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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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Here mayest thou see (good Reader) upon what foundation singing of masses for the dead is built. Verily upon the delusions and deceitful apparitions of the devil and his angels. Is not this the commandment of God?1 Thou shalt not ask (the truth) of them that be dead. Again, if they say unto you: ask counsel at the Soothsayers, witches, charmers and conjurers: then make them this answer, Is there a people any where, that asketh not counsel at his God? Should men run unto the dead for the living? If any man want light, let him look upon the law and the testimony, whether they speak not after this meaning. If he do not this, he stumbleth and suffereth hunger, & if he suffer ⟨p. 133⟩hunger, he is out of patience, and blasphemeth his king and his God.
Here mayest thou see (good Reader) vpon what foundatiō singing of masses for the dead is builte. Uerely vpon the delusions and disceatfull apparitions of the deuill and hys aungells. Is not thys the commaundement of God?1 Thou shalt not aske (the truth) of them that be dead. Agayne, if they saye vnto you: aske councell at the Southsayers, witches, charmers and coniurers: thē make them thys aunswere, Is there a people any where, yt asketh not councell at hys God? Shoulde men runne vnto the dead for the liuyng? If any man wante lyghte, let hym looke vpon the lawe and the testimonye, whether they speake not after thys meanyng. If he doe not thys, he stumbleth and suffreth hunger, & if he suffer ⟨p. 133⟩hunger, he is out of pacience, and blasphemeth his king and his God.