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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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1Leo the third, Emperor of Greece assembled together at Bizance three hundred & thirty godly learned Bishops, which with one consent agreeable to the word of God,2 decreed with the assent of the Emperor and of the nobility, that all Images should be taken out of churches, and burnt openly. Moreover the Emperor himself at Constantinople threw out of the temples all the Images of Angels,3 Martyrs, virgins, saints, yea, and of Christ, and burnt, them in the open market & made a law, that, whosoever resisted his proceedings in this behalf, he should suffer death. In the year of our Lord. 784 Blondus. Eutropius. Platin. Matth. Palme•us. &c.
1LEo the third, Emperoure of Grece assembled together at Bizance three hundred & thirtie godly learned Bishoppes, whiche with one consent agreable to the worde of God,2 decreed with the assent of the Emperour and of the nobilitie, that al Images should be takē out of churches, and burnt openly. Moreouer the Emperoure himselfe at Constantinople threw out of the temples all the Images of Aungels,3 Martyrs, virgins, saints, yea, and of Christ, and burnt, them in the opē market & made a law, that, whosoeuer resisted his procedinges in this behalfe, he should suffer death. In the yeare of our Lord. 784 Blondus. Eutropius. Platin. Matth. Palme•us. &c.
- 1Leo the EmperorLeo the Emperour
- 2Images taken out of Churches, and burn•e openly.Images taken oute of Churches, and burn•e openly.