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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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The Relics of Rome. › Of Fasting.The Reliques of Rome. › Of Fasting.
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1Pope Sylvester the first ordained, that Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday should be fasted every week through out the year. As for Sundays & Thursdays, he would have them be kept merely holy with double feast (as they use to say) in holy kitchen. For on the sunday, saith he, t•e Lord Jesus ⟨p. 169⟩rose up from death to life and on the Thursday he ascended into heaven: he instituted the Sacrament of his body, and made the holy cream. In the year of our Lord. 315. Bergom.
1Pope Siluester the firste ordayned, that Wednesday, Fryday, and Saterday should be fasted euery weeke thorow out the yeare. As for Sondayes & thursdayes, he woulde haue them be kept merely holy with double feast (as they vse to say) in holy kitchin. For on the sondaye, sayth he, t•e Lorde Iesus ⟨p. 169⟩rose vp from death to lyfe and on the Thursday he ascended into heauen: he instituted the Sacrament of his body, and made the holy creame. In the yere of our Lord. 315. Bergom.
- 1Wednesday, Fridai & saturday fast••. Reasons why we ought not to fast the Sundays & thur•dayesWednesday, Fridai & saterdaye fast••. Reasons why we ought not to fast the Sōdaies & thur•dayes
Pope Gregory the seventh renewed the saturday fast and commanded,1