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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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Moreover the Papists feign, that the aforesaid Sylvester being Bishop of Rome, the council of Nice gave this privilege to the Bishop of Rome, that he should be above all other Bishops, as the emperor is above all other kings: and that he should be called Pope,1 that is to say, the chief father, or the father of fathers. But this is so false, that nothing can be more contrary to the truth. For in the council of Nice, which was celebrate by the commandment of Constantine the Emperor in the year of our Lord .iii.C.xxiiii. where also were present and gathered together .iii.C. & xviii. Bishops and holy fathers, it was determined, that the Bishops of Alexandria, & Antiochia, and universally all other primates should have all the governance & preeminence of all the countries that were near unto them,2 as the bishop of Rome had in Italy, &c.
Moreouer the Papistes fayne, that the aforesaid Siluester being Byshop of Rome, the councell of Nice gaue thys priuilege to the Byshop of Rome, that he should be aboue all other Byshops, as ye emperour is aboue al other kings: and that he should be called Pope,1 that is to say, the chiefe father, or the father of fathers. But this is so false, that nothing can be more contrary to ye truth. For in the councel of Nice, which was celebrate by the commaundemente of Constantine the Emperour in ye yeare of oure Lorde .iii.C.xxiiii. where also wer present and gathered together .iii.C. & xviii. Bishops and holy fathers, it was determined, that the Byshops of Alexandria, & Antiochia, and vniuersally all other primates should haue al the gouernance & preheminence of al ye countryes that were nere vnto them,2 as ye byshop of Rome had in Italy, &c.
- 1An other lie of the Papists concerning the counc••l of Nice.An other lie of the Papistes concerning the counc••l of Nice.
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