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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.
Eusebius. Is that a thing contrary unto the word of God, to put holy ashes on the foreheads of the Christians, for to admonish then of their mortal condition, and fragility, to the end that man do remember that he is but dust, earth and ashes, and to the earth shall return again? Is not that a good advertisement, for to abate the pride and arrogancy of man, and to prepare him unto death and to the judgement of God? And afterwards, how many places of the holy Scripture are there which do exhort us to humble our selves before God, with 1sackcloth and ashes? And of examples of the servants of God, which have done the like? But you will not consider those places, but you had rather to speak evil of it, and to refer it to the Paynims.
Eusebius. Is that a thing contrarye vnto the word of God, to put holy asshes on the foreheads of ye Christians, for to admonish then of their mortail condition, and fragilitie, to the ende that man ddoe remember that hée is but dust, earth and asshes, and to the earth shall retourne agayne? Is not that a good aduertisement, for to abate the pride and arroganicie of man, and to prepare hym vnto death and to the iudgement of God? And afterwardes, how many places of the holy Scripture are there which doe exhorte vs to humble our selues before God, with 1fackecloth and asshes? And of examples of the seruaunts of God, which haue done the lyke? But you wyll not consider those places, but you had rather to speake euill of it, and to referre it to the Panims.
- 1To weare sackcloth and afshes.To vveare sackcloth and afshes.
Theophilus. §Ansvvere.I deny not, but that the ancient and true servants of God have done penance,fasted and prayed, with sackcloth and ashes, but how doth that that they did, agree with that that you do?