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 Priests. › Of the marriage of Priests.The Reliques of Rome. › Of Priestes. › Of the maryage of Priestes.

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:257p. 36

Pope Gregory the first restored marriage ⟨p. 36⟩again to the priests, which he to fore had denied unto them,¹ when he saw how many grievous inconveniences followed of that most wicked decree of the single life of priests. In the year, &c. 590. S. Huldrichus in epist ad Nicol. Papam.

Pope Gregory the fyrst restored maryage ⟨p. 36⟩agayne to the priestes, which he to fore had denyed vnto them,¹ when he sawe howe manye greuous inconueniences followed of that most wicked decree of the single life of priestes. In the yere, &c. 590. S. Huldrichus in epist ad Nicol. Papam.

1Priests marriage restored.Priestes maryage restored.

:258p. 36

Pope Constantine the second, whom the seditious, tyrannical and superstitious papists did afterward violently depose,¹ cruelly thrust into a monastery, as into a prison, and most unmercifully put out his eyes, gave liberty not only to secular priests for to marry, but also to Monks, Friars and Nuns, that they by this means avoiding whoredom, might the more quietly give their mind to the study of Godliness. In the year of our Lord. 769. Chroni. Joan. Laziardus. Cestrensis.

Pope Constantine the seconde, whom the seditious, tirannicall and superstitious papistes did afterwarde violentlye depose,¹

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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…

Of the vows and that the vow of chastity hindereth not him from marriage, which hath not the gift of continency.

Of the vowes and that the vowe of chastitie hindreth not him from mariage, which hath not the gift of continencie.

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Reformers309

Puritans1,782

Westminster Assembly24

Evangelicals36

Of the vows and that the vow of chastity hindereth not him from marriage, which hath not the gift of continency.

Of the vowes and that the vowe of chastitie hindreth not him from mariage, which hath not the gift of continencie.

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