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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. Our Lord Jesus Christ raised not Lazarus, nor the others, whom he hath called from death to life, for to hold & keep men by such mockeries, and for to make the word of GOD like unto the work of Poets. For his simplicity, gravity, nor yet his majesty, can bear and suffer it. It sufficeth him to teach 1us that there is a Hell, and we ought to content ⟨image 35⟩our selves therewith, without enquiring where it is, nor what it is. For those who through the just judgement of God shall be there condemned, shall know it by proving and feeling it to soon, and more then they would. The elect and blessed who through Jesus Christ are delivered, study not to know any further, then God hath revealed unto them, that they have felt it in their consciences, when they have offended, and that they have been grieved and pressed down with the feeling of their sins.
Theophilus. Our Lord Iesus Christ raised not Lazarus, nor the others, whom he hath called from death to lyfe, for to holde & kéepe men by such mockeryes, and for to make the worde of GOD lyke vnto the woorke of Poetes. For his simplicitie, grauitie, nor yet hys maiestye, can beare and suffer it. It sufficeth hym to teache 1vs that there is a Hell, and wée ought to contente ⟨image 35⟩our selues therewith, without enquiringe where it is, nor what it is. For those who through the iust iudgement of God shall bée there condemned, shall knowe it by prouing and féeling it to soone, and more then they would. The elect and blessed who through Iesus Christ are delyuered, study not to know any further, then God hath reuealed vnto them, that they haue felt it in their consciences, when they haue offended, and that they haue bene grieued and pressed downe with the féeling of their sinnes.
- 1I• sufficeth to know of Hell.I• sufficeth to knovv of Hell.