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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 Purgatory.The Reliques of Rome. › Of Purgatorye.
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1This dream of purgatory and praying for the dead hath been maintained from time to time not only by the writings of diverse men, but ⟨p. 198⟩also by the decrees and Councils of diverse & sundry Popes and of their adherents, as a mighty and strange defence of the Catholic Church and her devout Chaplains, without the which a great part of the Popes Churches buildings is like out of hand to fall unto miserable ruin, and utter decay.
1Thys dreame of purgatorye and praying for the dead hath bene maintayned from tyme to tyme not onelye by the writinges of diuerse men, but ⟨p. 198⟩also by the decrees and Councelles of diuerse & sundrye Popes and of theyr adherentes, as a myghty and straunge defence of the Catholyke Churche and her deuoute Chaplens, withoute the whiche a greate parte of the Popes Churches buildings is like out of hand to fall vnto miserable ruine, and vtter decaye.
- 1The popes purgatory diversely maintainedThe popes purgatorye diuersely maintained
Where this place of Purgatory is: none of our purgatory rakers or proctors thereof is able to declare.1 Diverse of them have diverse opinions in this behalf: as it is an hard thing for liars and taleforgers to agree, in all points among themselves, so alone is the truth perfect and constant, and without verities or discord. Some of them affirm and say, that it is in a certain place even next unto hell under the earth. Some hold that it is not nigh unto hell, (for then might it seem that such as are in Purgatory, should never ascend and come unto heaven,) forasmuch (as we read in the Gospel of Luke)