A14463:1507
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. For the first, seeing that none can be justified nor be made the Son of God but only by faith in Jesus Christ, it followeth well, that none can be saved without this gift of faith. And therefore S. Paul doth call this gift and grace of God, the spirit of adoption, by the which he adopteth us for his children in Jesus Christ, by the mean and work of his holy Spirit.
P. For the first, séeing that none can be iustified nor be made the Sonne of God but onely by fayth in Iesus Christe, it foloweth well, yt none can be saued without this gifte of faith. And therfore S. Paule doth call this gift and grace of God, the spirite of adoption, by the whiche hée adopteth vs for his children in Iesus Christe, by the meane and worke of his holie Spirite.
Matthew. What understandest thou by that adoption?
Mathevv. What vnderstandest thou by that adoption?
Pet. Thou knowest well that men do call children adoptive, those which be not natural children to them which do choose and accept them for their children: but they are it only by the love and favour of him which taketh them for his children, and giveth them such right as he mought give to his natural children.
Pet. Thou knowest well that men doe call children adoptiue, those whiche be not naturall children to them whiche doe choose and accepte them for their children: but they are it onely by the loue and fauoure of him whiche taketh them for his children, and giueth them suche righte as he mought giue to his naturall children.