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The relics of Rome containing all such matters of religion, as have in times…The reliques of Rome contayning all such matters of religion, as haue in times…
The relics of Rome containing all such matters of religion, as have in times past been brought into the Church by the Pope and his adherents: faithfully gathered out of the most faithful writers of chronicles and histories, and now newly both diligently corrected & greatly augmented, to the singular profit of the readers, by Thomas Becon. 1563.The reliques of Rome contayning all such matters of religion, as haue in times past bene brought into the Church by the Pope and his adherentes: faithfully gathered out of the moste faithful writers of chronicles and histories, and nowe newly both diligently corrected & greatly augmented, to the singuler profit of the readers, by Thomas Becon. 1563.
London: printed by John Day, 1563London: printed by Iohn Day, 1563
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The Relics of Rome. › Of Pardons.The Reliques of Rome. › Of Pardons.
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Of Pardons.
Who was the first Author and Inventor of the Popish pardons, I have not hither to read in any writer, except Pope Gregory the first be he,1 which greatly corrupted the Church of Christ with his idle inventions, trifling traditions, childish ceremonies. &c. To allure the people of his time unto y• chief and principal temples of the City and unto the often visitation of them: he promised them that repaired thither at solemn feasts, clean remission of sins by his pardon. And he named the pompous sacrifices▪ Stations, because they were celebrated on certain days limited & prescribed by statute. This seed sown by Gregory, grew to a ripe harvest in his successors afterward:2 so that where as in Gregory's time they may seem to be invented for allurements unto devotion in them that succeeded him those pardons may right well be counted to be nothing else than very nets for ⟨p. 185⟩money, and provocations unto all kind of vice, while all the world see how innumerable sins be forgiven of the Bishops of Rome for a slender portion of money.
WHo was the first Author and Inuētour of the Popishe pardons, I haue not hither to readde in any writer, excepte Pope Gregory the firste be he,1 whiche greatly corrupted the Church of Christ with his idle inuentions, trifeling traditions, childish ceremonies. &c. To allure the people of his time vnto y• chief and principall temples of the City and vnto the often visitation of thē: he promised them that repared thither at solēne feastes, cleane remission of sinnes by his pardon. And he named the pompouse sacrifices Stations, bicause they were celebrated on certain dayes limitted & prescribed by statute. This sede sowen by Gregory, grew to a rype haruest in his successours afterwarde: