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…

Name: The relics of Rome containing all such matters of religion, as have in times…
Author: Thomas Becon

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.

Thomas Becon 1512–1567London: printed by John Day, 1563London: printed by Iohn Day, 1563

[28], 144, 147-266 leaves : port. · 109k words · STC 1755 · ESTC S101368

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The Relics of Rome. › Of confirmation or bishoppyng of Children.The Reliques of Rome. › Of confyrmation or bishoppyng of Children.

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Pope Clement the first (as the papists feign) first of all ordained the confirmation or byshopping of children,¹ and commanded that ⟨image 135⟩²the child being once baptised, should as soon as is possible, be bishopped. For saith he, he is no perfect christian which not of necessity, but of negligence or of set purpose leaveth this thing undone. In the year, &c. 92. Lib. Concil. Fas. Temp. Pol. Pantal.

POpe Clement the fyrst (as the papistes fayne) fyrste of all ordayned the confyrmation or byshopping of children,¹ and commaunded yt ⟨image 135⟩²the childe being once baptised, shuld as sone as is possible, be bishopped. For sayth he, he is no perfect christiā which not of necessity, but of negligence or of set purpose leueth this thing vndone. In the yere, &c. 92. Lib. Concil. Fas. Temp. Pol. Pantal.

1The bishopping of children.
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Some attribute this decree to pope Sylvester the first, which lived in the year, &c. 315. Plot. Volat. D. Barns.

Some attribute this decree to pope Siluester the fyrste, whiche liued in the yeare, &c. 315. Plat. Volat. D. Barns.

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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…

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