133 Canonic. Eccl. 88 of the Bodleian Library, a Psalter of the eleventh century. The Athanasian Creed described in it as Paris, Latin, 11,550, a Psalter of the eleventh century Paris, Latin, 2341, a MS. of the tenth century, contains a series of twelve professions of Faith, among them the Athanasian 135 British Museum Addit. MSS. 19,725, a MS. of the early part of the tenth century. Though unnoticed hitherto, it serves to illustrate the history of the use and reception of the Athanasian Creed in the ninth century. It contains fifteen "capitula" of canonical directions for the clergy, the second of which requires the use of the Athanasian as well as the Apostles' Creed. These capitula of the time of the Emperor Lothaire, as appears from the order, given by one of them, to pray for him and his sons. The two first of earlier origin. They are erroneously printed as part of the work of Jesse of Amiens on Mention of the completion of the sixth milliary, or millenary, Bodleian Library, Oxford, Douce, 59, a Psalter of the end of Psalter of Count Henry at Troyes-assigned to the ninth Paris, Latin, 13,388, a MS. of the ninth century, contains an abbreviated Psalter, attributed to Bede, which is followed by a The Psalter of Lothaire the emperor, containing the Creed. Some account of its contents and history. It was noticed by Martene in his 'Voyage Literaire;' was for a time lost sight of, ninth century, though it may be earlier. It contains an early Paris, Latin, 4858, a MS. belonging to the end of the eighth Paris, Latin, 1451, a MS. bearing date between the death of Paris, Latin, 13,159, a Psalter containing the Athanasian Milan MS. Biblioteca Ambrosiana, O 212, contains the Atha- nasian Creed. Pronounced by competent authorities to be not later than the eighth century. Reply to the arguments of Ancient Canon considered by the Ballerini to refer to the Quicunque, and assigned by them to the sixth century. Ground Paris, Latin, 10,592. Mistake of Dr. Swainson respecting this Paris, Latin, 11,947. The celebrated Psalter of St. Germain, of the sixth century. It has at the end the apocryphal 151st The Trèves fragment, found in Paris, 3836, commonly called regards the text. They differ but slightly from the present Verses 7-18. Bishop Thirlwall's criticism upon these verses. RELATION OF THE TRÈVES FRAGMENT TO The former was grounded upon the latter, not the reverse. This is proved by a comparison in detail of the two documents I. The antiquity of the Athanasian Creed has been shown by (a.) manuscript copies of it; (b.) Commentaries upon it; (c.) ecclesiastical Canons relating to it; and (d.) discourses, or ser- (a.) Vat. Pal. 574, Paris 3848 B, Paris 1451, and Paris 13,159-- all unknown to Waterland, and all containing the Creed in its integrity, alone prove its existence considerably before the ninth No reference made to the Vienna Psalter. The fact of no MS. of the Creed earlier than the eighth century being now extant, no proof that it cannot belong to a higher The Utrecht Psalter not adduced for evidence on account of Page 213 225 249 265 (b.) New and additional evidence of the Creed's antiquity Confirmatory proof also produced of the antiquity of For- tunatus's Commentary, viz., that it was drawn up before the (c.) Fresh evidence of the early canonical use of the Creed found in a series of capitula drawn up in the time of the The Autun Canon. Abundant evidence of its antiquity. This Canon proof that the recital of the Creed was enjoined upon the (d.) The ancient sermons, incorporating or adapting the language of the Creed, and thereby furnishing proof of its antiquity, are that of which the Trèves fragment is a part; a sermon attributed to Cæsarius, printed in the appendix to St. Augustine; and an earlier one found in two Paris manuscripts. 279 The conclusion from the whole evidence is that the Athanasian Creed was composed in the first half of the fifth century Almost all this evidence is new-the result of recent inquiries No light thrown upon the point by the documents which have The language of the Creed being largely drawn from the None to whom it can be assigned with so high a degree of Dr. Swainson's list of Psalters not containing the Quicunque Its early use in England shown by the prayer to be said after its recital found in Bede's Psalter, and by its appearance in early IV. No evidence has been produced of the Athanasian Creed The Trèves fragment, not being a portion of the Creed, but of The bearing of the Troyes Commentary on this point A. The Troyes Commentary printed from Troyes, 804 311 C. The Bouhier Commentary from Troyes, 1979, with collations F. Collations of the text of Fortunatus's Commentary from Latin MSS. 1008, 2826, and 17,448 in the Bibliothèque Nationale, G. Copy of the expository portion of a sermon on the Apostles' Creed, delivered at the "Traditio Symboli," in the Paris Latin H. Copy of the profession of Faith sometimes entitled 'Fides Romanorum' in the Paris Latin MS. 1451. Also of two profes- sions of Faith in the Paris Latin MS. 3836. Also of the Damasi Symbolum' from the Paris Latin MS. 1684, and of a profession of Faith bearing the title of "Fides Catholica" in the British |