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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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Holy water properly even of her own virtue hath power and strength to expel and put out devils.1 And therefore it is said in the conjuration thereof: That it may be made a conjured and be witched water to chase away all the power of thee nemye, yea to pluck up that same enemy even by the very roots, &c. Ibidem.
Holy water proprely euen of her own vertue hath power and strength to expell and put out deuills.1 And therefore it is sayde in the coniuration thereof: That it maye be made a coniured and be witched water to chase awaye all the power of thee nemye, yea to plucke vp that same enemye euen by the verye rootes, &c. Ibidem.
- 1The virtue of holy water.The vertue of holy water.
The manner and order of consecrating or hallowing altars,1 is this. First the bishop muste beginne, Deus in adiutorium meum intend. Secondly, he shall make holy water, Thirdly at the ⟨image 286⟩four corners of the altar he shall make four crosses with holy water. Fourthly, the Bishop shall go seven times about the altar: and seven times he shall wash the table of the altar, or altar stone with holy water, having the holy water sprinkle made of Hyssop. The church also shall be sprinkled again with holy water: and whatsoever holy water doth afterward remain, shall be poured out beneath at the altar. Fifthly in the four corners of the Sepulchre, wherein the Relics are laid, the Bishop shall make four crosses with the cream: and the Relics shall be laid up in a bag with three grains of Frankincense, and put again in the Sepulchre. Then shall there be made in the midst of the Sepulchre, a table with the sign of the cross. Sixthly, the stone, which is called the table, shall be made mete, and laid upon the altar: and being so made mete, the Bishop shall anoint it with oil in five places: and likewise shall he afterward do with the Cream, as it is said of the oil. The Bishop also shall confirm the altar in the forehead or