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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.
I do not now dispute, whether the example that our Lord propounded of the rich man & of Lazarus, is alleged as a true history, or as a parable. For whatsoever it be, Jesus Christ by the same, declareth & showeth unto us the estate and condition of the ⟨image 232⟩elect & reprobate, after this mortal life, & declareth father unto us that which we ought to hold & believe. He maketh 1mention but of two places only, that is to say, of hell fire, in which the rich man was tormented, & of Abraham's bosom, in which Lazarus was received. He putteth not forth a third place: In like manner when he did send forth his Apostles to preach, he plainly declared ye there was but two ways, the broad way which leadeth to destruction, and she narrow way which leadeth unto life, saying: He that believeth 2and is baptised, shall be saved: But he that believeth not, shall be damned, Wherefore I would gladly know of thee, what thou understandest by Abraham's bosom: And whether thou doest take it for Purgatory or for the Limb. For thou canst not understand it of hell, nor of any place that is nigh unto it: sith that Abraham answered the rich man, that there is a great space set between those that are in Abraham's bosom, and those which are in hell 3with the rich man, that it is impossible ye one can neither go nor come from the one of the places to the other.
I do not now dispute, whether the example that our Lord propounded of the rich man & of Lazarus, is alledged as a true history, or as a parable. For whatsoeuer it bée, Iesus Christ by the same, declareth & sheweth vnto vs the estate and condition of the ⟨image 232⟩elect & reprobate, after this mortal life, & declareth father vnto vs that which we ought to hold & beléeue. He maketh 1mention but of two places onely, that is to say, of hel fire, in which the rich man was tormented, & of Abrahams bosome, in which Lazarus was receiued. He putteth not foorth a third place: In like manner when he did send foorth his Apostles to preach, he plainly declared ye ther was but two wayes, the broad way which leadeth to destruction, and she narrow way which leadeth vnto life, saying: He that beléeueth