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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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Of the Hermits of Antonies order.
Of the Heremites of Antonies order.
1Pope Sylvester, the aforesaid being bishop of Rome, Antony a man unlearned, and notwithstanding famous in godly conversation and notable in working miracles, began a strait and solitary life in Egypt. He was the first Hermit: his meat was only bread and water, and he used daily ⟨p. 47⟩to fast until Sun set. He went willingly unto the wilderness, where many resorted unto him, which made him their Abbot. S. Hierome sayeth that he wrote vii. epistles or letters in the Egyptian speech, full of Spirit and mysteries, which afterward were translated into Greek.2 Athanasius, bishop of Alexandria writeth his life in a complete book. He dyed at Thebaida, the 357. year after Christs birth,3 the 105. year of his age. The aforesaid Antony with all his brethren went in grey clothing and did eat herbs and roots. They fled all company of men. Some say, that they fled into the wildernesses of Egypt for the avoiding of persecution and there lived together with great love, giving themselves to spiritual meditations, and heavenly contemplations, that by this means they might the better have an eye unto gods works, and so offered up to God with a free spirit, and a pure & perfect love, serve him in holiness and righteousness all the days of their life.
1POpe Syluester, the aforesaid being bishop of Rome, Antony a mā vnlearned, and notwithstanding famous in godly conuersation and notable in workyng miracles, began a streight and solitary life in Egipt. He was the first Heremite: his meat was only bread and water, and he vsed daily