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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.
Theophilus. It is an other thing of us, which are yet in our voyage & earthly peregrination, • of those which have already ended their course: unto whom we can no more add too nor diminish. For all the while that we are yet in the battle, we may impair or amend, and we have always need to invocate and call for the aide of God, both for us and for our brethren which are yet in combat & fight with us. And which is more, God commandeth us so to do: not that he 1knoweth not better then we, what we do lack, before we do ask, and that he is not willing to give it us, but he doth it for to hold and keep us in his fear, & to learn us to sanctify his name & to exercise our faith towards him, and our love towards our neighbour, whilst that we may serve him in this mortal peregrination. But after that the victory is gotten or lost, and that one is once come and arrived to the haven and port, to which he must go, the cause and the occasion is no more such.
Theophilus. It is an other thing of vs, which are yet in our voiage & earthly peregrination, • of those which haue alreadie ended their course: vnto whome we can no more add too nor dimynish. For all the while that we are yet in the battaile, we may empaire or amende, and we haue alwayes néede to inuocate and call for the aide of God, both for vs and for our bretheren which are yet in combate & fight with vs. And which is more, God commaundeth vs so to do: not that he 1knoweth not better then we, what we do lacke, before we do aske, and that hee is not willing to giue it vs, but hee doth it for to hold and kéepe vs in his feare, & to learne vs to sanctifie his name & to exercise our faith towards him, and our loue towardes our neighboure, whilest that wée may serue him in this mortall peregrination. But after that the voctorie is gotten or lost, and that one is once come and arriued to the hauen and port, to which he must go, the cause and the occasion is no more such.
- 1Mat. 6. d. 33 &, 7. b. 8 Luc. •. b. 9