A14463:1164
A Christian instruction, containing the law and the Gospel Also a summary of the…A Christian instruction, conteyning the law and the Gospell Also a summarie of the…
A Christian instruction, containing the law and the Gospel Also a summary of the principal points of the Christian faith and religion, and of the abuses and errors contrary to the same. Done in certain dialogues in french, by M. Peter Viret, sometime minister of the Word of God at Nymes in Province. Translated by I.S. Seen and allowed according to the Queens Majesties injunctions.A Christian instruction, conteyning the law and the Gospell Also a summarie of the principall poyntes of the Christian fayth and religion, and of the abuses and errors contrary to the same. Done in certayne dialogues in french, by M. Peter Viret, sometime minister of the Word of God at Nymes in Prouince. Translated by I.S. Seene and allowed according to the Queenes Maiesties iniunctions.
London: printed by Henry Bynneman? for Abraham Veale, 1573
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.
M. Thou hast given me well to understand by that which thou hast even now said of the divinity and humanity of Jesus Christ, that we may not so think of him: but because Saint John maketh mention but of the flesh, when he saith,1 that that word became flesh, a man might think that he spake, but of the body and not at all of the soul, but that this word of God united with the body, was to it in stead of a soul.
M. Thou hast giuen me well to vnderstande by that whiche thou hast euen now said of the diuinitie and humanitie of Iesus Christ, that we may not so thinke of him: but bycause Saincte Iohn maketh mention but of the flesh, when he saith,1 that that word became flesh, a man might thinke that he spake, but of the body and not at al of the soule, but that this worde of God vnited with the body, was to it in stead of a soule.
- 1Hebr. 2. d.
P. If Saint John had meant so, he would rather have said as it is elsewhere said in the holy scriptures, that Jesus Christ had taken the seed of Abraham, to wit our flesh, and not the Angels.
P. If Sainct Iohn had mente so, he wold rather haue said as it is elsewhere said in the holy scripturs, that Iesus Christe had taken the séede of Abraham, to witte our flesh, and not the Angells.
M. Why is it then that he maketh