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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. To what end hath served then his coming?
Eusebius. To what ende hath serued then his comming?
Theophilus. Doest thou yet not understand it? If a man were detained and kept in prison for certain debt that he oweth, and that he hath a certain friend who cometh to be his surety and to pledge him, body for body, and goods for goods, and that the creditor & prince receiveth & alloweth him for his pledge, surety and hostage, shall not the prisoner be delivered by means of that surety? But yet nevertheless, upon such condition, that either he, or his surety do pay and satisfy for him, at the time as shall be appointed him. After 1the same manner hath God done, with those good ancient fathers. For sithen•e that he made the promise unto Adam, of the seed of the woman which should break the serpents head, the which afterwards he hath r••••rated and confirmed more amply and more clearly unto Abraham, 2Jacob, David, and to all the other patr•ark•• and celebrated by all his Prophets, and by all the sacrifices, oblations, figures and ceremonies commanded in bys law, Jesus Christ offered himself to God his father, for to be our pledge and surety: and gave himself to him as a pledge, for all those which have believed in his promises, made of him. But upon such condition, that 3he being very and true God, according to the good pleasure of the father, for to satisfy his will and his righteousness, took upon him our flesh and presented himself before his judgement at the time as by his providence was constituted and appointed him, for to satisfy in our stead. Now sith y Jesus Christ hath once answered for his brethren believing in him, the heavenly father hath excepted it, aswell as though, he had already satisfied it, as afterwards he hath done it in his time.