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

Theophilus. It was commanded in the law, that when the high Bishop entered into the Sanctuary, that he was clothed with a gown ⟨p. 73⟩of Jacinth, which had Bells & Pomgranards hanging at the ¹hems. By which things I cannot understand, but ye by the Pomgranardes which are of a sweet savour, the Lord would figure Jesus Christ, who hath been to him a sacrifice of a sweet savour: And admonisheth all the true pastors of his Church, to be by their holy life & conversation, a sweet savour of the Gospel unto the poor and simple people, as S. Paul saith, that he hath been. By the Belles, that the high Priest ought to be heard when he entereth into the sanctuary, nor I doubt not but that also he hath figured the preaching of the Gospel, by the which Jesus Christ and his Apostles have awakened all the world: and after their ²example all the good shepherds of the Church and flock of Christ ought to do, as Origen doth expound it, saying: That the high priest should also have round Bells about his bestment, ye he entering into the Sanctuary, should be heard, and that he should not enter with silence. And those Bells which ought always to sound, are put in the hem of the bestment, and that is to that ends that thou shouldest never hold thy peace until the end of the world, but that always thou be heard thereby, that thou do dispute, and speak, as he which saith: Remember the end or the latter things, and thou shalt not sin. Behold the exposition of Origen, the which I would gladly they would follow, and that they would consider that sith that the time of ceremonies is past, we have no more need of their Belles, for to figure unto us that which hath been figured of the high Priest: But ye in stead of the figure & shadow, they would give unto us the verity of the things figured, after the example of Jesus Christ, and of his Apostles: or if they will yet keep and hold us in shadows and figures, it is better for them to follow those of Moses, then to invent & make for us new, as they do. For they cannot find better, nor more proper: If they do ring or toll their Belles, for to call the people together to the Church, for to preach unto them the word of God: or when any man is dead, for to admonish every one of mans infirmity & weakness, ⟨image 80⟩