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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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Pope Sixtus the second ordained first of all,1 that the Supper of the Lord should be celebrated at an altar: which before was not the use. For the holy mysteries of the Lords body and blood until that time was ministered upon a table according to the practise of Christ,2 of his Apostles, and of the primitive Church. And here may all men see, from whence the popish altars come, for the which the stubborn, sturdy stout papists do so stoutly strive About the year of our Lord, (if stories be true) two hundred three score and five, came in the altars first into the Church. Other affirm, that they came in about the year of our lord, 294• But I believe that altars came not in the Church before the year of our Lord. 590. When the popish, peevish, private Masses began first to creep in▪ Volat. Durandus. Fasci•. Temp. ⟨image 112⟩Mas. Pet. Aequillinus. Joannes. Stella.
Pope Sixtus the seconde ordayned fyrst of al,1 that the Supper of the Lord shuld be celebrated at an altare: which before was not the vse. For the holy mysteryes of the Lordes bodye and bloude vntill that time was ministred vpon a table according to the practyse of Christ,2 of hys Apostles, and of ye primatiue Church. And here may all men see, from whence the popyshe altares come, for the which the stubborne, sturdye stoute papistes doe so stoutly striue Aboute the yeare of oure Lord, (if stories bee true) two hundred three score and fiue, came in the altares fyrste into the Church. Other affyrme, that they came in aboute the yeare of our lorde, 294• But I beleue that altares came not in the Churche before the yeare of our Lorde. 590. When the popishe, peuyshe, priuate Masses beganne fyrst to creepe in▪ Volat. Durandus. Fasci•. Temp.