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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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There is almost no constitutions, no decree, no ceremony, no Papistical sect, nor any other tradition appertaining to Church ware, and Romish religion, which I have not both diligently and painfully sought out of Chronicle writers, and Historiographers, and placed in this my book, that all men may know from whence the Popish religion springeth, and hath her beginning, that this thing once known, and the trifling traditions of men set a part we may with one mind, serve, worship, & honour the Lord our God according to his word as it is written:1 That I command thee, do that only unto the Lord: put thou nought thereto, nor take ought there from. Again, ye shall put nothing to the word, which I command you, neither do ought therefrom, that ye may keep the commandments of the Lord your God, which I command you. And that the reading of this my book may be to the Reader both the more pleasant and profitable: I have to avoid confusion brought all things unto certain common places, yea and that in such order, as I trust, no good and indifferent person will mislike and disallow. My desire is to do good to all men, to hurt no person.
There is almost no constitutions, no decree, no ceremonye, no Papisticall secte, nor any other tradition appertaining to Churche ware, and Romishe religion, whiche I haue not both diligently and painefully sought out of Chronicle writers, and Historiographers, and placed in this my booke, that all men may knowe from whence the Popish religiō springeth, and hath her beginning, that this thing once knowen, and the triflyng traditions of men set a part we may with one minde, serue, worship, & honour the Lord oure God according to his word as it is written:1 That I commaunde thee, do that only vnto the Lord: put thou nought therto, nor take ought there from. Agayne, ye shall put nothing to the worde, which I commaund you, neither do ought therfrom, that ye maye kepe the commaundementes of the Lorde your God, whiche I commaunde you. And that the readyng of this my boke may be to the Reader both the more pleasaunt and profitable: I haue to auoyde confusion brought all thynges vnto certaine common places, yea and that in suche order, as I trust, no good and indifferent person will mislyke and disalowe. My desire is to do good to all men, to hurte no person.
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