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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.
Hillarius. What is that Prophecy?
Hillarius. What is that Prophecie?
Theophilus. Give ear, and you shall see whether it agreeth not well to our matter. The water of the Sea (saith he) shall be drawn out, Nilus shall sink away, and be drunken up. The rivers also shall be drawn out, and the wells shall decrease 1and dry away. Reed and Rush shall fail, the grass by the waters side or upon the rivers bank, yea, 2and whatsoever is sown by the waters, shall be withered, destroyed and brought to nought. The fishers shall mourn, all such as cast angels in the water shall complain and they that spread their nets in the water shall be faint hearted. Such as labour upon Flare and Silk, shall come to poverty, and they also that weave fine works. And all those which do make ponds and stews for the living souls shall be sorrowful for their nets.
Theophilus. Giue eare, and you shall see whether it agréeth not well to our matter. The water of the Sea (sayth hée) shall bée drawne out, Nilus shall sinke away, and be dronken vp. The riuers also shall be drawen out, and the wells shal decreace 1and dry away. Réede and Rush shall fayle, the grasse by the waters side or vppon the riuers banke, yea, 2and whatsoeuer is sowen by the waters, shall be wythered, destroyed and brought to nought. The fisshers shall mourne, all such as cast angels in the water shall complayn and they that spred their nettes in the water shalbe faynt hearted. Such as labour vpon Flare and Silke, shal come to pouertie, and they also that weaue fine workes. And all those which doe make pondes and stewes for the lyuing soules shall be sorrowfull for their nettes.