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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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This people draweth nigh unto me with their mouth, and honoureth me with their lips, howbeit their hearts are far from me. Verily they worship me in vain.1 And to the woman of Samaria he said thus. The hour cometh and now is, when the true worshippers shall worship the father in spirit and in truth. For such the father also ⟨image 25⟩requireth to worship him. God is a spirit, and they that worship him, must worship him in spirit and in truth.2 Whatsoever is song or said with the mouth, so that it bursteth out from the affection of the mind: we affirm to be not only tolerable, but also commendable, yea pleasant and acceptable to God, as David saith: I will give always thanks unto the Lord:3 his praise shall ever be in my mouth. My soul shall make her boast in the Lord: the humble shall hear thereof, and be glad. O praise the Lord with me, and let us praise his name together, &c. O be joyful in God, all ye lands: sing praises unto the honour of his name, make his praise to be glorious. And the Apostle sayeth: I will sing with the breath, & I will sing with the mind.4 I will pray with the breath,5 & I will pray with the mind. If the mouth & the mind, if the breath & the heart, if the lips & the spirit go together either in singing or saying: It is a most acceptable melody to God, & highly to be praised of all good & godly men. This kind of prayer is greatly commended of the people of God, as contrary wise prayer without the affection of the heart is rather to be reproved than approved, refused than received, condemned than commended.
This people draweth nye vnto me with their mouth, and honoureth me with their lippes, howbeit their hearts are farre from me. Uerelye they worshippe me in vayne.1 And to the woman of Samaria he sayd thus. The houre commeth and nowe is, when the true worshippers shall worshyp the father in spirite and in truth. For suche the father also