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.Isaiah. 5.Wo be unto them, that call evil good, and good evil, which make darkness light and light darkness, that make sour sweat, and sweet sour. Wo be unto them, that are wise in their own sight, and think themselves to have understanding.¶Imprinted at London, by John Day, dwelling over Aldersgate, beneath Saint Martins.¶Cum Privilegio.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.Esay. 5.Wo be vnto them, that call euill good, and good euill, whiche make darknesse light and lighte darkenesse, that make soure swet, and swete soure. Wo be vnto thē, that are wise in their owne sighte, and thinke thēselues to haue vnderstādyng.¶Imprinted at London, by Iohn Day, dwelling ouer Aldersgate, beneath Saint Martines.¶Cum Priuilegio.Title page of The relics of Rome containing all such matters of religion, as have in times…, London, 1563

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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…

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

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The Relics of Rome. › Of Monks. › Of the Georgian Monks.The Reliques of Rome. › Of Monkes. › Of the Georgian Monkes.

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Of the Georgian Monks.

Of the Georgian Monkes.

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Pope Gregory the twelfth confirmed and stablished also the order of S. George of Alga by Venice, which was begun by a spiritual man the patriarch Laurence Justinian, a man of an incredible straightness of life. These monks are under S. Peters rule, and the first order, with certain ordinances joined thereto. In the year, &c. 1407. Lib. Germ. Chron.

POpe Gregory the twelfth confyrmed and stablished also the order of S. George of Alga by Venice, which was begun by a spirituall man ye patriarke Laurence Iustiniane, a man of an incredible straightnesse of life. These mōks are vnder S. Peters rule, and the fyrst order, with certayne ordinaunces ioyned thereto. In the yeare, &c. 1407. Lib. Germ. Chron.

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Of the white Monks.

Of the white Monkes.

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Pope Urban the Second reigning, the order of white Monks began, first devised by one Stephen Harding, and afterward in the year of our lord 1135, it was brought into England by a certain man called Walter Espek, which built an Abbey of the same order, called Merivale. Ranulphus. Cestrensis.

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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 Georgian Monks.

Of the Georgian Monkes.

Of the white Monks.

Of the white Monkes.

Of the Joannites order.

Of the Ioannites order.

Of the order of scourgers, or flagellators.

Of the order of scourgers, or flagellatours.

Of the order of the starred Monks.

Of the order of the starred Monkes.

Of the order of the Gerardians.

Of the order of the Jesuits.

Of the order of the Iesuites.

The author

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Reformers309

Puritans1,782

Westminster Assembly24

Evangelicals36

Of the Georgian Monks.

Of the Georgian Monkes.

Of the white Monks.

Of the white Monkes.

Of the Joannites order.

Of the Ioannites order.

Of the order of scourgers, or flagellators.

Of the order of scourgers, or flagellatours.

Of the order of the starred Monks.

Of the order of the starred Monkes.

Of the order of the Gerardians.

Of the order of the Jesuits.

Of the order of the Iesuites.

The author

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