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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.
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.
1The third is, sprinkling of holy water upon the Sepulchres or graves, & upon the bones of the dead. And here must they desire, that as the heat of this present fire is cooled by the sprinkling of water: so likewise the heat of the fire of purgatory may be tempered & cooled for the soul that we pray for, through the dew of the heavenly grace & mercy.
1The thyrd is, sprinckling of holy water vpon the Sepulchres or graues, & vpon ye bones of the dead. And here must they desyre, yt as the heate of thys present fyre is cooled by ye sprinckling of water: so likewyse the heate of ye fire of purgatory may be tempered & cooled for ye soule yt we praye for, thorowe the deaw of the heauenly grace & mercye.
- 1Sprinkling of holy water.Sprinckeling of holy water.
The fourth is, Prayer for the dead. And here must we direct our prayers unto saints in heaven for the souls that are in purgatory,1 that they may make intercession for them unto God: for they may do much with God. And for this cause we send the saints unto the heavenly king as messengers, that they may obtain of that King, indulgence, pardon and favour for those souls. Therefore must we in this behalf devoutly pray to s. Mary, to S. Peter. &c.
The fourth is, Prayer for the dead. And here must we direct our praiers vnto saints in heauen for the soules yt are in purgatorye,1 yt they may make intercession for thē vnto God: for they may do much with God. And for thys cause we send ye saints vnto ye heauenly king as massengers, yt they may obtayne of that King, indulgence, pardon and fauour for those soules. Therfore must we in thys behalfe deuoutly pray to s. Mary, to S. Peter. &c.