A14463:1217
A14463:1217
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.
P. And therefore after that god had created Adam, and that his pleasure was to give him an aid in marriage,1 he would create this aid, which is the woman, of the very flesh and substance of Adam himself, to the end that they should be one very flesh and one very body: as in deed Adam did right well know when he saw the woman immediately after that she was so created. Wherefore he said: This here is flesh of my flesh, and bone of my bones: and therefore man shall leave father and mother, and shall stick to his wife: If there be great difference between the nature of the man and of the woman, and that of other living creatures concerning the very body, the difference is yet much more great concerning the soul, forasmuch as the other living creatures were not created to the image and likeliness of God,2 as man was, wherefore they have not a soul of a heavenly and divine nature ⟨p. 177⟩as he hath.
P. And therfore after that god had created Adam, and that his pleasure was to giue him an ayde in mariage,1 he woulde create thys ayde, whiche is the woman, of the verye flesh and substance of Adam himselfe, to the ende that they shuld be one very flesh and one verie body: as in déede Adam did right wel know when he saw the womā immediately after that she was so created. Wherfore he sayd: This here is flesh of my fleshe, and bone of my bones: and therfore man shall leaue father and mother, and shall sticke to his wyfe: If ther be great difference betwene the nature of the man and of the woman, and that of other liuing creatures cōcerning the very bodie, the difference is yet much more greate concerning the soule, forsomuche as the other lyuing creatures were not created to the image and lykelynesse of God,2 as man was, wherefore they haue not a soule of a heauenly and diuine nature ⟨p. 177⟩as he hath.
P. Thou seest then already here the union and communion of Nature that man and woman have together as well of body as of soul,1 and the difference that is between them and all other living creatures in all these two points.
P. Thou séest then alredy here the vnion and communion of Nature that man and woman haue togither as well of body as of soule,1 and the difference that is betwene them and all other liuing creatures in all these two pointes.
M. I do now understand well this union and communion of nature which is between man and woman without the which they could not be allied together by marriage as man and wife.
M. I do nowe vnderstande well this vnion and communion of nature whiche is betwene man and woman withoute the whiche they coulde not be allied togither by marriage as man and wife.
P. Thou oughtest in like sort to understand, that we may have also no communication with Jesus Christ, if we have not first the same communion of nature with him, whereby he was made man like unto us, as touching the nature and substance of the flesh.
P. Thou oughtest in like sorte to vnderstande, that we maye haue also no communicatoin with Iesus Christe, if we haue not first the same communion of nature with him, whereby he was made man lyke vnto vs, as touching the nature and substance of the flesh.
M. I have well understood that which thou hast already said to that purpose,1 concerning the communion of nature, the which he hath of nature with us and not at all with the Angels.
M. I haue well vnderstood that which thou hast alredy sayde to that purpose,1 concerning the communion of nature, the whiche he hath of nature with vs and not at all with the Angells.
M. Now it is not enough to be united & joined together by marriage to be of one very humane nature, & that the one be male & the other female, but it is also requisite, that there be a more near and a more special union and conjunction.1
M. NOw it is not inough to be vnited & ioyned togither by mariage to be of one very humane nature, & that ye one be masle & the other femasle, but it is also requisite, that there be a more neare and a more speciall vnion and coniunction.1
M What is that other conjunction?
M What is that other coniunction?
P. It is a conjunction which is made by alliance, by the which the man and the woman that are united & joined together by the same, have a special communion between them, the which the husband hath not with other women, nor the woman with other men.
P. It is a coniunction which is made by aliance, by the whiche the man and the woman that are vnited & ioyned togither by the same, haue a speciall communion betwene thē, the which the husbande hath not with other women, nor the woman with other men.
M. I do well understand that there is no such conjunction and communion of body and goods and of all things among all other men and women that are not married together, as there is between the man and the wife, by the alliance and conjunction of marriage that is between them.
M. I do wel vnderstand that ther is no suche coniunction and communion of body and goods and of al things among al other men and women that are not married togither, as ther is betwene the man and the wife, by the alliance and coniunction of marriage that is betwene them.
P. It is very true. For this union and communion is such, that the husband hath not power of his own body, but the wife, as also the wife hath not power of hers, but the husband.
P. It is very true. For this vnion and cō munion is suche, that the husbande hathe not power of his owne body, but ye wife, as also the wife hath not power of hirs, but the husband.
M. If there be such communion and conjunction of body, there is no doubt but it is also of all good & evil ⟨p. 179⟩that may happen unto them together.
M. If there be such communion and coniunction of body, there is no doubte but it is also of all good & euill ⟨p. 179⟩that may happē vnto thē togither.
P. It is even so by the special communion which Jesus Christ hath with the faithful, & that the faithful have with him by the power of the holy ghost which joineth them with him, by true & living faith.
P. It is euē so by ye special cōmuniō which Iesus Christ hath with ye faithful, & that ye faithfull haue wt hym by the power of the holy ghost which ioyneth thē wt him, by true & lyuing faith.
M. Thou meanest then that there is so great difference between the communion that is between Jesus christ & the faithful, in respect of the unfaithful as is between that which is between the man & the wife, in respect of other men & women?
M. Thou meanest then that there is so great differēce betwene the cō muniō yt is betwéen Iesus christ & ye faithful, in respect of ye vnfaithful as is betwen yt which is betwene the mā & the wife, in respect of other mē & womē?
P. It is even so. For the only communion of nature maketh not communion of body & goods between all men and women, as doth the conjunction of marriage, the which the husband & the wife have together.
P. It is euen so. For ye only cōmuniō of nature maketh not cōmuniō of body & goodes betwene al men and women, as doth the coniunction of marriage, the whiche the husband & the wife haue togither.
M. Thou wilt then say in like sort that the communion of nature the which Jesus Christ hath common with all men, doth not carry with it such communion of all things, as doth that which he hath special with the faithful, by means of the faith which they have in him.
M. Thou wilt thē say in like sorte that the communion of nature the which Iesus Christ hath commō with all mē, doth not carie wt it such communiō of al things, as doth that which he hath special wt the faithful, by means of ye faith which thei haue in him.