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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 order of the Gerardians.
Pope Boniface the ninth reigning, a certain man called Gerardus being of great learning & of virtuous conversation, ordained a certain fraternity or brotherhood of learned godly men to teach scholars, and to bring up youth only in good letters, ⟨image 92⟩but also in good manners, that by this means there might be learned men alway in store apt to bear rule in the church of Christ, & also to govern the common weal according to the prescript and rule of gods doctrine This Gerardus being but a Deacon, preached the word of God both purely and fervently.1 And when he was moved by his friends to be a priest, he always answered, that he was unworthy to have such an high office. He was wont often times to say, that he would not have the cure of souls, not so much as by the space of one night, for all the gold of Araby. In the year, &c. 3379. Chron. Christ. Mass.
POpe Boniface ye ninth reigning, a certain mā called Gerardus being of greate learning & of vertuous conuersation, ordayned a certain fraternitie or brotherhode of learned godly mē to teach scholers, and to bring vp youth onely in good letters, ⟨image 92⟩but also in good maners, that by this means there might be learned men alwaye in store apte to beare rule in the church of Christ, & also to gouerne the common weale according to the prescript and rule of gods doctrine Thys Gerardus beyng but a Deacon, preached the word of God both purely and feruently.1 And when he was moued by his frendes to be a priest, he alwais answered, that he was vnworthy to haue such an high office. He was wont oftē times to say, that he would not haue ye cure of soules, not so muche as by the space of one nighte, for all the golde of Arabie. In the yeare, &c. 3379. Chron. Christ. Mass.