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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…
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.
London: printed by John Day, 1563London: printed by Iohn Day, 1563
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The fourth virtue is, that a person being in sin, oftentimes in the Mass time by the presence of the holy Sacrament,1 doth receive a good inspiration, so that from thenceforth he doth convert him from his sins: as the good thief upon the cross, Mary Magdalene afore the feet of our Lord. If they had not been present with our Lord peradventure they should not ⟨p. 210⟩have had pardon of their sins.
The fourth vertue is, that a person beyng in sinne, oftetimes in the Masse tyme by the presence of the holye Sacrament,1 doth receaue a good inspiration, so that from thenceforth he doth conuert hym from hys sinnes: as the good theef vpon the crosse, Mary Magedalene afore the feete of our Lord. If they had not bene present with oure Lorde peraduenture they shoulde not ⟨p. 210⟩haue had pardon of their sinnes.
- 1Luke. xxiii Luke. vii.
The fifth virtue or fruit is, that a man hearing mass devoutly, receiveth spiritually the Sacrament, so that he desire it devoutly. And so it may chance, that a man hearing mass devoutly, shall obtain more grace▪ than the priest which doth it. For the priest is not always equally well disposed. And so may a man every day receive the holy Sacrament spiritually▪
The fifte vertue or fruite is, that a man hearing masse deuoutly, receaueth spiritually the Sacramēt, so that he desire it deuoutlye. And so it maye chaunce, that a man hearyng masse deuoutlye, shall obtayne more grace than the priest whiche doth it. For the priest is not alwayes equally well disposed. And so may a man euery day receaue the holy Sacrament spiritually