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

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The Relics of Rome. › Of singing in the Church the judgement of diverse learned men.The Reliques of Rome. › Of singing in the Churche the iudgement of diuerse learned men.

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Saint Ambrose also saith:¹ It is with out doubt a great incredulity and unfaithfulness to think thus of the power of God, that thou canst not be heard, except thou criest out. Let thy work cry: let thy faith cry: let thy mind cry: let thy passions and sufferings cry: let thy blood, as the blood of holy Abel, cry,² whereof God said to Cain: The voice of thy brothers blood cry unto me. For he heareth in secrete, which maketh clean in secrete. We can not hear man except he speaketh unto us: but unto god, not words but thoughts do speak. Lib. de Caim & Abel.

Sainct Ambrose also sayth:¹ It is with out doubt a great incredulitie and vnfaithfulnesse to thinke thus of ye power of God, that thou canst not be hearde, except thou criest out. Let thy worke cry: let thy faith cry: let thy minde cry: let thy passions and sufferinges cry: let thy bloud, as the bloud of holy Abell, crye,² whereof God sayd to Caim: The voyce of thy brothers bloud crye vnto me. For he heareth in secrete, whiche maketh cleane in secrete. We can not heare man except he speaketh vnto vs: but vnto god, not words but thoughts doe speake. Lib. de Caim & Abel.

1Saint Ambrose.
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S. Austen would,¹ that the Common prayer in Churches should be so distinctly and plainly set forth, that the people, which ⟨image 148⟩

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