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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. I do not find in the Scripture that the people of God ever used such sorceries & conjurings, nor ye they ever had any recourse to candles, holy water, holy wood, the bay tree, to the bells nor to the conjurations, for to drive away the lightnings & tempest. For it 1appertaineth better unto the Magicians, Sorcerers, & Enchanters, who do attribute unto themselves the power to move the heaven and earth, to move & stir up the lightnings & tempests, & to appease them, & to pluck the Moon and the Stars from heaven. But the true servants of God, in all dangers & perils, or if the heaven hath ben shut up, so that it giveth no rain: or if it sendeth hails, thunders & tempests: ⟨p. 67⟩or it famine, plague, or drought have been on the earth: 2if the corn have been destroyed, or the Locusts & Caterpillars have destroyed the goods of the earth: or if they have been afflicted with any other kind of plague or malady, they use none other remedy but to turn themselves to God only with prayers, with true repentance of the sins and amendment of life. And the Lord hath always heard them, according to the request ye Solomon made unto 3him, when he dedicated to him his Temple.
Theophilus. I doe not finde in the Scripture that the people of God euer vsed such sorceries & coniurings, nor ye they euer had any recourse to candels, holy water, holy wood, ye bay trée, to the bells nor to ye coniurations, for to driue away ye lyghtnings & tempest. For yt 1appertayneth better vnto the Magicians, Sorcerers, & Enchaūtors, who do attribute vnto themselues the power to moue ye heauen and earth, to moue & stir vp ye lyghtnings & tempests, & to appease them, & to plucke ye Moone and the Stars from heauen. But the true seruaunts of God, in all daungers & perils, or if ye heauē hath ben shut vp, so yt it giueth no rayne: or if it sendeth hayles, thūders & tempests: ⟨p. 67⟩or it famine, plague, or drought haue bene on the earthe: