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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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1Before that time the bread appointed for the Lords Supper was indifferent, whether it were leavened or unleavened. Notwithstanding the Greeks from the Apostles time unto this day have ever used leavened bread in the ministration of the Lords Supper, as they use also wine only in their cup, where as such as be under the Pope ⟨p. 98⟩customably mingle water with the wine according to Pope Alexander's decree.
1Before that time the bread appoynted for the Lords Supper was indifferent, whether it wer leuended or vnleuended. Notwithstanding the Grekes from the Apostles tyme vnto this daye haue euer vsed leuended bread in the ministration of the Lordes Supper, as they vse also wine only in their cuppe, where as suche as be vnder the Pope ⟨p. 98⟩customably mingle water wt the wine according to Pope Alexanders decree.
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Pope Nicolas the second decreed,1 that the bread and the wine, which are set upon the altar, are not only after the consecration, the sacraments of the body and blood of Christ, but they are also the very self same body and blood of our Lord & saviour Jesus Christ, that was borne of Mary the Virgin, so that the very body of Christ is there truly and unfeignedly handled of the priests hands, broken and torn on pieces with the teeth of the faithful. In the yere, &c. 1961. De consecrat. Dist. 2. Ego. Berengarius.
Pope Nicolas the seconde decreed,1