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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¹Pope Eusebius made a law, that all such feasts as are commanded of priests in the Church to be fasted should in no condition be broken, except necessity compel any man to the contrary. In the year, &c. 309. Lib. Concil. Chron. Germ.

¹Pope Eusebius made a lawe, yt all suche feastes as are commaunded of priests in the Church to be fasted shuld in no condition bee broken, excepte necessitie compell any man to the contrarye. In the yeare, &c. 309. Lib. Concil. Chron. Germ.

1Fasts commanded by the priests ar to be observed.Fastes cō maūded by ye priestes ar to be obserued.

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¹In the festival we read, that these sorts of people be privileged and exempted from the law of fasting: that is to say, Children that been within age. Women that be with child. Old people that been myghtlesse, weak, and impotent. And finally, labouring people, as pilgrims, and like people, those that the law dispenseth with, upon their conscience. Dominica prima in quadragesima.

¹In the festiuall we reade, that these sortes of people be priuileged and exempted from the lawe of fastyng: that is to say, Children yt bene within age. Women yt bee with childe. Olde people yt bene myghtlesse, weake, and impotente. And finally, labouryng people, as pilgrimes, and like people, those that the lawe dispenseth with, vppon theyre conscience. Dominica prima in quadragesima.

1What kind of people be free from the law of fasting.What kind of people be free frō the law of fastyng.

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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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