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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.
The land whether thou goest to possess it, is not as the 1land of Egypt whence thou camest out, where thou sowedst thy seed: And wateredst it with thy feet as a garden of herbs: But the land whether ye go over to possess, it is a land of hills and valleys, and drinketh water of the rain of heaven. They had rather with great travail torment themselves after and about those marshes and low grounds, then to attend and receive the blessing from heaven. And therefore they can never find rest nor consolation in their consciences, but abide always in doubt, perplexity, trouble and anguish.
The lande whether thou goest to possesse it, is not as the 1lande of Aegypt whence thou camest out, where thou sowedst thy seede: And wateredst it with thy féete as a garden of hearbes: But the lande whether ye goe ouer to possesse, it is a lande of hyls and valleys, and drincketh water of the raine of heauen. They had rather wyth great trauaile torment themselues after and aboute those marysses and lowe groundes, then to attend and receyue the blessing from heauen. And therefore they can neuer finde rest nor consolation in their consciences, but abide alwayes in doubt, perpleritie, trouble and anguish.
- 1Gaudet aquis quas ipsae vehit Niloque redundat.
Theophilus. That is the very same that they desire. For Antichrist hath his fishers, altogether differing and contrary unto those of Jesus Christ, who desire not but troubled waters, because that then their fishing is a great deal 1better. Jesus Christ said unto his Apostles, and Disciples: I will make you fishers of men: Because that he would send them, for to draw men, by the nets and cords of the preaching of the Gospel, out and from the sea of this world, and from the golfs of sin, death and hell, for to lead them unto the port of health & safety, and unto Jesus Christ their Saviour. The other fisher men take fishes for to kill and eat them. But these are sent for to retire & pluck back men from death unto life, and from the perils and dangers of the sea and golfs of hell, for to lead, present and bring them all alive unto Jesus Christ. On the contrary, Antichrist