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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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Again, the Lay man to come unto the Lords table without shrift and absolution at the Priests hand not to bear a candle on Candlemas day, not to take ashes in Lent, not to bear Palms on Palm Sunday, not to crepe to the cross on good Friday, not to abstain from flesh on Fridays & other fasting days, with a thousand such like, was counted a greater offence among the Papists than to transgress and break any of the commandments of God.1 It may worthily be said to them, as Christ said to the Pharisees and Scribes: Well Prophesied Isaiah of you hypocrites, as it is written: This people honoureth me with their lips, but their heart is far fro me. ⟨image 27⟩Howbeit, in vain do they serve me, teaching the doctrines and commandments of men. For ye lay the commandments of God a part, and observe the constitutions of men. &c. Ye cast aside the commandment of God, to maintain your own constitutions.
Againe, the Lay man to come vnto the Lordes table without shrifte and absolution at the Priests hand not to beare a candle on Candlemasse daye, not to take ashes in Lent, not to beare Palmes on Palme Sonday, not to crepe to the crosse on good Fridaye, not to abstayne from fleshe on Fridayes & other fasting dayes, with a thousand such like, was counted a greater offence among the Papistes than to transgresse and breake any of the commaundements of God.1 It may worthily be sayd to them, as Christe sayde to the Pharesees and Scribes: Well Prophecied Esay of you hypocrites, as it is written: This people honoureth me with their lippes, but their hearte is farre fro me. ⟨image 27⟩Howbeit, in vayne do they serue me, teaching the doctrines and commaundementes of men. For ye lay the cōmaundements of God a part, and obserue the constitutions of men. &c. Ye cast aside the commaundement of God, to maintaine your owne constitutions.