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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 general sentence taken out of the English Festival.
The general sentence taken out of the Englyshe Festiuall.
Good men and women I do you to understand,1 that we that have cure of your souls, be commanded of our ordinaries, and by the constitutions & laws of holy church, to show to you four times in the year, in each quarter of the year once, when the people is most plenary in the church, the articles of the sentence: So that not for our default, no man, nor woman fall therein. And if any be therein fallen, he may through the help of God almighty, and all holy church, with shrift and penance, making good for his sin, uprise, and him amend▪ 2Wherefore I do you to understand, that cursing is such a vengeance taking that it departeth a man from the bliss of heaven, from housel, shrift, and all the Sacraments of holy Church, and betaketh him to the devil, and to the pains of hell without ⟨p. 238⟩end, but if he have grace of him to amend. But therefore see, that no man, nor woman say, that I curse them: For it longeth not to me, but to show the points and the articles of the sentence of cursing. For I do you well to wite: who so doth against any of the points, that I shall show you: he is accursed in the deed doing of the Pope, Archbishop, Bishop, and of all holy Church. And that god almighty give you grace, to keep you out of cursing: listen and hear, and I shall through the help of God the father almighty, to you them tell and show.
GOod men and women I doe you to vnderstande,1 yt we that haue cure of your soules, bee commaunded of oure ordinaryes, and by the constitutions & lawes of holy church, to shewe to you foure tymes in the yeare, in eche quarter of ye yeare once, when the people is moste plenarye in the church, the articles of the sentence: So yt not for our default, no man, nor woman fal therein. And if any be therin fallen, he may through the helpe of God almightye, and al holy church, with shrifte and penaunce, makyng good for his sinne, vprise, and hym amende