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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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The third thing, y• helpeth souls in purgatory,1 is the Mass, For when any soul appeareth to any man to have any help: he desireth masses, & prayeth to have masses songen for him. Right as meat and drink comforteth a man when he is feeble:2 so the sacrament of the altar comforteth the souls ye masses been done for.3 It is written in Legenda aurea how a Bishop suspended a priest because ⟨image 232⟩he could say none other mass, but of Requiem, which he song every day devoutly after his conning. Then on a day as the bishop went towards matins it seemed to him, ye dead bodies rose & came about him and said: Thou haste said no mass for us. And moreover thou haste taken our priest away from us. Look that this be amended, or else God will in short time take vengeance on thee for our sake. Then was the bishop greatly afeard, and anon he •ad the priest sing mass of Requiem, as he did tofore. And so he did as oft as he might.
The thyrd thyng, y• helpeth soules in purgatorye,1 is the Masse, For when any soule appeareth to any mā to haue any helpe: he desireth masses, & prayeth to haue masses songen for him. Right as meate and drinke comforteth a mā when he is feble:2 so the sacrament of ye altare cōforteth ye soules ye masses bene done for.3 It is written in Legenda aurea how a Byshop suspended a prieste bycause ⟨image 232⟩he coulde saye none other masse, but of Requiem, whiche he song euery day deuoutly after hys cōning. Then on a day as the byshop went towards mattens it semed to hym, ye dead bodies rose & came about hym and sayd: Thou haste sayd no masse for vs. And moreouer thou haste taken our priest awaye frō vs. Loke yt thys be amended, or els God will in shorte tyme take vengeance on thee for our sake. Then was ye byshop greatly afeard, and anon he ad the priest syng masse of Requiem, as he dyd tofore. And so he dyd as ofte as he myghte.