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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. It is not possible, to find out a prophecy which better agreeth with them. For this here maketh mention of waters, of Fishers of Flare workers, of makers of nets, of makers of ponds and stews, in which they do keep and hold fast the living souls, as the fishers do keep their fishes in their stews and fish pents. It maketh also mention of their instruments & of the workmen that make them, ye they fear nothing less least that the preaching of the Gospel should dry up those rivers, as Demetrius & those of his sect greatly feared, ye through 1the preaching of Paul, the honour of Diana the great goddess of the Ephesians should be diminished, & their gain with her. Therefore they are not to be blamed although they look to it so diligently. It in more then time that the virtue of God doth show forth it self, for to deliver his poor people, from the hands of so many fishers which plunge & drown so many poor souls through their lakes & puddles. Those are terimen & mariners which do drown all those 2which enter into their boats & ships. For they have not ⟨p. 94⟩Jesus Christ with them, which causeth the winds & tempests 3to be calm & to cease, & which causeth always a safe landing and port.
Hillarius. It is not possible, to finde out a prophecie which better agreeth with them. For this heere maketh mention of waters, of Fisshers of Flare workers, of makers of nettes, of makers of pondes and stewes, in which they doe keepe and holde fast the lyuing soules, as the fisshers doe keepe their fishes in their stewes and fish pents. It maketh also mention of their instruments & of the workemen that make them, ye they feare nothing lesse least that the preaching of the Gospell should drye vp those riuers, as Demetrius & those of his sect greatly feared, ye thorow 1the preaching of Paul, the honour of Diana the great goddesse of the Ephesians should be diminished, & their gayne with hir. Therefore they are not to be blamed although they loke to it so diligently. It in more then time that the vertue of God doth shew foorth it self, for to deliuer his poore people, from the handes of so many fishers which plunge & drown so many poore soules through their lakes & puddles. Those are terimen & marrincrs which do drowne all those