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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. It should be a great deal better to define nothing rashly, of that whereof they cannot be certain: 1and to follow the Counsel of Saint Augustin, speaking of the rich man of whom mention is made in S. Luke: It is better to doubt of secret things, then to plead of uncertain things. I doubt not, but that we must under stand that the rich man is in most extreme hot pains and torments: and that poor Lazarus in joy and comfort. But in what sort one ought to understand that flame and fire of hell: that bosom of Abraham: that tongue of the rich man: that finger of poor Lazarus: that thirst of torment: that drop of refreshing, with much a doe we can find of those which do seek it with meekness and modesty: but of those which do debate of it with contention and strife, many.
Theophilus. It should be a greate deale better to define nothing rashly, of that whereoff they cannot be certeyne: 1and to followe the Counsell of Sainct Augustin, speaking of the riche man of whom mention is made in S. Luke: It is better to doubt of secret things, then to pleade of vncerteine things. I doubt not, but that we must vnder stand that the riche man is in moste extroeme hot paines and torments: and that poore Lazarus in ioy and comfort. But in what sort one ought to vnderstand that flame and fire of hell: that bosome of Abraham: that tongue of the ryche man: that finger of poore Lazarus: that thirst of torment: that droppe of refressing, with much a doe we can finde of those which doe séeke it with meekenes and modesty: but of those which do debate of it with contention and strife, many.
- 1The cou•cell of Saint Augustin. in Genes. 11. 10
Hillariu. If Saint Auguslin, had always followed, that which he teached here, his doctrine would have been more pure, and would have spoken yet more soberly then he hath done of the suffrages for the dead: sith that he had no sure nor certain witness in the word of God.