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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 penance.The Reliques of Rome. › Of penaunce.
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Pope Leo the first notwithstanding,1 of his great favour and singular goodness, granteth to all such as are already married, that they even in the time of their penance, may lawfully enjoy the liberty of matrimony, lest peradventure while they abstain from that which is lawful, they shall fall into the danger of that which is unlawful. In the year. &c. 444. Ibidem. G. Audivimus.
Pope Leo the first notwithstandyng,1 of his great fauour and singular goodnes, graunteth to al such as are already maried, that they euen in the time of their penance, may lawfully enioy the libertie of matrimony, lest peraduenture while they abstaine from yt which is lawfull, they shal fall into the daunger of that which is vnlawfull. In the yeare. &c. 444. Ibidem. G. Audiuimus.
- 1A Pope more reasonable.
The same decree also Pope Leo the third made, declaring that it is more tolerable, and may better be suffered, that a young man even in the time of his penance to avoid the danger of incontinency, do join unto him a wife, than he should incur and fall into the sin of fornication.1 In doing this, saith he, it seemeth that the matter which he hath done, is venial and pardonable, so that he know none other, besides his own wife. Notwithstanding, saith he, in speaking thus we make no law, but we show, what is more tolerable. In the year. &c. 817. Ibidem. cap. In adolescentia.
The same decree also Pope Leo the thirde made, declaryng that it is more tollerable, and may better be suffered, that a yonge man euen in the time of his penance to auoyd the daūger of incontinency, do ioyne vnto him a wyfe, than he should incurre and fal into the sinne of fornicatiō.