil. The Niirnberger Messe had a fixed Epistle and Gospel,
Rom. v., and S. John vL, 52-58, the Malmo-Massa prescribes
I. Cor. xi. 17 foil., or some other passage from the Old and
New Testament for the Epistle, and a Gospel suitable to the
season from the Evangelists.
29
The fact that in the Deudsche Messe Luther took for
granted that the sermon would be delivered during the Liturgy
is another reason for the early date I
give to the Swedish form.
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