A14463:1405
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. If Jesus Christ do make incessantly intercession for us, in such sort as thou sayest, it is then requisite that he be perpetually in Heaven before the Father, not only in his divine nature, but also in his humane nature, in the which he hath satisfied for us, and for whose cause he is our intercessor, mediator and advocate.
M. If Iesus Christ do make incessantly intercession for vs, in such sorte as thou sayst, it is then requisite that he be perpetually in Heauen before the Father, not onely in hys diuine nature, but also in his humane nature, in the whiche he hath satisfied for vs, and for whose cause he is our intercessor, mediatoure and aduocate.
P. ⟨p. 206⟩If he were not risen again and ascended into Heaven, we might not only not hold him for our mediator and advocate, but also we mought not account him for our lord and our king.
P. ⟨p. 206⟩If he were not risen againe and ascended into Heauen, we mighte not onely not hold him for our mediator and aduocate, but also we mought not accompt him for oure lorde and oure king.
M. For what cause?
P. For that that he should not have ben victorious of our enemies, which are the world, the flesh, sin, death, the devil, and hell, and should not have delivered us, but should himself have ben vanquished by them.
P. For that that he shoulde not haue ben victorious of our enimies, whiche are the world, the fleshe, sinne, death, the diuell, and hell, and shoulde not haue deliuered vs, but shoulde himselfe haue ben vāquished by them.
M. We are then assured of this victory whereof thou speakest, by the resurrection and ascension of Jesus Christ.
M. We are then assured of this victorie wherof thou speakest, by the resurrection and ascention of Iesus Christ.
P. We are not only assured, but also the victory is the fruit which cometh unto us by that resurrection and ascension, as also the perpetual intercession by the which we are assured, that we have the son of God in Heaven for our intercessor and advocate.
P. We ar not only assured, but also ye victorie is the frute which commeth vnto vs by that resurrection and ascention, as also the perpetuall intercession by the whiche wee are assured, that we haue the sonne of God in Heauen for our intercessor and aduocate.
M. Have we yet any other points to consider upon the work of redemption done by Jesus Christ?
M. HAue we yet any other pointes to cōsider vpon the work of redemption done by Iesus Christ?
Pet. We have also therein to consider the two comings of him.
Pet. We haue also therin to cōsider the two commings of him.
M. Which is the first?
M. Which is the firste?
P. It is this same whereof we now speak, in the which he toke our flesh to accomplish ⟨p. 207⟩in the same all the works whereof we have spoken until this present.
P. It is this same whereof we nowe speake, in the which he toke our flesh to accomplish ⟨p. 207⟩in the same all the workes whereof wée haue spoken vntill this presente.
Math. Which is the second?
Math. Whyche is the seconde?
Peter. That wherein he shall come, not in the baseness and infirmity of the flesh to suffer for us as he did in his first coming: but in glory and majesty, to glorify with him all those which thorough saith shall have received him for their saviour and redeemer, when he was set forth unto them by the Gospel: & condemn as judge of the living and of the dead, all these which would not have received him, & acknowledge him for such an one, and to make all his enemies his footstool.
Peter. That wherein he shall come, not in the basenesse and infirmitie of the fleshe to suffer for vs as he did in his firste comming: but in glorie and maiestie, to glorifye with him all those whiche thorough saith shal haue receyued him for their sauiour and redemer, when he was set forth vnto them by the Gospell: & condemne as iudge of the liuing and of the deade, all these whiche woulde not haue receyued him, & acknowledge him for such an one, and to make al his enimies his footstoole.
MATTHEW. What is there now to be done in the matters that we have yet to handle following those which we have already ⟨p. 208⟩heretofore handled.
MATHEVV. WHat is there now to be doon in the matters that we haue yet to hādle folowing those whiche wée haue already ⟨p. 208⟩heretofore hādled.