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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.
But I will only show one part of those which are descended from the feast of the dead, celebrated among the Paynims, and of the purgations y• they have, aswell for the quick as for the dead: to the end thou shouldest know that even as you have followed them for y• purgations of the buing, so have you done in those of the dead.
But I will onely shew one part of those which are descended from the feast of the dead, celebrated amōg the Panims, and of the purgations y• they haue, aswel for the quick as for the dead: to the ende thou shouldest know that euen as you haue followed thē for y• purgations of the buing, so haue you done in those of ye dead.
Theophilus. It seemeth also y• Tertullian would refer, that which y• Corinthians 1did baptize themselves for the dead, to the Februales & purifications of the paynims, as letting to understand, that where the Corinthians did baptize themselves for the dead, was a superstition which they did yet keep of their ancient customs, crcept y• in stead of yt panish superstitions, they did abuse yt baptism, thinking y• it ought to serve for the dead, as we do see in our time that they have applied it unto the Lords supper, by the means of Masses that which 2the superstitious Papists do think to profit the dead, in whose name the Priest doth communicate and sing it. Although ⟨image 179⟩