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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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When we went forth together unto the holy place, which is called Bethel, that we should make there a collection (for the poor) according to the custom of Christs Church, & came unto a village, which is called Anablatha, and as I passed by saw there a candle burning: I demanded what place it was.1 And when I had learned, that it was a Church, I entered into it for to pray, where I found a veil hanging on the door of the same church, dyed & painted, and having an Image as it were of Christ, or of some saint. For I do not well remember whose Image it was. Therefore when I saw this in the church of Christ, contrary to the authority of the scriptures, that the Image of a man did hang there, I cut it away, and gave rather counsel to the keepers of the same place, that they should lap and bury some poor dead man in it. But they murmured at the matter and said: If he would cut it, it were convenient, that he should give an other veil in the stead of the other. ⟨image 121⟩Which thing when I heard, I promised that I would give them one, & send it unto them out of hand. But while I sought to send a good veil for the other, I have made some delay in the matter, For I thought I should have had one sent unto me from Cyprus. But now have I sent such as I could get: and I pray thee, that thou wilt command the priests of the same place, to receive the veil of the bringer, that we have sent, & to give commandment, that from henceforth no such veils be hanged up in the church of Christ, as be contrary to our religion.
WHen we went forth together vnto the holye place, whiche is called Bethel, yt we shuld make there a collectiō (for the poore) accordyng to the custome of Christs Church, & came vnto a village, which is called Anablatha, and as I passed by sawe there a candle burning: I demaunded what place it was.1 And when I had learned, that it was a Churche, I entred into it for to praye, where I found a vayle hanging on the dore of the same church, dyed & paynted, and hauing an Image as it were of Christ, or of some saint. For I do not well remember whose Image it was. Therefore when I sawe thys in the church of Christ, contrary to the authority of the scriptures, that the Image of a man did hang there, I cutte it away, and gaue rather coūcell to the kepers of ye same place, that thei shuld lappe and burye some poore dead man in it. But they murmured at the matter and said: If he wuld cutte it, it wer conuenient, that he shoulde geue an other vayle in the steade of the other.