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 seventh is,¹ paying of the debts of the dead. This profiteth the souls that are in purgatory beyond all measure. For while the debts are unpaid, the souls are grievously punished in purgatory.

The seuenth is,¹ paying of ye dets of the dead. This profiteth ye soules yt are in purgatorye beyond al measure. For while ye dettes are vnpayd, ye soules are greuously punyshed in purgatorye.

1Paying the debts of the dead.Paying the dets of the dead.

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The eight is,¹ offering up of bread & wine, that it may please God likewise to feed the hungry soul, and to give drink to the thirsty soul that is in purgatory. Likewise the exercising of the works of mercy for the souls departed, as in giving meat to the hungry, drink to the thirsty, lodging to the harbourless, clothes to the naked, &c.

The eyght is,¹ offering vp of bread & wine, yt it may please God likewise to feede ye hungry soule, and to geue drink to ye thirstye soule yt is in purgatorye. Likewyse ye exercisyng of the works of mercy for the soules departed, as in geuing meate to ye hungry, drinke to the thirstye, lodging to the harbourlesse, clothes to the naked, &c.

1Offering up of bread and wine.Offering vp of bread and wine.

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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.

Of the virtues of the Mass.

Of the vertues of the Masse.

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