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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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O ye priests how great a thing is this, that at the lifting up of your hands, Kings bow down their heads, yea Kings and Queens offer gifts to you. All the Church or congregation confesseth & calleth you fathers, and desireth you to pray for them, &c.
O ye priestes howe greate a thing is this, that at the lifting vp of your handes, Kynges bowe down their heades, yea Kings and Queenes offer giftes to you. All the Churche or congregation confesseth & calleth you fathers, and desireth you to praye for them, &c.
O the worshipful holiness of priests hands. O blessed and happy exercise. O the true joy of the world, where low things are joined to the most high things,1 when Christ handleth Christ, the priest, the Son of God. Thou hast a delight to be with the sons of men. Therefore saith Peter, speaking of priests: ye are a chosen generation, a royal Priesthood, an holy Nation, a won people, &c.
O the worshipfull holynesse of priestes handes. O blessed and happie exercise. O the true ioye of the worlde, where lowe things ar ioyned to ye most high thinges,1 when Christ handleth Christ, ye priest, ye sonne of God. Thou hast a delight to be with the sonnes of men. Therefore sayth Peter, speakyng of priests: ye are a chosen generation, a royall Priesthoode, an holy Nation, a wonne people, &c.
- 1The Massing priest is here called Christ. •, Pet. ii.