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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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A special note of the Papists concerning Absolution.
A speciall note of the Papistes concerning Absolution.
About Absolution is to be considered the due or proper & perfect form. In that note, that as every Sacrament hath his proper form: so in like manner hath the Sacrament of penance, which is this: Ego te absoluo. That is to say. I give thee, and bestow upon thee, the Sacrament or ministry of Absolution. It doth not import, as some falsely report: Ego te absoluo: id est, absolutum te ostendo. I absolve thee, that is, I declare unto thee, that thou art absolved. For so should it follow, that in the Sacraments of the new law, there should be nothing but a showing or signification: which is false, because that the Sacraments of the new law do not only ⟨image 260⟩figure and signify, as the Sacraments of the the law, but they also confer & give truly and effectually the thing, which they figure and represente. Ex speculo confes. Bartholo. de Caimis.
ABout Absolution is to be cō sidered the due or proper & perfect forme. In that note, yt as euery Sacrament hath his proper forme: so in like manner hath the Sacrament of penance, which is this: Ego te absoluo. That is to say. I geue thee, and bestowe vpon thee, the Sacrament or ministery of Absolutiō. It doth not importe, as some falsely reporte: Ego te absoluo: id est, absolutum te ostēdo. I absolue thee, that is, I declare vnto thee, that thou art absolued. For so should it followe, that in the Sacramentes of the newe lawe, there should be nothing but a shewyng or signification: whiche is false, bicause yt the Sacramentes of the new law do not only ⟨image 260⟩