A new history of ecclesiastical writers containing an account of the authors of the several books of the Old and New Testament, of the lives and writings of the primitive fathers, an abridgement and catalogue of their works ... also a compendious history of the councils, with chronological tables of the whole / written in French by Lewis Ellies du Pin.

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Title: A new history of ecclesiastical writers containing an account of the authors of the several books of the Old and New Testament, of the lives and writings of the primitive fathers, an abridgement and catalogue of their works ... also a compendious history of the councils, with chronological tables of the whole / written in French by Lewis Ellies du Pin.
Author: Du Pin, Louis Ellies, 1657-1719.
Publication: London :: Printed for Abel Swalle and Tim. Thilbe ...,; MDCXCIII [1693]
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Of the Veneration due to Reliques.

ST. Gregory had a great Veneration for Reliques, particularly for those of St. Peter and St. Paul. He refus'd to send some of them to the Empress Constantina, assuring her, that they were not to be approach'd without Terror; that his Predecessor desiring to have some of the Plates touch'd that were near them, was troubled with Visions, and endeavouring to change something at the Sepulchre of St. Laurence, the Monks and Churchwarden who search'd for discovering it, died in ten days time; that the Reliques of the Holy Apostles are never given, but only a piece of Stuff or Linen, which has come near their Bodies, is put into a Box, which is sufficient, and has the same effect. Upon this occasion he relates many Stories: He promises her some of the Filings of the Chain of St. Peter, if the Priest who is appointed for filing them could have any, for this File will not take hold, when those who desire them do not deserve to receive them, B. 3. Ep. 30.

He sent every where some of these Filings enchas'd in Keys. See B. 1. Ep. 25, 29, & 30. B. 2. Ind. 11. Ep. 33, 47. B. 5. Ep. 6. B. 6. Ep. 20, 23, 25. B. 7. Ind. 1. Ep. 34. Ind. 2. Ep. 54. 126. 111. B. 10. Ep. 7. B. 11. Ep. 45. He desires the Reliques of other Saints, B. 2. Ind. 11. Ep. 9. He makes use of Reliques for Consecrating of Churches, B. 5. Ep. 45, 50. B. 7. Ind. 2. Ep. 73, 74, 85. B. 9. Ep. 26.