A14463:1249
A14463:1249
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. Why sayest thou so?
M. Why sayst thou so?
P. Forsomuch as the body is but as it were the instrument of the soul, by the which she worketh, and doth her works: wherefore if there be fault in the work, the fault may not be attributed to the instrument, but rather to the worker which worketh, ⟨p. 183⟩or else if there be fault in the instrument, it is greater in the worker, which worketh evil.
P. Forsomuch as the body is but as it were the instrument of the soule, by the whiche she worketh, and dothe hir workes: wherfore if there be faulte in the worke, the faulte maye not be attributed to the instrument, but rather to the woorker whiche worketh, ⟨p. 183⟩or else if there bée faulte in the instrumente, it is greater in the woorker, whiche woorketh euill.
Matthew. Thou wilt then conclude that it was necessary, that Jesus Christ should suffer for us, not only in body, but also in soul?
Mathewe. Thou wilte then conclude that it was necessarie, that Iesus Chryste shoulde suffer for vs, not onely in bodie, but also in soule?
Peter. He hath right well declared it, when he said: My soul is heavy,1 even to death: and when he did sweat blood in great abundance, even for very sorrow and anguish that he felt in his soul, in the which he hath suffered, more than in his body, for so much as he bare the judgement of God in the same chiefly, which the body could not apprehend, but in as much as the feeling of it is come to it by the mean of the soul.
Peter. He hathe righte well declared it, when he sayde: My soule is heauie,1 euen to deathe: and when he did sweate bloud in great abundance, euen for very sorrowe and anguishe that he felte in his soule, in the whyche hee hathe suffered, more than in his bodie, for so muche as he bare the iudgemente of God in the same chéefly, whyche the bodye coulde not apprehende, but in as muche as the féeling of it is come to it by the meane of the soule.
Matthew. The passage which thou haste even now alleged, seemeth to me very clear and plain, against those which esteem the Godhead of Jesus Christ to be in stead of his soul.
Mathew. The passage whiche thou haste euen now alledged, séemeth to me very cleare and plaine, against those whiche estéeme the Godheade of Iesus Chryste to bée in steade of his soule.
Peter. Jesus Christ him self hath yet more confirmed that which thou sayest, when he yielded up his spirit upon the Cross, and that he said:1 Father I commend my soul into thy hands.
Peter. Iesus Chryste hym selfe hathe yet more confirmed that which thou sayest, when he yelded vp his spirite vppon the Crosse, and that he sayde:1 Father I commende my soule into thy handes.
M. 1This passage showeth plainly, that by the death of Jesus Christ, there was a very separation of spirit and body, and so consequently of the soul, for so much as the spirit is also taken for the soul.
M. 1This passage sheweth playnely, that by the death of Iesus Christ, there was a very separation of spirite and bodye, and so consequently of the soule, for so muche as the spirite is also taken for the soule.
P. The matter is very plain. For if the divinity of Jesus Christ had ben in stead of his soul, without a very humane soul, he could not have died of a very humane death, forsomuch as it can not dye, except there be very separation of both body and soul in man.
P. The matter is very plaine. For if the diuinitie of Iesus Christ had ben in stead of his soule, without a very humane soul, he could not haue died of a very humane death, forsomuch as it can not dye, except there be very separation of bothe bodye and soule in man.
MATTHEW. I Do now well understand all the matter which thou hast now handled: there resteth that thou expound unto me that which ⟨p. 185⟩thou hast to say yet concerning the office of Jesus Christ.
MATHEVV. I Do now wel vnderstād all the matter which thou hast nowe handled: ther resteth that thou expounde vnto me that which ⟨p. 185⟩thou hast to say yet concerning the office of Iesus Chryste.
P. Forasmuch as we have already spoken largely enough, when we did speak of the mean by the which man is delivered from sin, & made agreed with God:1 that which we have already said, may serve us much to that which yet resteth to be spoken of.
P. Forsomuche as we haue alredy spokē largely inough, when we did speake of the meane by the which man is deliuered from sin, & made agréed with God:1 that whiche we haue already sayd, may serue vs much to that whiche yet resteth to be spokē of.
M. What wilt thou then say more?
P. We have nothing here to consider, but only that which the name of Jesus Christ doth import.
P. We haue nothing here to consider, but only that whiche the name of Iesus Christe doth importe.
M. And what doth it import?
P. First he is called by the name of Jesus, which signifieth Saviour, to admonish us that he was sent unto us from the Father to save us,1 and that we may have salvation by none other, but by him only.
P. First he is called by the name of Iesus, which signifieth Sauior, to admonish vs that he was sent vnto vs from the Father to saue vs,1 and that we may haue saluation by none other, but by him only.