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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 Relics of Rome. › Of excommunication.The Reliques of Rome. › Of excommunication.
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In the Council •halcedonense it was decreed,1 that whosoever attempteth to spoil, to rob, to destroy, to dissolve, &c, any monastery or Abbey: the same should be excommunicate and utterly banished from the Kingdom of God, so that no goodness either of Faith, or of works shall profit him unto salvation, forasmuch as he hath destroyed the way of so noble and wholesome a life, Lib. Concil. Carrantza.
In the Councel •halcedonense it was decreed,1 yt whosoeuer attempteth to spoyle, to robbe, to destroye, to dissolue, &c, any monasterye or Abbay: the same should be excommunicate and vtterly banyshed from ye Kingdome of God, so yt no goodnesse eyther of Fayth, or of workes shall profyt hym vnto saluation, forasmuch as he hath destroyed the way of so noble and wholesome a lyfe, Lib. Concil. Carrantza.
- 1Destroyers of Abbeys, excommunicate.Destroyers of Abbeies, excommunicate.
In the council Lateran it was determined,1 that all they, which being either forbidden, or not sent, presume & take upon them either publicly or privately the office of preaching without the authority of the pope, or of some Catholic bishop, should be excommunicate: and if notwithstanding they go forth, and will not cease, that then some other punishment agreeable to their disobedience ⟨image 251⟩shall be exercised upon them. Lib. Concil.