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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 tenth virtue is, ye a woman hearing mass devoutly, if it chance, that she do labour of child the same day, she shall be delivered without fault the more easily and with less pain.1 For the holy Angels be very busy and diligent about her. Therefore all women being with child (if it be possible) shall hear mass every day. For by the virtue of the mass, the fruit or child is preserved. And they shall put their trust in the sacrament, and in our blessed Lady the Mother of God, and in none other thing.
The tenth vertue is, ye a woman hearing masse deuoutly, if it chaunce, that shee do laboure of childe the same day, she shall be deliuered without faulte ye more easely and with lesse payne.1 For the holy Aungels be very busye and diligent about her. Therfore al women being with childe (if it be possible) shall heare masse euery day. For by the vertue of the masse, ye frute or childe is preserued. And they shall put their trust in the sacrament, and in oure blessed Ladye the Mother of God, and in none other thing.
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The eleventh virtue is, that all thing that a man doth enterprise after he hath heard mass, shall prosper and come to good end: again, ye which the man doth eat & drink after he hath heard mass, shall profit more to the necessity of nature.
The eleuenth vertue is, yt al thyng that a mā doth enterprise after he hath heard masse, shall prosper and come to good end: agayne, ye whiche the man doth eate & drinke after he hath heard masse, shal profyt more to the necessitye of nature.