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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 an other place he declareth, that Athanasius Bishop of Alexandria in his Church useth such manner of singing as was in a manner nothing else, than a plain reading. Lib. confess. 10. cap. 33.
In an other place he declareth, that Athanasius Bishop of Alexandria in his Churche vseth such manner of singing as was in a manner nothing els, than a plaine reading. Lib. confes. 10. cap. 33.
1S. Gregory did greatly disallow certain Deacons at Rome in his time, which, when they ought by their office to have given their mind to the preaching of the gospel, and the provision making for the poor,2 set all their pleasure on pleasant singing, not caring how they lived afore god, so that with their voices they might please the world He was therefore compelled to make a decree, that all such as be in the holy ministry should from thenceforth under the pain of excommunication give their minds no more to singing, but apply themselves to the studies of the holy scriptures, and the reading of the gospel. In Regist. part. 5. cap. 44.
1S. Gregory did greatly disalowe certaine Deacons at Rome in hys tyme, which, when they ought by their office to haue giuen their minde to the preaching of the gospell, and the prouision making for the poore,2 set all their pleasure on pleasaunt singing, not caryng how they liued afore god, so that with their voyces they might please ye world He was therefore compelled to make a decree, that all suche as be in the holy ministery should from thenceforth vnder the payne of excommunicatiō geue their minds no more to singing, but apply themselues to the studies of the holy scriptures, and the reading of the gospell. In Regist. part. 5. cap. 44.