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…

Name: The relics of Rome containing all such matters of religion, as have in times…
Author: Thomas Becon

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.

Thomas Becon 1512–1567London: printed by John Day, 1563London: printed by Iohn Day, 1563

[28], 144, 147-266 leaves : port. · 109k words · STC 1755 · ESTC S101368

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The Relics of Rome. › Of the Massing Priest.The Reliques of Rome. › Of the Massing Priest.

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Pope Calixte the first appointed, that the aforesaid orders should be given four times in the year,¹ that is to say, at the Embring days, whereas before they were given only in the month of December: so that whosoever will be a Massing priest must diligently attend upon those times Plot. Valent. Vannius.

Pope Calixte the fyrst appoynted, yt ye aforesayd orders shuld be geuē foure times in the yeare,¹ yt is to say, at ye Embring dayes, whereas before they wer geuen only in ye moneth of December: so yt whosoeuer wil be a Massing priest must diligently attend vpō those times Plat. Valent. Vannius.

1The times of orders giving.The times of orders geuing.

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Pope Boniface the first made a decree, that no man should be made a Massing Priest,¹ before he were thirty years of age. Grat. Dist. 78. Cap. Si quis triginta.

Pope Boniface the fyrst made a decree, yt no man shoulde be made a Massyng Prieste,¹ before he were thirtye yeres of age. Grat. Dist. 78. Cap. Si quis triginta.

1The age of a Massing priest.

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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…

Of the dignity and power of the Massing Priest, and of the honour that is due unto him, be he good or bad.

Of the dignitie and power of the Massing Priest, and of the honour that is due vnto hym, be he good or bad.

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Reformers309

Puritans1,782

Westminster Assembly24

Evangelicals36

Of the dignity and power of the Massing Priest, and of the honour that is due unto him, be he good or bad.

Of the dignitie and power of the Massing Priest, and of the honour that is due vnto hym, be he good or bad.

The author

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