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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. They do clean contrary. For every one runneth to the fire, to the fagots, to the brimstone, to the lights & to the bellows for to make it the more to burn. And they are so hot after it that there is neither, 1King, Prince, Lord Burgess, Merchant, or Labourer, whom they do not provoke to blow their fire & to cast on fagots, in such sort that it is become so great, that men do see in many places that it is like to consume those that be alive.
Theophilus. They do cleane contrary. For euery one runneth to the fire, to the fagots, to the brimstone, to the lights & to the bellowes for to make it the more to burne. And they are so hot after it that there is neyther, 1King, Prince, Lord Bourgis, Merchaunt, or Labourer, whom they do not prouoke to blow their fire & to cast on fagots, in such sort that it is become so great, that men doo sée in many places that it is like to consume those that bée aliue.
- 1To put out fire by fire.
Thomas. Can they quench it by that means?
Thomas. Can they quench it by that meanes?
Theophilus. You are not deceived, hath the fire of men used to quench the fire of God? No, but they do kindle it daily more and more.
Theophilus. You are not deceiued, hath the fire of men vsed to quench the fire of God? No, but they doe kindle it dayly more and more.