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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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Pope Gregory the first succeeding the aforesaid Pelagius increased this constitution concerning the memoration and prayer for the dead, being hereunto allured by the deceitful apparitions of devils rather than of dead mens spirits which many times appeared unto him ever craving at his hand help and succour for their deliverance out of the most bitter pains of purgatory through Diriges and Masses of Requiem, & such like prayers made for the dead greatly abusing his childish pity & light belief For he writeth that a certain man called Paschasius being dead, appeared unto him & desired him to pray & to say mass for him, which thing he most diligently did, so that afterward the soul of Paschasius appeared again unto him, & told him, that when he had once song for him .xxx ⟨image 163⟩Masses he was straightways delivered out of purgatory. Gregorius in Registro. He writeth again that a certain Monk called Justus, was delivered out of the fire of purgatory, through the sacrifice of thirty days, that is to say, through a trentall of Masses,1 which are thirty in number. Gregor. in. Lib. dialog. 4. Cap. 54.
Pope Gregorye the fyrst succedyng ye aforesayd Pelagius encreased this cōstitution concerning ye memoration and prayer for ye dead, being hereunto allured by ye disceatfull apparitions of deuils rather than of dead mens spirites which many times appeared vnto him euer crauing at his hand helpe and succour for their deliuerance out of ye most bitter paynes of purgatorye thorowe Diriges and Masses of Requiem, & such like prayers made for the dead greatly abusing his childish pity & light beliefe For he writeth yt a certayne mā called Paschasius being deade, appeared vnto him & desired him to pray & to say masse for him, which thyng he most diligently did, so yt afterward ye soule of Paschasius appeared agayne vnto hym, & tolde him, yt whē he had once sōg for him .xxx