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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. If thou know not whereto that unction serveth, I will tell thee. First, that is a witness for to prove that in that same they are the Apes of the Apostles, for to counterfeit their works and miracles, as they counterfeited those of Jesus Christ in the Baptism of young children. Afterward it serveth unto the diseased, for to make them hope to be healed, as the coming of the hangman unto the thieves, when they do see him. For they know right well that he is the messenger of death So when the poor patients seeing the Priests coming with their Cream bores, Dyle and Drugs, they may well think that men account them for dead, and their time is come. For such Physicians have not accustomed to come, nor to bring their Treacle, but at the very hour that the sick person is abandoned and forsaken of other Physicians. They may judge that their hangman is come, who careth nor for the soul, but requireth only the body and the spoiling thereof.
Hillarius. If thou know not wherto that vnction serueth, I will tell thée. First, that is a witnesse for to proue that in yt same they are the Apes of the Apostles, for to counterfet their workes and myracles, as they counterfetted those of Iesus Christ in the Baptisine of young children. Afterward it serueth vnto the diseased, for to make them hope to be healed, as the comming of the hangman vnto the théeues, when they doe sée him. For they know right wel that he is the messenger of death So when the poore patients séeing the Priestes comming with their Creame bores, Dyle and Drogues, they may well thinke that men accompt them for deade, and their time is come. For such Phisitians haue not accustomed to come, nor to bring their Triacle, but at the very houre that the sicke person is abandoned and forsaken of other Phisitians. They may iudge that their hangman is come, who careth nor for the soule, but requireth onely the body and the spoylyng thereoff.
Theophilus. There is nothing truer. Wherefore they cannot allege Saint James for their defence, nor also the ancient doctors whom they would take for bucklers for all their matters. They make a great account of Denis, who hath written the celestial