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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.
Wherefore he was greatly hated of them, chiefly because he gave & bestowed all offices, all divine and human things, unto 1his parents, friends & kinsfolk, not having any care of the honour of God: of which error he hath so put these in possession which came after him, that it is come unto our age. He also witnesseth that in that time appeared a burning Comet, in sign and token of evils to come. For then there was great famine and pestilence and great 2earthquakes: of which evils Platine attributeth all the fault, unto the pride and rapacity of the Pope, and for diso pissing and contemning of God and men. That was also about that time as the transubstantiation and the 3Masses for the dead took great virtue and credit, and that Berengarius, whom his very enemies were constrained to praise, because of his doctrine and holy life, was constrained to benie himself, because that he loved rather to abide in the sentence of the ancient church, touching the Eucharistia or sacrament, then to receive that new opinion, of that monstrous transubstantiation, which hath been the cause of so many Idolatries and horrible blasphemies. Thou mayst thereby understand friend Eusebius, the great goodness which almost all at one time are come into the Church, & what devotion we ought to have, seeing the estate of the same, and the authors of those goodly Ceremonies. It is not then without cause that the burning Comet hath appeared, sith that the fire 4of Purgatory is warren so hot & flameth so much. But now it is not needful that & do expound the causes which moved Odillo to do that he did, sith that they have been already touched before.
Wherfore he was greatly hated of them, chiefly bicause he gaue & bestowed all offices, all diuine and humaine things, vnto 1his parents, friendes & kinsfolke, not hauing any care of the honour of God: of which errour hee hath so put these in possession which came after him, that it is come vnto our age. He also witnesseth that in that time appeared a burning Comete, in signe and token of euills to come. For then there was great famine and peltilence and great