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…

Name: The relics of Rome containing all such matters of religion, as have in times…
Author: Thomas Becon

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.

Thomas Becon 1512–1567London: printed by John Day, 1563London: printed by Iohn Day, 1563

[28], 144, 147-266 leaves : port. · 109k words · STC 1755 · ESTC S101368

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The Relics of Rome. › Of Fasting.The Reliques of Rome. › Of Fasting.

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And at a council holden at Magonce it was decreed, that when those Ember days come, they should be fasted of all people, and that they should on those days come devoutly unto church and hear Mass, and give themselves to prayer and devotion. Libro. Concil.

And at a councell holden at Magonce it was decreed, yt when those Imberdayes come, they shoulde bee fasted of all people, and that they shoulde on those daies come deuoutly vnto church and heare Masse, and geue themselues to prayer and deuotion. Libro. Concil.

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¹Pope Innocent the third made a decree, that all the Apostles evens should be fasted, except the evens of Phillip and Jacob and of John the Evangelist. In the year, &c. 1195. Lib. 3. accretal. Gregorij. Cap. 2. de obseruatione jeiunij. Chron. Germani.

¹Pope Innocent the thyrde made a decree, that all the Apostles euens should be fasted, excepte the euens of Phillip and Iacob and of Iohn the Euangeliste. In the yere, &c. 1195. Lib. 3. accretal. Gregorij. Cap. 2. de obseruatione ieiunij. Chron. Germani.

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The same pope also appointed, that ⟨p. 172⟩the even of Mathias should also be fasted as one of the Apostles evens: and that if the day of Mathias be on the monday,

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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…

Of Holy days, and of Feasts of Saints with such like.

Of Holy dayes, and of Feastes of Sainctes with such like.

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Reformers309

Puritans1,782

Westminster Assembly24

Evangelicals36

Of Holy days, and of Feasts of Saints with such like.

Of Holy dayes, and of Feastes of Sainctes with such like.

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