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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
Title page typeset from the transcription.
Modern spelling is a reading aid: the words are the author’s, only the spelling is modernized. Original shows the page as printed, with the transcription marks.
That is to say in English. He that made me, gave me power to make him: and he that made me without me, is made by the means of me. Again he sayth: Cum ergo tantae dignitatis sit sacerdos, quod creator ⟨p. 130⟩sit sui creatoris & totius creaturae: ipsum perdere vel damnare, inconueniens est.
That is to say in Englyshe. He that made me, gaue me power to make hym: and he that made me withoute me, is made by the meanes of me. Agayne he sayth: Cum ergo tantae dignitatis sit sacerdos, quod creator ⟨p. 130⟩sit sui creatoris & totius creaturae: ipsum perdere vel damnare, inconueniens est.
Which is thus Englished: Seeing then that a priest is of so great dignity, that he is the maker of his maker and of every creature: to destroy or to condemn him, it is not convenient.
Which is thus Englished: Seyng then that a priest is of so great dignitie, that he is the maker of hys maker and of euery creature: to destroye or to condemne hym, it is not conuenient.