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 Tithes and offerings.The Reliques of Rome. › Of Priestes. › Of Tythes and offryngs.

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Pope Urban the first ordained,¹ that the oblations of Christen men should none otherwise be spent, than in use of holy church and in help of the needy Christians. For they are, saith he, the vows of the christians & the price of sin. In his time the church of Rome began first to have lands and rents, and with the profit thereof the aforesaid Pope found Notaries and Clerks to write the lives and acts of the holy Saints. Before this ⟨image 75⟩time holy church, that is to say, Bishops & priests lived as the Apostles did, and received only money to the use of the poor and needy Christians. In the year of our Lord. 222. Ranulphus Cestrensis. ²Chronica.

POpe Vrban the first ordained,¹ that the oblations of Christen menne should none otherwise be spente, than in vse of holy churche and in helpe of the nedy Christians. For they are, saith he, the vowes of the christiās & the price of syn. In his time the church of Rome began fyrste to haue landes and rents, and with the profit thereof the aforesaide Pope founde Notaries and Clearkes to wryte the liues and actes of the holy Saincts. Before this ⟨image 75⟩time holy churche, that is to saye, Bishops & priestes liued as the Apostles did, and receiued only money to the vse of the poore and nedy Christians. In the yeare of our Lorde. 222. Ranulphus Cestrensis. ²Chronica.

1How the church goods ought to be spent.How the church goodes ought to be spent.
2The mind of Gregory concerning the bestowing of the church goods.

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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 Monastical sects and first of Hermits.

Of Monasticall sectes and fyrst of Heremites.

Of the Hermits of Antonies order.

Of the Heremites of Antonies order.

Of the Hermits of Paulus order.

Of the Heremites of Paulus order.

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