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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…

Name: A Christian instruction, containing the law and the Gospel Also a summary of the…
Author: Pierre Viret

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.

Pierre Viret 1511–1571London: printed by Henry Bynneman? for Abraham Veale, 1573

[8], 400, 403-538 p. · 102k words · STC 24778 · ESTC S119199

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A FAMILIAR exposition of the principal points of the Catechism,… › Dialogue 9 › Of the office, of a Prophet of Jesus Christ, and of the per fectio…: Of the office, of a Prophet of Jesus Christ, and of the per fection of his doctrine.A FAMILIAR exposition of the principall points of the Cathechisme,… › Dialogue 9 › Of the office, of a Prophete of Iesus Christ, and of the per fectio…: Of the office, of a Prophete of Iesus Christ, and of the per fection of his doctrine.

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Peter. It is that God hath not spoken in his Church in the person of Jesus Christ only, in the manner that he hath heretofore spoken by his Prophets, in sundry sorts more covert and dark:¹ but hath spoken by his own Son, plainly and with an open face, and hath showed unto us by him the doctrine of salvation, so fully and perfectly, that we may not attend any other perfection in this world, as touching that point.

Peter. It is that God hathe not spoken in his Church in the person of Iesus Christe onely, in the manner that he hath heretofore spoken by his Prophets, in sundry sortes more couert and darke:¹ but hath spoken by his owne Sonne, plainly and with an open face, and hathe shewed vnto vs by him ye doctrine of saluatiō, so fully and perfectly, that we may not attende any other perfection in thys worlde, as touching that pointe.

1John. 1 c. 7. b. Math. 17. a. 2. Cor. 3. dIohn. 1 c. 7. b. Math. 17. a. 2. Cor. 3. d

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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…

Of the power and efficacy of the ministry of Jesus Christ, and of that which he giveth to the ministry of others.

Of the povver and efficacie of the ministerie of Iesus Christ, and of that vvhich he giueth to the ministerie of others.

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Of the power and efficacy of the ministry of Jesus Christ, and of that which he giveth to the ministry of others.

Of the povver and efficacie of the ministerie of Iesus Christ, and of that vvhich he giueth to the ministerie of others.

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