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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.
Eusebius. Thou condemnest thy self by thine own words. For how will they prove the whoredom, when they require continence and chastity in marriage? Thou regardest not, that in condemning the Prelates, which are now in the Church, and following thy affections thou doest also condemn the ancient doctors and counsels. For how many times 1have Saint Ambrose, Chrysostom, Saint Hierome, Saint Augustine and Saint Gregory, exhorted the married folk unto continency, and to abstain from carnal works in the time of fasting and prayers, and on the solemn feasts: and chiefly upon those days that we must go unto the Lords table.
Eusebius. Thou condempnest thy selfe by thine owne woordes. For howe wyll they proue the whooredome, when they require continencye and chastitie in mariage? Thou regardest not, that in condempninge the Prelates, whiche are nowe in the Church, and following thy affections thou doest also condempne the auncient doctors and counsayles. For howe manye tymes 1haue Sainct Amborse, Chrisostome, Sainct Hierome, Saincte Augustine and Saincte Gregory, erhorted the maryed folke vnto contineneye, and to absteyne from carnall woorkes in the tyme of fastynge and prayers, and on the solempne feastes: and chieflye vppon those dayes that wee muste goe vnto the Lordes table.
- 1Ambr. s•. de aduent. & in Epist. 1. Cormt. 33. 9. 4. c. setatis quoties•unque, Christiano. Qu•.
Theophilus. Peradventure, friend Fusebius, thou speakest better then thou thinkest: Thou diddest not speak altogether evil, that they have exhorted: but there is great difference between exhortation and forbidding, counsel and commandment. I deny not but that they have made such exhortations and admonitions unto the people, as the holy Apostle did unto the Corinthians. Wherein we may follow them, even as they have followed the Apostle: who as witnesseth Saint Augustine himself, would not only