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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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The professors of this word they blaspheme, they •aile upon, they curse with book, bell & candle, they excommunicate, ⟨image 11⟩they apprehend, they accuse, they condemn, they stock, they chain, they manacle▪ they rack, and in fine, they most cruelly with sword, fire and halter bring them unto an end, so far is it of, that these Epicures and bellygods do, as they ought, render thanks to God for his corporal benefits, so richly poured upon them and upon other his creatures.
The professoures of thys worde they blaspheme, they •aile vpon, they curse with booke, bell & candle, they excommunicate, ⟨image 11⟩they apprehende, they accuse, they condemne, they stocke, they cheane, they manacle▪ they racke, and in fine, they most cruelly with sweard, fyre and halter brynge them vnto an ende, so farre is it of, that these Epicures and bellygods do, as they ought, render thankes to God for his corporall benefites, so richely poured vpon them and vpon other his creatures.
Now as touching the spiritual benefits and heavenly gifts of the mind as the knowledge of the holy scriptures, the understanding of the Lords blessed will, the preaching of the Gospel, the true administration of the Sacraments, the abolishment of all false worshippings & superstitions, &c. wherewith God in this our age hath most mercifully blessed us▪ far passing many other nations that be under the heavens: as these wise wicked worldlings knowledge not the benefits of the body, nor yet are thankful to God for them: so likewise are they altogether unthankful for the gifts of the mind, which do so far excel the other, as gold surmounteth coper, or silver, tin. For like as Owls can not abide the golden and glistering beams of the Sun nor the light of the day: so in like manner can not these bellygods and Antichrists slaves suffer the glorious and pleasant light of Christs most glorious and pleasant Gospel. They cry out with the wicked, of whom the Prophet maketh mention, on this manner: See not. Look not out right things for us: but speak fair words unto us. Look out errors. Get you out of this way: Depart out of this path, and turn the holy one of Israel from us. In the trifling traditions crooked constitutions, idle inventions, drowsy dreams devilish decrees, false fables,