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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, Jesus Christ serveth us to abolish the original s••ne and the fault of our sins, that they make us not culpable of eternal damnation, at the judgement of God: and to mitigate and make less the pain, the which we have merited and deserved.
Eusebius, Iesus Christ serueth vs to abolish the originall s••ne and the fault of our sinnes, that they make vs not culpable of eternall damnation, at the iudgement of God: and to mitigate and make lesse the paine, the which we haue merited and deserued.
Theophilus. I can understand none other thing by 1thy speaking, but that God is as a prince, who at the request of one of his very friends, or of the friend of the Malefactor, showeth grace unto the Malefactor, upon such condition, that if he have deserved to be burned, or to be put upon the wheel, that he should have only but his head cut off: or if he had deserved to have had his head cut off, that he should have but one of his ears cut off, or that he should be but only whipped: or that he should be ransomed with some piece of money, the which he was bound to pay, yet besides his grace and pardon. Doest thou esteem and think such grace and pardon to be whole and perfect? or whether thou wilt judge that the Prince had wholly pardoned the Malefactor?
Theophilus. I can vnderstande none other thing by 1thy speaking, but that God is as a prince, who at the request of one of his very friendes, or of the friende of the Malefactor, sheweth grace vnto the Malefactor, vpon such condition, that if he haue deserued to bée burned, or to bée put vppon the whéele, that hée shoulde haue onely but his head cut off: or if he had deserued to haue had his head cut off, that hée should haue but one of his eares cutte off, or that hée should bée but onely whipped: or that he should be raunsomed with some peece of money, the which he was bound to pay, yet besides his grace and pardon. Doest thou estéeme and thinke such grace and pardon to bée whole and perfect? or whether thou wilt iudge that the Prince had wholy pardoned the Malefactor?