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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.
Let them alone, for they are the blind leaders of the blind. They 1must understand that an evil knot and hard piece of 2wood to cleave, hath need of an hard wedge and a strong mall to cleave it. If they are so shameless, that they have no shame at all, and have their heart so obstinate and hardened, that they have no remorse of conscience, in mocking of GOD and blaspheming him so horribly as they do daily, and do teste so at men to their great loss and hurt, shall we be more ashamed to tell them their iniquity? to rebuke their abuses and abominations which they do? If they would not that one should speak of them, let them leave off and cease to do them.
Let them alone, for they are the blinde leaders of the blinde. They 1must vnderstande that an euill knotte and harde péece of 2woode to cleaue, hath néede of an harde wedge and a stronge mall to cleaue it. If they are so shamelesse, that they haue no shame at all, and haue their heart so obstinate and hardened, that they haue no remorse of censcience, in mockinge of GOD and blaspheminge hym so horriblye as they doe daylye, and doe teste so at men to their greate losse and hurte, shall wée bée more ashamed to tell them their iniquitie? to rebuke their abuses and abhominations which they dooe? If they woulde not that one shoulde speake of them, let them leaue off and cease to doe them.
- 1Mat. 15. b. 14.
- 2Malo nodo Malus tuntus.
For I believe that there is not a man of a good heart, which taketh any great pleasure to remove that filthiness except they be constrained to do it through their importunity, impudency and shameless face. For what good Christian heart can suffer, that daily men should hide those abominations, and that one should cover such villainies, making us to believe, that their filthiness and stink is as sweet as balm: their poison to be the bread of life: lying to be the truth: Hell to be Paradise: cursing to be blessing: darkness to be light: and death life? As for me I cannot colour, flatter nor hide the things, and I cannot but name them by their names. For such is the language and style of the spirit