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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 did he the same?
Thomas. To what pourpose dyd hée the same?
Hillarius. For to make men to understand, that they were beasts without reason and understanding, and that he had much a doe to find men, that is to say, wise men, both of wit and judgement, although he sought them with a lanterns. Should he not have more occasion to do the same now at this present time? For to what end do all those lights serve, but for to declare that we are the successors 1of the Paynims who after the same sort used torches, and candles at the burials and funerals of their dead? For we have not read in all the holy Scriptures that ever the true servants of God have lighted candles for the dead. Nor that they were ever in such superstition. Also we need not to doubt but that the holy Water wherewith we 2sprinkle the graves of the dead, is also taken of the imitation of the Paynims.
Hillarius. For to make men to vnderstande, that they were beastes wythout reason and vnderstanding, and that hée had much a doe to finde men, that is to saye, wyse men, both of wit and iudgement, although hée sought them with a lanterns. Should hée not haue more occasion to doe the same nowe at this present time? For to what ende do all those lights serue, but for to declare that we are the successours 1of the Panims who after the same sort vsed torches, and candels at the burials and funerals of their dead? For we haue not read in all the holy Scriptures that euer the true seruauntes of God haue lighted candels for the dead. Nor that they were euer in such superstition. Also we néed not to doubt but that the holy Water wherewith wée 2sprinkle the graues of the dead, is also taken of the immitation of the Panims.