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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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Of this feast we read in the English festival on this manner.1 Good friends, ye shall understand, that this day is an high and solemn feast in holy church and is the feast of Corpus Christi: It is the feast of our Lords own body the which is offered to the high father in heaven at the altar for the remission of our sins for all Christen people that live here in perfect love and charity, & for the great succour and help in relieving them that been in pains of Purgatory, there abiding the mercy of God. Ye shall understand, that this feast was found by a Pope, that was called Urban, the which had great grace and ⟨image 204⟩devotion in the holy Sacrament of the altar, considering the great need help and succour to mans soul and to the murdering of living to all Christen people here in this present world. Therefore he did establish and ordain this present feast to be hallowed in the next thursday after the feast of the holy Trinity. For all christen people that will be saved, must have sad belief in the holy Sacrament, which is Gods own body in form of bread, made by the virtue of Christs words that the priest saith, and by working of the holy Ghost.2 Then for this holy Pope thought to draw people to more devotion and better will to this holy Sacrament, and to do the service this day: he granteth to all that be worthy (that is to say) that be very contrite & confessed of their sins, and be in the Church at both evensongs, at Matins, & at mass, for each an hundred days of pardon, & for each hour of the day. xl. days of pardon, & every day of the Utas an hundred days of pardon in remission of all their sins for evermore enduring. &c In serm. de corpore. christi.
Of this feast we read in the English festiuall on this maner.1 Good frendes, ye shall vnderstand, that this day is an highe and solemne feast in holy church and is the feast of Corpus Christi: It is the feast of our Lordes owne body the whiche is offered to the highe father in heauen at the altare for the remission of our sinnes for all Christen people yt liue here in perfect loue and charitie, & for the great succour and helpe in releuing them that bene in paines of Purgatorye, there abidyng the mercye of God. Ye shall vnderstād, that this feast was founde by a Pope, that was called Vrban, the whiche had great grace and