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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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In a certain council holden at Basil, it was concluded, that according to christs institution the lay people also should receive the Sacrament in both kinds. And this decree was not only established by the authority of the emperor Sigismund, and the consent of the other noble and learned men, which were there present, but it was also confirmed, approved, and allowed by Pope Eugenius the fourth. In the year. &c 1430. Lib. Concil. Chron.
In a certain councell holden at Basile, it was concluded, that according to christes institution the lay people also should receaue the Sacrament in both kindes. And this decree was not onely established by the authoritie of the emperour Sigismund, and the cōsent of the other noble and learned men, whiche were there present, but it was also confirmed, approued, and allowed by Pope Eugenius the fourth. In the yeare. &c 1430. Lib. Concil. Chron.
Not only in the primitive church, but also in the time of S. Cyprian. s. Hierome. S. Ambrose. S. Austen. S, John Chrisost. &c. and many hundred years after, the lay people received the Sacrament of Christs body and blood under both kinds, as they likewise had the Sacramental bread given them in their hands and not put in their mouths, as the Papists use in these our days. Are not these the words of saint Ambrose unto the Emperor Theodosius, when he would have received the Sacrament, coming blustering and blowing from shedding innocent blood? O Emperor, saith he, how shalt thou with ⟨p. 103⟩such hands take the holy body of the Lord? With what foolish hardiness shalt thou receive in thy mouth the cup of the precious blood, seeing that through the madness of thy words so much blood is wrongfully shed? Seven thousand men, saith the history, were slain at the commandment of the Emperor. Tripar. hist. Lib. 9. cap. 30 That this Emperor Theodosius was a lay man,1 the Papists themselves will confess I doubt not. Here then learn we two notable things, one is that in the time off. Ambrose, the lay people according to Christs institution, received yt Sacrament under both kinds The second is, that the lay people also had the Sacramental bread given them into their hand of the ministers, and not thrust into their mouths, as the massing Papists use at this day but this godly plant of Christ, hath that wild bore of Rome with his Antichristian and filthy pigs oted up, subverted and destroyed. Take eat, saith Christ Drink ye all of this, saith he.