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

Theophilus. It was a new practise to bring money unto the Priests. For on the one side their God had drawn his part and his ashes from the other ashes.

Theophilus. It was a newe practyse to bring money vnto the Priestes. For on the one side their God had drawen hys parte and hys asshes from the other asshes.

Hillarius. That was sufficient to heal their purses of Apostumes, and to make them have the flux in their bellyes. But de Bosco counsayled them, that they should not put that Reliquary in any high place, for to avoid the danger of committing Idolatry which might come thereby. For he declared unto them according to their own doctrine, that the body of Christ was not burned, but the Accidents, and that those ashes were not of the body, but of the accidents. Wherefore we must not worship them, sith that the body is flown an other way. Except they will yet keep him prisoner within the dust and ashes. The which thing should seem very strange, and full of blasphemies, yea, after the doctrine of the Schoolmen. And therefore he counselled them for a clear resolution, that they ¹should bury those ashes behind the high altar, in some dark corner, and that they should take heed they put not any title upon it, nor Epitaph, as men do upon other sepulchres. For it should seem very strange to write: here lieth the Lord Jesus, or the ashes of the body of god. ⟨p. 162⟩For there is none so ignorant among the Christians but knoweth that Jesus Christ hath not been burned, and that he lieth no more in the sepulchre: But that he is raised and ascended into heaven, where he is on the right hand of God his Father, from thence he shall come to judge both the quick and the dead. Wherefore one may say unto them, as the Angel said unto the women: he is risen, he is not hear.

Hillarius. That was sufficient to heale their purses of Apostumes, and to make them haue the flire in their bellyes. But de Bosco counsayled them, that they should not put that Reliquary in anye hye place, for to auoide the daunger of committinge Idolatrye whiche myght come thereby. For hée declared vnto them accordynge to their owne doctrine, that the bodye of Christ was not burned, but the Accidents, and that those asshes were not of the bodye, but of the accidentes. Wherefore wée must not worshyppe them, sith that the bodye is flowen an other waye. Ercept they wyll yet kéepe him prysoner wythin the dust and asshes. The which thing should séeme verye straunge, and full of blasphemyes, yea, after the doctrine of the Schoolemen. And therefore hée counsayled them for a clére resolution, that they