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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.
Thomas. What said he?
Thomas. What sayd he?
Hillarius. At a certain time as lulian entered into the Temple of Fortune, and that on both the sides of the doors the ministers and Priests of the Temple were, who (according as they made men to understand) through yt sprinkling of yt water did purge those that did enter in (after the same manner as cur priests do yet at this day to those which do enter or go forth of the church) Valentinian, who did go before lulian the Prince espied a drop of that water which had been shed upon his cloak, for which he was very angry, ⟨p. 153⟩insomuch that he gave a Priest & Minister of the temple 1a great stroke with his fist, saying: Thou hast defiled me & not purged me. He had as much good reason, as Diogenes, who at a certain time being entered into a filthy & stinking bath, said: Those which do bathe and wash themselves here, where do they wash them? Letting thereby to understand, that those which bathe and wash them in those bathes, come forth more filthy then they were before they entered, and that they have more need to be washed then before, for they have gathered nothing but filthiness. But this Apothegm and sentence never agreed better then with our Priests, which defile all those which go unto them how clean soever they be. But thou halt yet adjured and conjured but the salt. Yet remaineth the water.
Hillarius. At a certeyne time as lulian entered into the Temple of Fortune, and that on both the sides of the doores the ministers and Priests of the Temple were, who (accordinge as they made men to vnderstand) thorow yt sprinckling of yt water did purge those yt did enter in (after the same manner as cur priests doe yet at thys daye to those whiche doe enter or goe foorth of the church) Valentinian, who did goe before lulian the Prince espyed a droppe of that water which had bene shed vppon his cloake, for which he was very angry,