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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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Pope Gregory the third being Bishop of Rome, the Emperor Constantine perceiving the great abomination and to much uncleanness of life, that reigned among the monks & Nuns through the vow of their ⟨image 66⟩unchaste chastity,1 set the Monks and Nuns at liberty, commanding them rather to marry according to Gods ordinance, than so filthily and wickedly to live, & made of their monasteries, houses necessary for the common weal. In the year, &c, 741. Chro. Sebast. Franck. Christ. Massaeus.
Pope Gregorye the thyrde being Bishop of Rome, the Emperoure Constantine perceauyng the greate abhomination and to muche vncleannesse of lyfe, that reygned among the monkes & Nunnes thorow ye vowe of their ⟨image 66⟩vnchast chastitye,1 set the Monkes and Nonnes at libertye, commaundyng them rather to marrye according to Gods ordinaunce, than so filthily and wickedly to lyue, & made of their monasteryes, houses necessarye for the cō mon weale. In the yeare, &c, 741. Chro. Sebast. Franck. Christ. Massaeus.
- 1Monks & Nuns setat liberty to marry. Monasteries made houses for the service of the common weal.Monkes & Nōnes setat libertye to marrye. Monasteryes made houses for the seruice of the common weale.
Pope Pius the second tofore called Aeneas Siluius, was wont to say, that there are many causes, why marriage should be taken away from the priests,1 but there are many moe urgent, weighty and necessary causes, why it ought freely to be restored to them again. In the year, &c. 1458. Chron. Joan. Laziardus. Plot.