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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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1Pope Calixtus the first ordained, that so many as were present at mass, after the consecration, should communicate together: if they would not, that they should be excommunicate. For so saith he, did the Apostles appoint, and the holy Church of Rome keepeth that order. In the year of our Lorde. 217. Grat. de consec. dist. 1. cap. Paracta. Item. Can. Omnes.
1Pope Calixtus the first ordained, that so many as were present at masse, after the consecration, should communicate together: if they woulde not, that they should be excommunicate. For so sayth he, did the Apostles appoint, and the holy Church of Rome kepeth that order. In the yeare of our Lorde. 217. Grat. de consec. dist. 1. cap. Paracta. Item. Can. Omnes.
- 1The communion.
This aforesaid constitution is also ascribed to Pope Anacletus. De consec. dist. 1. cap. Episcopus. Lib. concil.
This aforesaide constitution is also ascribed to Pope Anacletus. De consec. dist. 1. cap. Episcopus. Lib. concil.
In the primitive Church, saith Durande, all that were present at the celebration of masses, that is to say, at the ministration of the Lords supper, were wont every day to communicate, that is, to receive with the minister the Sacrament of the body & blood of Christ, because all the Apostles did drink of the cup according to this saying of the Lord:1 Drink ye all of this. &c. Again he saith: Verily the priest himself now eateth all the parts of the Host. Notwithstanding in certain Churches, he taketh one part, and distributeth the other two parts to the ministers, that is to say, to the Deacon and Subdeacon, according unto that, whereof S. Luke maketh mention,