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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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1Eighthly, God hath honoured the priests in this, that they are in some points like to the most blessed virgin Mary. First, as the most blessed virgin Mary did conceive through five words the true body of Christ, Fiat mihi secundum ⟨p. 153⟩verbum tuum, so likewise the priest through five words.2 Hoc est enim corpus meū maketh the body of Christ. And as immediately after the consent of Mary, whole Christ was in her womb: so likewise out of hand after the words of consecration be pronounced by the priest, the bread is turned into the substance of the very body of Christ, secondly, as the blessed virgin, after she had brought forth Christ, bare him in her hands, and laid him in the crib and took him up again: so likewise the priest after the consecration lifteth up Christ, and layeth him down again, and beareth him unto the sick, and handleth him with his hands. Thirdly, as the blessed virgin was sanctified in her womb,3 before she conceived Christ, as it is written: The most high hath sanctified his tabernacle: so in like manner the priest receiveth holy orders, before he consecrateth: for he could not consecrate, except he were ordered. And therefore a Lay man, be he never so holy, can do nothing in this matter, although he pronounceth the words of consecration.
1Eyghtly, God hath honored ye priests in this, that they are in some poyntes like to the most blessed virgine Mary. First, as the most blessed virgin Mary did conceaue thorowe fyue wordes the true body of Christ, Fiat mihi secundum ⟨p. 153⟩verbum tuum, so likewise the priest thorow fiue words.2 Hoc est enim corpus meū maketh the body of Christ. And as immediatlye after the consent of Marye, whole Christe was in her wombe: so likewise out of hande after the wordes of consecration be pronounced by the priest, the bread is turned into the substance of the very body of Christ, secōdly, as the blessed virgine, after she had brought forth Christe, bare hym in her handes, and layde him in the cribe and tooke hym vp agayne: so likewyse the priest after the consecration lifteth vp Christ, and layeth him downe agayne, and beareth hym vnto the sicke, and handleth him with his handes. Thirdly, as the blessed virgine was sāctified in her wombe,