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…

Name: The relics of Rome containing all such matters of religion, as have in times…
Author: Thomas Becon

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.

Thomas Becon 1512–1567London: printed by John Day, 1563London: printed by Iohn Day, 1563

[28], 144, 147-266 leaves : port. · 109k words · STC 1755 · ESTC S101368

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The Relics of Rome. › Of Purgatory.The Reliques of Rome. › Of Purgatorye.

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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.

1Prayer for the dead.

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The fifth is, oblations and offerings for the souls departed,¹ that they may be delivered from the debts, which they owe unto God▪

The fyft is, oblations and offeryngs for ye soules departed,¹ yt they may be deliuered from the dets, which they owe vnto God▪

1Oblations for ye souls departed.

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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…

Of Trentals for souls departed, and how they first began.

Of Trentales for soules departed, and howe they firste began.

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Of Trentals for souls departed, and how they first began.

Of Trentales for soules departed, and howe they firste began.

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