M. W. Foye
Published: 2015-07-13
Total Pages: 452
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Excerpt from Romish Rites, Offices, and Legends: Or Authorised Superstitions and Idolatries of the Church of Rome The Work which is here presented to the Reader is left to speak for itself. It is simply what it professes to be a translation. The copies from which the translations are made, are the present reformed editions, authorised by the Church, as will be seen by their respective titles, which are given in extenso, in their proper places. There is nothing extracted from any former but now unauthorised copy. One example will serve to shew the difference between the reformed and unreformed copies of Romish office-books. In the Pontifical of Pope Paul III., edited at Venice, 1543, occurs the following Litany, in the office of the Coronation of the Roman Emperor and Empress: "Give ear, O Christ. Health and victory to the most unconquerable and ever august Emperor of the Romans. O Saviour of the world, grant him thy help. O holy Mary, grant him thy help. O holy Michael, grant him thy help. O holy Gabriel, grant him thy help. O holy Raphael, grant him thy help. O holy John Baptist, grant him thy help. O holy Peter, grant him thy help. O holy Paul, grant him thy help. O holy Andrew, grant him thy help. O holy Stephen, grant him thy help. O holy Lawrence, grant him thy help. O holy Vincent, grant him thy help. O holy Sylvester, grant him thy help. O holy Leo, grant him thy help. O holy Gregory, grant him thy help. O holy Benedict, grant him thy help. O holy Basil, grant him thy help. O holy Sabba grant him thy help. O holy Dominic, grant him thy help. O holy Agnes, grant him thy help. O holy Cecilia, grant him thy help. O holy Lucy, grant him thy help. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.