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 Monks. › Of the order of the starred Monks.The Reliques of Rome. › Of Monkes. › Of the order of the starred Monkes.

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Of the order of the starred Monks.

Of the order of the starred Monkes.

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Pope Clement the sixth bearing rule, John king of France son of Phillip the French king, invented the sect & order of those monks, which in ⟨p. 62⟩latin are called Stellati, ¹whose manner is alway to wear a star upon their breast, signifying hereby, that there is nothing in them, but the light of perfection, and the clear shining of good works, yea that they themselves are the light of the world,² according to this saying of Christ, vos estis lux mundi, Ye are the light of the world. Item, that they shall rise again at the last day all shining and glistering as the most clear and pleasant stars, according as it is written by the Prophet: They that have instructed and taught other shall shine as the glistering of the firmament: & they that inform many unto righteousness shall be as the stars, world without end. In the year of our Lord. 1336. Christ. Mass. Lib. Germ.

POpe Clement the sixte bearing rule, Iohn king of Fraunce son of Phillip the Frenche king, inuented the secte & order of those monks, which in ⟨p. 62⟩latin are called Stellati, ¹

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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 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.

Of the order of white daubed Monks.

Of the order of white dawbed Monkes.

Rules concerning all orders of Monks.

Rules concerning all orders of Monkes.

The author

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Reformers309

Puritans1,782

Westminster Assembly24

Evangelicals36

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.

Of the order of white daubed Monks.

Of the order of white dawbed Monkes.

Rules concerning all orders of Monks.

Rules concerning all orders of Monkes.

The author

Transcription key