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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. Thou wilt yet come unto my matter. For it seemeth by those words, that thou leavest to the ancients but the shadows and figures and that thou givest unto us the body and the thing figured. There is then great difference.
Eusebius. Thou wilt yet come vnto my matter. For it séemeth by those wordes, that thou leauest to the auncientes but the shadowes and figures and that thou giuest vnto vs the body and the thing figured. There is then great difference.
Theophilus. Yet thou understandest me not very well. I do not deny, but that they had all that which we have: but not so clearly, so excellently and so gloriously, nor in such abundance of glory and majesty: For by 1the coming of Jesus Christ the knowledge of God, and the intelligence of the holy Scriptures hath been more greater, and more ample then before: not only in the land of Canaan, & to the people of Israel, but in all lands, countries 2& nations and the spirit of God with all his gifts, graces and riches, hath been distributed in more greater abundance efficacy virtue & magnificence then ever it was
Theophilus. Yet thou vnderstandest me not very well. I doe not denye, but that they had all that which wée haue: but not so cléerely, so excellently and so gloriously, nor in such aboundaunce of glory and maiestie: For by 1the comming of Iesus Christ the knowledge of God, and the intelligence of the holy Scriptures hath bene more greater, and more ample then before: not onely in the land of Canaan, & to the people of Israel, but in all landes, countries 2