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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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When any Church is to be hallowed:1 this order must be observed. First all the people must depart out of the Church, and the Deacon must remain there only, having all the doors shut fast unto him. The Bishop with the Clergy shall stand without before the Church door, and make holy water mingled with salt. In the mean season within the church there must be set up .xii. candles burning before xii. crosses, that are appointed upon the church walls. Afterward the bishop accompanied with the Clergy & people, shall go thrice about the church without, and the bishop having in his hand a staff with a bunch of ⟨image 285⟩Hyssop on the end, shall with the same cast holy water upon the church walls: and at every time the bishop shall come unto the church door & strike the threshold thereof with his Crosier staff and say. Tollite portas Principes vestras, et elevami•i portae aeternales, et introibit Rex gloriae. That is, Lift up your gates, O ye Princes, and be ye lift up O ye everlasting gates, & the King of glory shall enter in. Then shall the Deacon or minister that is within, saye: Quis est iste Rex gloriae? That is: Who is this king of glory? To whom the Bishop shall answer, and saye: Dominus fortis et potens: Dominus potens in praelio. That is: It is the Lord strong and mighty, even the Lord mighty in battle. At the third time the Deacon shall open the church door, and the Bishop shall enter into the church accompanied with a few ministers, the clergy and the people abiding still without. Entering into the church, the Bishop shall say: Pax hui• domui. That is: Peace be unto this house. And afterward the Bishop with them that are in the church shall say the Litany. These things done, there ⟨p. 257⟩must be made in the pavement of the church a cross of ashes and sand, wherein the whole Alphabet or Christs cross shall be written in Greek and Latin letters. After these things the Bishop must hallow an other water with salt, and ashes, and wine: and consecrate the altar. Afterward the twelve crosses that are painted upon the church walls, the Bishop must anoint them with chrism, commonly called, Cream. These things once done, the clergy and the people may freely come into the church, ring the bells for joy, &c. Ibidem.