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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. 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 1suffer that the married persons should make any separation from the bed, at no manner of time, not for to watch unto fasting and prayer, but through the ⟨image 152⟩consent of the one and the other. Forasmuch then as the ancient Doctors do follow that rule, we will not speak gaynst them, if they use it only for admonitions and exhortations, leaving in such case every one at his liberty, without laying unto any man bond, weight or necessity, which may induce him to sin, and that his infirmity cannot bear it. For even as we ought not to constrain and compel man unto more greater continency and chastity then he may have, and that it is not lawful for him to use the holy marriage which God hath given unto him for a remedy, so we must not condemn those unto whom GOD hath given more greater gist of continence, if they use it to the honour of God, both out of marriage and also in marriage. For the honesty and continency cannot be too great in us.
Theophilus. Peraduenture, friende Fusebius, thou speakest better then thou thinckest: Thou dyddest not speake altogether euill, that they haue erhorted: but there is greate dyfference betwéene erhortation and forbiddinge, counsayle and commaundement. I denye not but that they haue made such erhortations and admonitions vnto the people, as the holy Apostle did vnto the Corinthians. Wherein wée may followe them, euen as they haue followed the Apostle: who as wytnesseth Sainte Augustine hymselfe, woulde not onelye 1suffer that the maryed persons shoulde make any seperation from the bed, at no manner of tyme, not for to watche vnto fastinge and prayer, but thorowe the ⟨image 152⟩