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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Besides these remedies aforesaid against the troublous torments of painful purgatory, which the silly simple souls suffer for the satisfaction of Gods justice, as the papists teach: there is an other remedy, which I of late found in the latter end of an old written book. And this is of so great virtue, that whosoever devoutly practiseth it shall without doubt (as it is there specified) deliver one soul out of purgatory at the least yea and that within .ix. dayes. Probatum est.

Besydes these remedies aforesaid against the troublous torments of painful purgatorye, which the selye simple soules suffer for ye satisfaction of Gods iustice, as the papists teach: there is an other remedye, which I of late founde in ye latter end of an old written boke. And this is of so great vertue, yt whosoeuer deuoutly practiseth it shal wtout doubte (as it is there specifyed) deliuer one soule out of purgatory at the least yea and that within .ix. dayes. Probatum est.

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First on the sunday,¹ cause a mass to be song or said in the worship of the Trinity. Set also .iii. candles burning before the sacrament all the mass time. Feed also three poor men, or give three alms to the needy.

Fyrst on the sonday,¹ cause a masse to be song or said in ye worship of ye Trinity. Set also .iii. candles burning before ye sacrament al ye masse tyme. Fede also three poore men, or geue three almesses to the nedye.

1Speedy deliverance of souls out of purgatory.Spedy deliueraunce of soules out 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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