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

Hillarius. Hath he not done better, then to burn through concupiscence and transgress the commandment of God ¹for to keep his vow, as Herod who caused John Baptist to be beheaded, for to keep his oath? Hath not he done better then those fat whoremongers, who had rather to persevere in their whoredom, and to abide still in their filthiness, ⟨image 88⟩then to use the holy marriage which God hath given to be ²a remedy unto all those y• have not the gift of continency: of which they do well know how far they are •rō it. God knoweth what goodly redeemers & advocates y• souls have of them, between God & them. Now much do you think y• they have, who do think more upon their handmaids when they say their Memento, then on the souls of Purgatory, for whom they do singe the Mass? And although that their doctrine were true, they make you often Idolaters. For although that they affirm that the body of Jesus Christ and God be really in the host, yet nevertheless their book, which they call Rationale divinorum ³officiorum, witnesseth that if y• Priest hath not the intent to consecrate when he pronounceth the sacramental ⁴words, he doth not consecrate. And so by that means it is not God, but the bread abideth still bread. And consequently all those which do worship it are Idolaters. For they do worship the bread, and not God. Wherefore I refer it to thine own self to think, when those maidservants do enter into their mind, and such other fantasies, which are as good stuff, what intent they have, when they think thereon, and what God they can forge.

Hillarius. Hath he not done better, thē to burne through concupisence and transgresse the commaundement of God ¹