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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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1Erasmus Roterodamus a most diligent searcher of antiquities, writeth, that unto the time of Saint Hierome there were men of an approved and sound Religion, which could not abide any Images, in the Churches, neither painted nor graven, nor yet woven, no not so much as the Image of Christ. Eras. in catechesi. Saint Hierome lived. In the year of our Lord. 387.
1Erasmus Roterodamus a most diligent searcher of antiquities, writeth, that vnto the time of Saint Hierome there were men of an approued and sounde Religion, whiche coulde not abyde any Images, in the Churches, neither painted nor grauen, nor yet wouen, no not somuche as the Image of Christe. Eras. in catechesi. Saint Hierome liued. In the yeare of our Lorde. 387.
- 1Erasmus Roterodamus.
1Cornelius Agrippa writ of Images on this manner. The ungodliness and foolishness of the Egyptians concerning Images was wonderful. And from them came the like fondness unto all nations, which corrupt usage of Religion of the Heathen,2 when they began to be converted unto the faith of Christ, infected our Religion also, and brought in our Church Idols and Mahomettes, with many ⟨p. 94⟩pompous barren Ceremonies of •he which those ancient and true Christians knew nothing at all. Hereof came it to pass, that we brought into our temples the dumb Images of our Saints and set them on God's altars with great solemnity, honour and worship.3 And where we think it an unseemly thing for man, which is a true Image of God, to come up, even there place we dead Idols, and to them we make courtesy, to them we give kisses, to them we offer, to them we give gifts, upon them we hang precious jewels, to them we apply miracles, we bye parons, to them we go on pilgrimage, to them we make vows, to them we give worship, and do all the honour that can be devised.