A14463:143
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.
Of Marriage. 52.
Of Mariage. 52.
AS concerning Marriage, albeit to speak properly, the Christian ⟨p. 53⟩Church accounteth it not for a Sacrament, as do the Papists, and in such sort, as they hold for sacraments baptism and the Supper: yet notwithstanding, she accounteth it a holy ordinance ordained of God, and not of men, and for the lawful conjunction of the man and of the woman, whereby God hath willed, that mankind should be conserved and multiplied. And therefore she doth allow and avow it for an honourable estate unto all men, of what estate or condition so ever they be, & accounteth the bed unspotted, and the remedy the which God hath ordained against the incontinence of all those which have not the gift. Contrarily, she accounteth for unlawful conjunction, and for abominable whoredom and pollution condemned of God, all other conjunction between man and woman, and doth condemn as false Prophets, and Apostates of the faith, and ministers of Antichrist, all those which forbid any manner of person to marry, that is capable, and in what place or time so ever it be.
AS concernyng Mariage, albeit to speake properlye, the Christian ⟨p. 53⟩Churche accoumpteth it not for a Sacrament, as doe the Papists, and in suche sort, as they hold for sacraments baptisme and the Supper: yet notwithstandyng, she accompteth it a holy ordinance ordeyned of God, and not of men, and for the lawfull coniunction of the man and of the woman, whereby God hath willed, that mankinde shoulde be conserued and multiplied. And therfore she doth allowe and aduowe it for an honorable estate vnto al men, of what estate or condition so euer they be, & accompteth the bed vnspotted, and the remedie the which God hathe ordeyned againste the incontinencie of all those which haue not the gift. Contrarily, she accompteth for vnlawful coniunction, and for abhominable whooredom and pollution condemned of God, all other coniunction betwéene man and woman, and dothe condemne as false Prophetes, and Apostates of the faithe, and ministers of Antichriste, all those whiche forbidde any manner of persone to marrie, that is capable, and in what place or tyme so euer it bée.