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 Monastical sects and first of Hermits. › Of the Hermits of Saint Johns order.The Reliques of Rome. › Of Monasticall sectes and fyrst of Heremites. › Of the Heremites of Saint Iohns order.

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Of the Hermits of Saint Johns order.

Of the Heremites of Saint Iohns order.

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IN the year of our lord,¹ iii.C.lxxx was John an Hermit in Egypt of great reputation for his holiness. He could comfort the feeble minded in God, and bring them to perfection, as writeth of him S. Hierome. He dwelt fifty year continually upon an hill or rock in fervent prayer and meditation to God, of whom he was fed. He was of so pure mind, that God opened unto him, not only what was necessary for him to know but also things for to come. He was so endued with the gift of Prophecy, that he Prophesied not only things, that should chance thereabout, but also the war of the Emperor Theodosius against Maximus the tyrant. ⟨image 81⟩When he was an hundred year old, he payed nature her duty, whose life Hierome doth describe.² Now he that will compare the full brethren that wear a black cloak and a cross thereon, with this mans living (whose followers they advance themselves to be, being called Joannites of this John) shall find them far unlike him, seeing their religion is their own invention, and that they live of other mens sweat. But how can they bear his name, and challenge him to be their patron, seeing in no point they live like him, but even plain contrary? If they will think to be grounded upon John the Evangelist and Apostle, then ought they to lead a continent life and to go about, and preach the Gospel of Christ. But they are so far estranged from these godly exercises, that in no state of people any can be found more unchaste in their living, nor greater adversaries to the true doctrine of Christ,

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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 Hermits of Saint Johns order.

Of the Heremites of Saint Iohns order.

Of Anchors and Anchoresses, and all other Recluses.

Of Anckers and Ankresses, and all other Recluses.

Of Monks.

Of Monkes.

Of the Benedictine Monks.

Of the Benedictine Monkes.

Of the Cluniacensis order of Monks.

Of the Cluniacensis order of Monkes.

The author

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Reformers309

Puritans1,782

Westminster Assembly24

Evangelicals36

Of the Hermits of Saint Johns order.

Of the Heremites of Saint Iohns order.

Of Anchors and Anchoresses, and all other Recluses.

Of Anckers and Ankresses, and all other Recluses.

Of Monks.

Of Monkes.

Of the Benedictine Monks.

Of the Benedictine Monkes.

Of the Cluniacensis order of Monks.

Of the Cluniacensis order of Monkes.

The author

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