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 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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Guilihelmus Durandus saith,¹ that the use of singing was ordained for carnal and fleshly men,² and not for spiritual and godly minded men. Rat. di. off.

Guilihelmus Durandus sayth,¹ that the vse of singing was ordained for carnal and fleshlye men,² and not for spirituall and godly minded men. Rat. di. off.

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Polidorus •ergilius writeth on this manner:¹ Howe greatly that ordinance of singing brought into the Church by Pope Damasus and Saint Ambrose, began even in those days to be profitable Saint Austen declareth evidently in the book of his Confessions: where he asketh forgiveness of God, because he had given more heed and better ear to the singing, than to the weighty matter of the holy words. But now adays saith Polidore, it appeareth evidently, that it is much less profitable ⟨image 150⟩for our common wealth,² seeing our singers make such a chattering charm in the temples, that nothing can be heard, but the voice: and they that are present (they are present so many as are in the City) being content with such a noise as delight their ears, care nothing at all for the virtue, pith and strength of the words: so that now it is come to this point, that with the common sort of people, all the worshipping of God seemeth to be set in these singsters, although generally there is no kind of people more light, nor more lewd. And yet the greater part of the people for to hear them, boing, bleating and yelling, locke into the Churches as into a common gameplace. They hire them with money, they cherish and feed them, yea to be short, they think them alone to be the ornaments and precious jewels of Gods house. &c.

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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…

Of the Mass, and of all the parts thereof.

Of the Masse, and of all the partes thereof.

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Reformers309

Puritans1,782

Westminster Assembly24

Evangelicals36

Of the Mass, and of all the parts thereof.

Of the Masse, and of all the partes thereof.

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