A14463:1362
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.
P. That is, that seeing men are corrupted by sin, there can proceed from them no work whatsoever it be, have it never so fair a show before men, which is not so foul as nothing may be more.
P. That is, that séeing men are corrupted by sinne, there cā procéede from them no worke whatsoeuer it be, haue it neuer so faire a shewe before men, whiche is not so foule as nothing may be more.
M. It followeth then that they can do no good work, and the best that they can do are all evil of their nature, if God will examine them according to the rule of his justice and perfection.
M. It followeth then that they cā do no good work, and the best that they can do are all euill of their nature, if God will examine them according to the rule of his iustice and perfection.
P. Thou sayest very truth, wherefore so far is it ⟨p. 199⟩off from being able to appease Gods wrath, but that they daily provoke the same more & more, so long as he beholdeth them such as they be of their nature, for god judgeth not as men do.
P. Thou saist very truth, wherefore so farre is it ⟨p. 199⟩off frō being able to apease Gods wrath, but yt they dayly prouoke ye same more & more, so lōg as he beholdeth them such as they be of their nature, for god iudgeth not as mē do.