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The Christian disputations, by Master Peter Viret. Divided into three parts, dialogue wiseThe Christian disputations, by Master Peter Viret. Deuided into three partes, dialogue wise
The Christian disputations, by Master Peter Viret. Divided into three parts, dialogue wise: set out with such grace, that it cannot be, but that a man shall take great pleasure in the reading thereof. Translated out of French into English, by John Brooke of AsheThe Christian disputations, by Master Peter Viret. Deuided into three partes, dialogue wise: set out with such grace, that it cannot be, but that a man shall take greate pleasure in the reading thereoff. Translated out of French into English, by Iohn Brooke of Ashe
London: printed by Thomas East, 1579
Modern spelling is a reading aid: the words are the author’s, only the spelling is modernized. Original shows the page as printed, with the transcription marks.
Eusebius. There is no doubt, that those which serve only for fear to be punished, or for hope of reward, cannot serve faithfully nor lawfully: but are as the servants which serve to please the eye, and do good service whilst 1that the master is present: notwithstanding they have no good will towards him.
Eusebius. There is no doubt, that those whiche serue onely for feare to be punished, or for hope of rewarde, cannot serue faithfully nor lawfully: but are as the seruaunts which serue to please the eye, and do good seruice whilest 1that the master is present: notwithstanding they haue no good will towards him.
- 1Collo. 3. d. 22.
Theophilus. Yet nevertheless those which do follow the 1doctrine, the which thou holdest, are altogether like unto those here. For either they do give themselves altogether to their pleasures and delights, hoping that they will satisfy by money for their sins, and redeem themselves? or if they study to do well, they do it not but through fear, as a subject doth serve a Tyrant, fearing •o fall into his hands: or as Mercenaries & Hirelings, not for the love they have to god, but for the love they have to themselves. And so by that means, either they do make GOD 2like unto a cruel Tyrant, or to a polling Judge & thief, ⟨image 230⟩who for money absolveth the evil doers, and as a companion of thieves, taketh his part of the hootie with them: or else they make themselves god, & do worship the works of their hands, sith that by them they do save themselves, and merit Paradise. Wherefore they have no need of Jesus Christ. I demand of thee, which art but a sinful man, if thou wouldst take for a true friend a man which should do unto thee service only for y fear that he hath of thee, least thou shouldest do unto him hurt? or for hope that he should have to fear thee better, without which he would make none account of thee, nor would not set by thee? Eusebius. I would hold him for a true friend of the kitchen,