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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
Title page typeset from the transcription.
The Relics of Rome. › Of Purgatory.The Reliques of Rome. › Of Purgatorye.
Modern spelling is a reading aid: the words are the author’s, only the spelling is modernized. Original shows the page as printed, with the transcription marks.
The author of the book entitled, Stella Clericorum, 1sayeth, that there are iii. Churches. The first is in this world and that is called, Ecclesia Militans, that is, the Militant or warfaring church, The second is in heaven: and it is called, Ecclesia Triumphans: that is to say. The Triumphant Church.2 The third is in Purgatory: and it is called, Ecclesia Expectans: that is, The Church Expectant, and that looketh for and abideth deliverance. This latter Church is in great pains, from the which they may be delivered, saith he, four manner of ways. Unde Versus.
The author of the booke entitled, Stella Clericorum, 1sayeth, that there are iii. Churches. The first is in this world and that is called, Ecclesia Militans, that is, ye Militant or warrefayring church, The secōd is in heauen: and it is called, Ecclesia Triumphans: that is to say. The Triumphant Churche.2 The third is in Purgatory: and it is called, Ecclesia Expectans: that is, The Churche Expectant, and that loketh for and abydeth deliueraunce. This latter Church is in great paines, from the which they may be deliuered, saith he, foure manner of wayes. Vnde Versus.
- 1The churches. Church militant.
- 2Church trinu•phant. Church expectant.
Missa, preces, dona, jeiunia, quatuor ista Absoluunt animas, quas purgans detinet ignis
Missa, preces, dona, ieiunia, quatuor ista Absoluūt animas, quas purgās detinet ignis