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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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1In the confirmation or bishopping of children, the fullness of the mystery of the whole Christen religion is made perfect. In baptism remission of sins is given by the holy ghost. But here the holy ghost is called upon to come, that he may vouchsafe to come down and inhabit the house, which he hath sanctified. And the holy ghost is poured upon the child at the invocation of the bishop. ⟨p. 265⟩Therefore saith Pope Urban. By the imposition or laying on of the bishops hand, the holy ghost is given, whereby a faithful heart is made wide & open to receive wisdom & constancy, that a man may be a full and a perfect Christian.
1In the confyrmation or bishopping of children, the fulnesse of the mysterye of the whole Christen religion is made perfect. In baptisme remissiō of sinnes is geuen by the holy ghost. But here ye holy ghost is called vpon to come, yt he may vouchesafe to come downe and inhabite ye house, which he hath sanctified. And the holy ghost is poured vpon ye childe at ye inuocation of ye bishop. ⟨p. 265⟩Therefore sayth Pope Vrban. By the imposition or laying on of the byshops hande, the holy ghost is geuē, whereby a faythful heart is made wide & opē to receaue wisedome & constancye, yt a mā may be a full and a perfect Christian.
- 1The great virtue of confirmation.The greate vertue of cō firmation.
The bishop in bishopping children doth two things. First he anointeth the young child in the forehead. Secondly, he striketh him on the face. The anointing signifieth the increase of grace,1