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 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.

1Fulfilling of the deeds penance.Fulfilling of ye deades penaunce.

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The tenth is, the celebration of masses. ⟨image 234⟩And this is the greatest and most principal remedy and help that can be devised for the deliverance of souls out of Purgatory.¹ For we read,² that a certain soul was appointed of God to lie in Purgatory xv. years: which notwithstanding through one Mass was delivered out of all those pains.³ For this word Missa which we in English call Mass, is derived a Mittendo, that is, of sending. For in the Mass grace is sent to a sinner being in sin, and to the souls a plain deliverance from all pain. Therefore saith Austen,⁴

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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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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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