A14463:1172
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. Hath Saint John had regard thereunto, when he said that the Son of God was made flesh?
M. Hath Sainct Iohn had regarde therevnto, whē he said that the Sonne of God was made fleshe?
P. There is no doubt of it. But it is in an other regard. For albeit that Jesus were very god as touching his divine nature, & that he toke our flesh without any spot of sin when he was made man, & that he hath united his divine nature with the humane nature, yet for all that he was so exempt from all sin, that notwithstanding he would be subject, without sin, to all the infirmities and miseries, whereunto ⟨p. 168⟩men are subject because of their sins.
P. There is no doubt of it. But it is in an other regarde. For albeit that Iesus were very god as touching hys diuine nature, & that he toke our flesh without any spot of sinne when he was made mā, & that he hath vnited his diuine nature with the humane nature, yet for al yt he was so exempte frō all sin, yt notwithstāding he wold be subiect, without sinne, to al ye infirmities and miseries, wherevnto ⟨p. 168⟩men are subiecte bycause of theyr sinnes.
M. Thou meanest then, that this word of flesh importeth all that same, and that it doth better express in what manner and to what condition and end the son of God did take our nature to him and was made man,1 than if he had spoken otherwise.