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

There is no other place for to correct and amend manners, then in this life. ¹For after this life every one shall have that that he hath gotten here. And in another place he saith: In this world the ²mercy of god helpeth those y• rep•t: But in y• world to come repentance profiteth not, but we must render account of our works. Liberty of repentance is only given unto us in this life, after y• we be dead there is no more licence of correction. Now is y• time of mercy, after wards shall be the time of judgment. And in expounding those words of Jesus Christ: He ³which believeth not is already judged, saith after this man ner. The jug•ei•ent appeareth not yet, but y• judgement is already done. For y• Lord knoweth who are his. He knoweth ⁴those which abide looking & faring for the crown, & ⟨image 93⟩those which abide looking for the fire. Moreover Saint John Chrysostom speaketh more plainly, confirming that ⁵which I have said, in such words: Prepare and make ready thy works for the end, and prepare thy self to the way, and if thou haste taken any thing by violence from any man, restore it again: and make restitution, and say with ⁶Zachens: if I have taken from any man by forged cavillation, I restore him four fold. If thou art angry with any man, agree with him, before that thou do come unto judgement: dispatch here all things, that without let thou mayst see that Judicial seat. All the while that we are here in this world we have goodly hopes, but as soon as we shall be gone from thence, it lieth no more in our power to do penance, nor to deface and put out our sins. For after the