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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.
And do build their interpretation upon that which is written: God did see y• all the thoughts of mans heart was given 1unto evil. And upon that which Saint Paul (speaking of the power which is given unto him by the ministering of 2the Gospel) saith that it is for to beat down every high thing, which exalteth it self against God, and for to bring into captivity the thoughts and spirits of men to the obedience of Christ, delivering them from the subjection of the wicked spirits which do hold captive the spirits, and understanding of the reprobate. They do understand then by the spirits which were in prison, those which were in the spiritual prison, or whose spirits were detained in captivity and prison, by the wicked spirits. They have yet regard unto that that the scripture calleth those 3which perished by the flood, the sons of God, which did see the daughters of men: and to that which is there written, that the Lord did strike and destroy every soul and taketh from the midst of them every spirit, and that he hath said in threatening them, that he will take from them his spirit. For that cause they think that Saint Peter was induced to call such men spirits, because that whilst that their spirits did sleep and were detained by the wicked spirits, they were overcome and drowned by the waters of the flood, and the spirit was taken from them, as to him which was strangled and c•oked in the water. They also have regard to that, that that word which Saint Peter hath used, which we do interpret prison, doth also signify, the watch and ward which is kept in the night: Insomuch that they think that Saint Peter had regard unto the parable of Jesus Christ, which admonisheth every one to watch, as the faithful servant ⟨p. 296⟩looking for his master, who knoweth not what hour he will come, whether it be in the second, third, or fourth 4watch of the night: and for a full resolution, they will fall upon this sense: