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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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Saint Cyprian being demanded,1 what should be done with those religious persons that could not keep their chastity, as they had vowed, answered on this manner: Thou doest ask what we do Judge of those Virgins, which after they have decreed to live chastely, are afterward found in one bed with a man. Of the which thou sayest, that ⟨image 68⟩one of them was a Deacon. We do with great sorrow see the great ruin and fall of many persons,2 which cometh by the reason of such unlawful and perilous companying together. Wherefore if they have dedicated them selves to Christ out of faith to live purely and chastely: then let them so remain without any fable, and strongly and steadfastly abide the reward of Virginity: But if they will not abide, or else can not abide: then is it better to marry than to fall into the fire of concupiscence. And let them give unto the brethren and systern none occasion of slander. &c.
Sainct Cyprian beeyng demmaunded,1 what shoulde bee done with those religious personnes that coulde not keepe theyr chastitie, as they had vowed, aunswered on thys maner: Thou doest aske what we doe Iudge of those Uirgines, whyche after they haue decreed to lyue chastlye, are afterwarde founde in one bedde wyth a man. Of the whyche thou sayest, that ⟨image 68⟩one of them was a Deacon. We doe with great sorowe see the great ruine and fall of many persons,2 which commeth by the reason of suche vnlawfull and perillous companying together. Wherfore if they haue dedicated them selues to Christe out of faythe to lyue purely and chastly: then let them so remayne without any fable, and strongly and stedfastly abyde the rewarde of Uirginitye: But if they wyll not abyde, or elles canne not abyde: then is it better to mary than to fall into the fyre of concupiscence. And let them geue vnto the brethren and systern none occasion of slaunder. &c.