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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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Priests are worthy to be honoured of all men, for the dignity,1 which they have of GOD. For God hath given them power to bind and to loose, as it is written: Whatsoever ye shall bind upon earth, shall also be bound in heaven. And whatsoever ye shall loosen upon earth,2 shall be loosened also in heaven. For a priest after a certain manner is like Mary the Virgin. And this is declared by three things. First as the blessed Virgin did conceive Jesus Christ by five words, as is it mentioned in the Gospel of Luke. Fiat mihi secundum verbum tuum: So likewise the Priest maketh the true body of Christ, by these fyue words, Hoc est enim corpus meum. 3And as whole Christ immediately after the consent of Mary, was in her womb: so likewise immediately after the pronunciation of the ⟨image 178⟩words of consecration, the bread is transubstantiated & turned into the true body of Christ. Secondly as the blessed Virgin after she had brought forth Christ, did bear him in her hands, & laid him in the manger: so likewise the priest after the consecration immediately lifteth up the body of Christ, and layeth him down again, & beareth him, & handleth him in his hands. Thirdly, as the blessed Virgin was sanctified in the womb, before she conceived Christ: so likewise the priest receiveth orders & is anointed, before he consecrateth.
PRiestes are worthye to be honoured of all men, for the dignitie,1 whiche they haue of GOD. For God hath geuen them power to bynde and to loose, as it is written: Whatsoeuer ye shall bynde vpon earth, shall also be bounde in heauen. And whatsoeuer ye shall losen vppon earth,2 shal bee losoned also in heauen. For a priest after a certaine manner is lyke Mary the Virgine. And thys is declared by three thinges. Fyrst as the blessed Virgine dyd conceaue Iesus Christ by fyue woordes, as is it mentioned in the Gospell of Luke. Fiat mihi secundum verbum tuum: So lykewyse the Prieste maketh the true bodye of Christ, by these fyue woordes, Hoc est enim corpus meum.