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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.
Hill••ins. It should be then needful that the Souls that are in Hell and in Purgatory should aswell have, Aesculapius or Cosme and Damian for their Physicians, ⟨p. 33⟩as the Gods and Saints have in heaven, and by a 1better reason. For the Gods and the Saints have no more need neither of medicine nor of purgation as the poor souls have that are kept in Purgatory. I know not how the ancient Poets and Paynims have given unto Mercury the office of Physic, for to practice his medicines in 2Hell, with which he guideth the souls, for to make them to pass over the floods by Charon the ferry man: For he had been very meet and proper for the souls.
Hill••ins. It should be then néedefull that the Soules that are in Hell and in Purgatorye shoulde aswell haue, Esculapius or Cosme and Daiman for their Phisitious, ⟨p. 33⟩as the Gods and Saints haue in heauen, and by a 1better reason. For the Gods and the Saints haue no more néede neither of medicine nor of purgation as the poore soules haue that are kept in Purgatory. I know not how the auncient Poets and Painims haue gyuen vnto Mercury the office of Phisicke, for to practice his medicines in 2Hell, with which hée guideth the soules, for to make them to passe ouer the floudes by Charon the ferry man: For he had bene very méete and proper for the soules.
- 1The physicians and paticaries of hell.The phisitions and paticaries of hell.
- 2Mercury.