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A11024	The ceremonies, solemnities, and prayers, vsed at the opening of the holy gates of foure churches, within the citie of Rome, in the yere of Iubile and also the great Iubile for this yeere of our Lord 1600. graunted by Pope Clement the eight, that now is; together with the bull of the said Pope Clement, made touching the Iubile, for all those that shall visite the great churches of S. Peter, S. Paul, S. Iohn de Latran, and S. Marie maior, in the citie of Rome, this present yeere of our Lord 1600. aforesaid.	Catholic Church.; Catholic Church. Pope (1592-1605 : Clement VIII). Annus Domini placabilis. English.	1600 (1600)	STC 21291; ESTC S110720	9,303	22

conscience and an vnfained heart because our GOD is gentle and mercifull full of compassion and one that deferreth the punishing of all those that are true repentants But in the meane time that with great ioy according to our pastorall office wee call and inuite our wel-beloued son in Iesus Christ the Emperor Kings and Catholike Princes all other faithfull Christians throughout all the world and namely such as inhabite the prouinces and Regions furthest distant vnto that most agreeable celebration of this Iubile wee are in a manner pricked with an extreame dolour and greefe calling to minde howe many great Nations and numbers of people are most miserably cutte off and disioyned from the vnitie and communion of the Catholike and Apostolicall Church who in the precedent hundreth yeeres marching with vs in one Catholike and Apostolike Church with one will and consent in this house of our Lord haue celebrated with great ioy and spirituall exaltation the holy yeere of the sayde Iubile for whom wee would most willingly lose our liues and sheade our heart blouds if neede were to obtaine the eternall saluation of their soules In the meane time you our obedient children and true Catholikes come mount vp into this place which God hath chosen come to the Spirituall Sion and the holy Ierusalem not by letter but by Spirite from whence from the beginning and Originall of the Church the law of God and the truth of the Gospel hath spred it selfe throughout all the Nations and parts of the earth This is the happie Citie the fayth whereof is commended to all the worlde hauing beene commended by the mouth of the Apostle wherein the most happie Apostles Saint Peter and Saint Paul haue both preached their doctrine and shed their blood to the ende that being made the head of all the world by the sacred seat of S. Peter it should be mother of all beleeuers and mistresse of all other Churches Here is the stone of faith here is the fountaine of sacerdotall vnity here is the doctrine of pure verity here are the keyes of the kingdome of heauen and the soueraigne powre to bind and vnbinde and to conclude here is the treasure of the Church full of sacred Indulgences neuer able to be diminished wherof the Bishop of Rome is Gardian and dispensator who distributeth them at all times when he knoweth by the secret will of God that it is requisite but specially in the yeere of the holy Iubile he inlargeth and bestoweth them with a most holy and liberall hand then when the holy gates of the most auncient and most religious temples and Churches of this noble Citie are opened by solemne ceremonies and the faithfull purged of the spottes and fowlenesse of their sinnes enter ioyfully before the face of the Lord no more vnto the end that according to the precepts of the old law which onely had the shadowe of goodnesse to come nor according to the custome of the Hebrewes to whome all things were set downe by figure or els as bondslaues tied vnder the yoke of humane seruitude in becomming free or as prisoners detayned in prisons are released or as such as are charged with great dettes are acquited whereby they may reenter into the lands and possessions of their auncestors for all these terrestriall things are transitory not permanent but the fruites of the holy yeere of our Iubile are most fruitfull and aboundant that is that mens soules redeemed by the blood of Iesus Christ are deliuered from the insupportable yoke of diabolicall tyranny and from the obscure prison and chaines of sinne by the diuine vertue of the Sacraments and their sinnes and punishments being remitted they are adopted sonnes of God and admitted to the heritage of the heauenly kingdome and possession of Paradise receyuing other infinite benefites of God We therefore following the paths and footesteps of the soueraigne Bishops our predecessors obseruing their deuout and most holy institution with the consent of our most reuerend brethren the Cardinals of the holy Church of Rome and by the authoritie of the most puissant God of the most blessed Apostles Saint Peter and Saint Paul as also by our owne with as much spirituall reioycing as possibly wee may to the glorie of God and exaltation of the Catholike Church do publish and signifie vnto all men the celebration of the Iubile in this yeere being the yeere of our Lord 1600. to begin at the euening of the Vigill of the Natiuitie of our Sauiour Iesus Christ of the same yeere of 1600. and to continue for the space of one whole yeere then next ensuing in the which yeere of Iubile we in mercy and compassion in our Lord giue and grant free indulgence remission and pardon of all sinnes to all the faithfull in Iesus Christ without exception of person who being truely repentant and confessed shall deuoutly visit the chiefe Churches of the blessed Apostles Saint Peter and Saint Paul as also those of Saint Iohn de Latran Saint Marie Maior within the citie of Rome once in a day for the space of thirtie dayes following or otherwise if they be Romanes or inhabitants of the Citie or for the space of fifteene dayes if they be pilgrims or other strangers vpon condition that they shall make humble prayers vnto God for the saluation of all the faithful and al Christian people and because it may fal out that among such as by reason of this Iubile shall haue enterprised this iourney or that are arriued in this Citie of Rome some being let or hindred by the way or otherwise within this Citie by sicknesse or some other lawfull impeachment or being p●euented by death cannot effect these things and visite the Churches and Temples aforesayd not hauing accomplished the dayes limited or otherwise haue not begunne them wee as much as possible wee may beningly desiring to fauour their deuoutnesse will that such people being truely repentant and confessed shall all bee made participants of this our indulgence and remission as if they had effectually visited the said Churches and Temples of Rome vpon the daies by vs prescribed And you our Reuerend brethren Patriarches Primates Archbishops Bishops which partly at our request are summoned and called hereunto you that are guides Pastors of the people the light of the world and the salt of the earth take into your hands the trūpets of siluer which you must vse in this yeere of Iubile that is to say preach the word of God cōtinually annoūce this ioy vnto the people that they may be sanctified that by the ayd of Gods diuine grace they may be prepared to receiue the celestiall benefits which God the giuer of al good things by our weake ministery hath prepared for all his deere wel-beloued children draw your brethren by words the simple vnlearned by good examples bringing them vnto the pappes of this their most deere mother that hath begotten them in Iesus Christ bring the children