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 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 ninth is, when a man accomplisheth & fulfilleth the penance for the souls departed,¹ which the souls themselves were bound to do in this world when they were yet living. For the more any man doth for them in this world: the less have they to suffer in the pains of purgatory.

The nynth is, when a man accomplisheth & fulfilleth ye penaunce for the soules departed,¹ whiche ye soules themselues were bounde to do in this world when they were yet liuing. For the more any man doth for them in thys world: the lesse haue they to suffer in the paynes of purgatorye.

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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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Reformers309

Puritans1,782

Westminster Assembly24

Evangelicals36

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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