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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.
Hillarius. We must not be abashed though they make great provision both of Oil & War for to keep always yt fire in their churches. For they have no greater nor puissanter God then he, of whom only they demand aide, invocate and call upon for to maintain their Religion, & all their other Gods. For what other refuge have they for to fight against the truth and to defend lyings, but the Fagots and Fire? Wherefore me thinks that they should have more reason, if they followed the example of the Persians, who notwithstanding that ⟨image 165⟩they condemned those which had temples and Idols, yet 1nevertheless they had a custom, that the kings should cause the fire to be carried before them upon an Norse back, the which is called by the Nistoriographers OriMasda, that is to say, the holy fire? or the sacred fire. They also carried it in procession all abouts, in the same manner as the Papists did carry the holy host Christs day, and as the Pope causeth his God to be carried before him upon a white ambling nag, to the end he may 2gee the more at his ease: although that he esteem him self more worthy, sith that he causeth himself to be carted of men, and his God of beasts. The pecple also bsed to adore and worship that holy fire, as they do at this day the holy host. And when they do carry it in procession. 365. Priests did go before him, to the end there be as many in number, as there be days in the year, doing the same in the honour of the sun, who by his fire giveth the light of the day in the earth. Therefore also they carried it with them in the war. And when they must remove the host, there was upon the kings Tabernacle, a little Image of the sun, enclosed within a round hor of Crystal, which shined and gave a great light. When the procession of the holy and eternal fire began to march and go forth, they carried if before all, upon the Altars of silver the which the wisest and holyest men whom they called pagitians, did follow. After them. 365. young men, being clothed in Purple and red, for to represent the colour of the fire. I believe that after their example, the Pope and the Cardinals are pet clothed in red, in witness, that either they are men of blood, being all bloody with the blood of the righteous and poor innocents: