The original [and] sprynge of all sectes [and] orders by whome, wha or were they beganne. Translated out of hye Dutch in Englysh.

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The original [and] sprynge of all sectes [and] orders by whome, wha or were they beganne. Translated out of hye Dutch in Englysh.
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[Printed in Southwarke :: By me James Nicolson for Jhon Gough],
1537.
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Monasticism and religious orders -- Early works to 1800.
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"The original [and] sprynge of all sectes [and] orders by whome, wha or were they beganne. Translated out of hye Dutch in Englysh." In the digital collection Early English Books Online. https://name.umdl.umich.edu/A68520.0001.001. University of Michigan Library Digital Collections. Accessed May 18, 2024.

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lvii. The crosse starred brethren

UPon a blacke cloke do these weare a dubble starred crosse, so that ye cru¦cifyenge of theyr flesh is sygnifyed by the crosse, and the buryenge of theyr lyfe wt Christ in God is sygnifyed by ye starre. Item that they be folowers of the crucifyed Christ, whom with paunched bellyes, & blo∣wen vp chekes, they helpe to bear his crosse vpon a pylow, whyle theyr rentes do last.

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