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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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S. Hierome reproved not only the lewd fashions of the singing men in his time,1 but also their manner of singing, when notwithstanding if the singing used in his time were compared with the minced music that now beareth chief rule in Churches: it might seem very grave, modest, and tolerable, & ours so light, vain, mad, fond, foolish and fantastical, that Hickscorner himself could not devise a more wanton and trifling pastime. We ought saith S. Hierome, to sing, to make melody, and to praise the Lord rather in mind than in voice. And this it is that is said: Singing and ⟨image 147⟩making melody to the Lord in your hearts. 2Let young men, saith he, hear these things, yea, let them hear, whose office it is to singe in the Church, that they must sing to god, not in the voice but in the heart: neither must their throat be anointed after the manner of Gameplayers with sweet ointments that in the Church singing more fit for Gameplaces should be heard: but in fear, in work, in knowledge of the Scriptures ought they to sing unto the Lord. Let the voice of the singer so sing, that not the voice of him that singeth, but the words that are read, may delight. In epist. ad Ephe.
S. Hierome reproued not only ye leud fashions of the singing mē in his time,1 but also their maner of singyng, when notwithstanding if the singing vsed in his tyme were cōpared with ye minsed musike that now beareth chief rule in Churches: it myght seme very graue, modest, and tollerable, & ours so light, vayne, madde, fonde, foolishe and fantastical, that Hickscorner himself could not deuise a more wanton and trifling pastime. We ought saith S. Hierome, to sing, to make melody, and to prayse the Lorde rather in minde than in voyce. And this it is that is sayd: Singing and ⟨image 147⟩making melodie to the Lord in your hearts. 2Let yonge men, sayth he, heare these thinges, yea, let them heare, whose office it is to singe in the Churche, that they must sing to god, not in the voice but in the heart: neither must their throte be annointed after the manner of Gameplayers with swete ointmēts that in the Churche singyng more fitt for Gameplaces shoulde be heard: but in feare, in worke, in knowledge of the Scriptures ought they to sing vnto the Lorde. Let the voyce of the synger so sing, that not the voice of him that singeth, but the words that are read, may delight. In epist. ad Ephe.