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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. But so well assured thereof, as thou are certain that it is now day. And to the end thou shouldest not think that there are but vain words in my case, I will show unto them the experience. What do those words signify which are written in his Enchiridion: which are also recited in y• decrees 1and in the master of the sentences, saying: we must not deny, that the souls of the dead are comforted thorewe the piety and devotion of their friends that be alive, when the sacrifice of a mediator is offered for them, or that alms is done in the Church. But those things do ⟨p. 176⟩profit those who have merited them during this life, 2to the end that they may afterward profit them. For there is a certain manner of living, which is not so good but that it requireth those things after death? nor so evil, but that after the same, they may profit him. But there is in like manner some kind of life so good, that it requireth not the same. And again some so evil that 3it cannot have aid by those things, after that this life shall be ended. And therefore he getteth here all the merit, by which any may be relieved or grieved after this life. Yet nevertheless, there is none which hopeth to be able to merit towards GOD, when he shall be dead, whereof he hath not here made any account. This then which the Church hath frequented, for to praise the dead, is not contrary unto that sentence of the Apostle, which saith: we shall all be brought before the 4judgement seat of Christ, that every man may receive the works of his body, according to that he hath done, whether it he good or bad. For every one acquireth and getteth that merit, when he lived in this body, that those things may profit him. For they profit not all men. And wherefore do they not profit all men, but because of the difference of the life, the which every one hath lead in his body? Then when the Sacrifices, be it of the Altar, or of alms deeds, what soever they be, they are offered for all the dead which have been baptised, those are giving of thanks for those which have been very good: and propitiations for those which have not been very evil, for to make God favourable unto them. But for the most wicked and evil, although that there be not aides and helps for the dead, yet nevertheless those are certain consolations for the living.