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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.
Theophilus. Master John Belet witnesseth nevertheless 1in his book that he made of the Legend of Saints, and feasts of all the year, that the ancients have ordained the feast of Saint Peters chair in February, upon such a day as the Paynims accustomed to offer yearly, Wine, and other meats upon the Sepulchres of the dead, and to banquet them, thinking that the souls and shadows which passed by the Sepulchres, would come & eat. Wherefore to abolish that superstitious & wicked custom, they have constituted that that feast should be celebrated, the which for that cause was called at the beginning, the feast of Saint Peter of meats & banquets.
Theophilus. Maister Iohn Belet witnesseth neuerthelesse 1in his booke that he made of the Legend of Saincts, and feastes of all the yeare, that the auncients haue ordeyned the feast of Sainct Peters chaire in February, vppon suche a day as the Panyms accustomed to offer yearely, Wyne, and other meats vppon the Sepulchers of the dead, and to banket them, thinking that the soules and shadowes which passed by the Sepulchers, would come & eate. Wherefore to abolishe that superstitious & witked custome, they haue constituted that that feast should be celebrated, the which for that cause was called at the beginning, the feast of Sainct Peter of meates & bankets.
- 1M. John Belet. Rat. dius. off. 1•. 7. Rub. de cath. 5. Pet. The feast of S. Peters chair.M. Iohn Belet. Rat. dius. off. 1•. 7. Rub. de cath. 5. Pet. The feast of S. Peters chaire.
Hillarius. And what have they gained by changing it? The poor Christian people have no profit by it, and there is no gain but for the Priests, which in stead thereof, have at this day their stones & altars, upon which they do lay their table clothes, and afterwards when the table is spread and covered, we must take care for the meats, and pay the banquet, and yet nevertheless we cate nothing at all, but are as the Paynims, which bring the supper to the dead, afterwards they only look on them, not daring to touch it, which was also the one of the causes, wherefore that banquet was called Silicernium, as witnesseth Donatus. For they did think, that whosoever did taste, eat or drink of that which was offered unto the