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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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And if the salt being sprinkled by Helizeus, the barrenness of the• water was healed: Howe much more salt being hallowed with Godly prayers, taketh away the barrenness of such things as appertain to man, and sanctifieth and purgeth them that are defiled, and multiplieth such goods as we have need of, and turneth away the deceits of the devil, and defendeth men from all naughty and wicked fansies, &c. De conse. Dist. 3. Cap. Aquam sale conspersam. Lib. Concil.
And if the salte being sprynckled by Helizeus, the barennesse of the• water was healed: Howe muche more salte being halowed with Godlye prayers, taketh awaye the barennesse of such thynges as appertayne to man, and sanctifyeth and pourgeth them yt are defiled, and multiplyeth suche goodes as we haue nede of, and turneth away ye disceates of the deuill, and defendeth men from al naughty and wicked fansies, &c. De conse. Dist. 3. Cap. Aquam sale conspersam. Lib. Concil.
Is not this good stuff? is not this worthy to be called gods service? Ought ⟨p. 159⟩not the people to rise up & make courtesy to the Popish shaveling, when he sprinkleth them with water of so great virtue? Are not the scriptures here well applied? Doth not this ceremony make Christ Jack out of office, with all his works and merits? God have mercy on us, and shortly confound Antichrist.
Is not this good stuffe? is not this worthy to be called gods seruice? Oughte ⟨p. 159⟩not ye people to ryse vp & make curtesy to the Popyshe shauelynge, when he sprinckleth thē with water of so great vertue? Are not the scriptures here wel applied? Doth not this ceremony make Christ Iacke out of office, with all hys workes and merites? God haue mercy on vs, and shortly confoūd Antichrist.