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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.
Thomas. To what purpose?
Hillarius. It said unto him: Thou hast promised me, that I should be but an hour and I have been here already more then an hundred years. But the Angel answered unto him: There wanteth a great many my friend. For thou hast not yet tarried a quarter of an hour. Wherefore I do conclude, that it must needs be that the days and years be there very long, sith that a quarter of an hour is there compared to a hundred or thousand years of ours: or else that the fire is there marvellous hot, and that the time continueth long to the poor souls.
Hillarius. It sayd vnto him: Thou hast promised me, that I should be but an houre and I haue bene heere already more then an hundreth yeres. But the Angel aunswered vnto him: There wanteth a great many my friende. For thou hast not yet taryed a quarter of an houre. Wherefore I doe conclude, that it must needes be that the dayes and yeares be there very long, sith that a quarter of an houre is there compared to a hundreth or thousande yeares of ours: or els that the fire is there meruaylous hotte, and that the time continueth long to the poore soules.
Eusebius. I will tell thee as touching the pardons, it hath been long time sithence, that many people do know that there is in them great abuses. Wherefore I will not much break my brains to maintain them.
Eusebius. I will tell thée as touching the pardons, it hath bene long time sithence, that many people doe know that there is in them great abuses. Wherefore I will not much breake my braynes to maynteine them.