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…

Name: The relics of Rome containing all such matters of religion, as have in times…
Author: Thomas Becon

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.

Thomas Becon 1512–1567London: printed by John Day, 1563London: printed by Iohn Day, 1563

[28], 144, 147-266 leaves : port. · 109k words · STC 1755 · ESTC S101368

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The Relics of Rome. › Of the Popes election.The Reliques of Rome. › Of the Popes election.

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¹Pope Boniface the second ordained, that the Pope being dead, an other Pope should be chosen within three days, least the faith of holy Church for lack of an head, should decay and wax faint. In the year, &c. 529. Dist. 69. cap. Nullus. Joan. Laziard.

¹Pope Boniface the second ordained, that the Pope being deade, an other Pope shoulde be chosen within three daies, least the faith of holy Church for lack of an head, should decay and waxe faint. In the yeare, &c. 529. Dist. 69. cap. Nullus. Ioan. Laziard.

1A substantial reason: as though Christ lived not which is yt alone and true head of the church.A substātial reason: as though Christ liued not which is yt alone and true head of the church.

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¹When Pope Alexander the second was chosen Bishop of Rome, certain ⟨p. 17⟩other willing to place a stranger in the See: all the Cardinals cried out with a loud voice and said: No man ought to be chosen pope,² except he be borne in the paradise of Italy. In the year, &c. 1063. Ranulphus. Cest.

¹When Pope Alexander the seconde was chosen Bishop of Rome, certaine ⟨p. 17⟩other willing to place a straunger in ye See: all the Cardinals cryed out with a loude voyce and said: No man ought to be chosen pope,²

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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…

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Reformers309

Puritans1,782

Westminster Assembly24

Evangelicals36

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Of Cardinalls.

Of Bishops.

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