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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. I believe that that God of the Priests defendeth himself as well from the fire, as he defendeth himself from the mice, worms & spiders, when they 1do eat him, and that even as they live of the accidents without the substance, so hath the fire burned the accidents without the substance. And according to the Philosophy of the scholastical Divines, against the sentence of Aristotle, and of all the old Philosophers, one may easily find accidents, qualities and quantities, without substance, without body, and subject. Yet nevertheless if they did well consider the virtue of the fire, they should be constrained to allow mine opinion. And I would to God that they would worship the fire, 2which hath the only virtue to purge sins, to wit, the same with which Jesus Christ baptised, which is the holy Ghost.
Theophilus. I beléeue that that God of the Priestes defendeth hymselfe as well from the fire, as hée defendeth himselfe from the myce, wormes & spiders, when they 1doe eate him, and that euen as they lyue of the accidents wythout the substaunce, so hath the fyre burned the accidents wythout the substaunce. And accordinge to the Philosophy of the scholasticall Diuines, agaynst the sen•ence of Aristotle, and of all the olde Philosophers, one may easely finde accidents, qualities and quantities, without substaunce, wythout body, and subiecte. Yet neuerthelesse if they dyd well consider the vertue of the fyre, they should be contrained to allowe mine opynion. And I woulde to God that they woulde worshyppe the fire, 2which hath the onely vertue to purge sinnes, to wytte, the same with which Iesus Christ baptised, which is the holy Ghost.
- 1Accidens with Out substaiviceAccidens vvith Out substaiuice
- 2The trne fire.