A14463:1513
A14463:1513
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. S. Paul calleth it so, for those causes which I have already declared unto thee.
P. S. Paule calleth it so, for those causes which I haue alredie declared vnto thée.
P. Forasmuch as God hath predestinate all his chosen, to make them like to his son Jesus Christ, and inheritors of his heavenly kingdom with him, there is no doubt but that this gift is so joined with the eternal election of God, that it may in no wise be separate, no more than the effect from his cause.
P. Forsomuche as God hathe predestinate all his chosen, to make them lyke to his sonne Iesus Christ, and enheritors of his heauenly kingdome wyth him, ther is no doubt but yt this gift is so ioyned wt the eternal election of God, yt it may in no wise be separate, no more than the effect from his cause.
M. It followeth then that this gift is common to all the elect of God, and proper to every of them, & that on the contrary, all the reprobates are clearly shut from it. It is certain that the reprobates are never made partakers of this gift: For if they were made ⟨p. 220⟩[…] ⟨p. 221⟩[…] ⟨p. 222⟩[…] ⟨p. 223⟩[…] ⟨p. 224⟩partakers, it should be a very sure testimony that they were of the elect, and not of the refused: forasmuch as it is written, that they which are chosen, are chosen to be afterward called,1 justified, and glorified, and to be made fully like the Son of God.
M. It foloweth then yt this gift is cōmon to al the elect of God, and propre to euery of them, & that on the contrarye, all the reprobates are cléerely shutte from it. It is certaine that the reprobates are neuer made partakers of thys gyft: For if they were made ⟨p. 220⟩〈…〉 ⟨p. 221⟩〈…〉 ⟨p. 222⟩〈…〉 ⟨p. 223⟩〈…〉 ⟨p. 224⟩
M. Wilt thou say the like of the gift of faith?
M. Wilte thou saye the lyke of the gifte of fayth?
P. Not only of the gift of faith, but also of the gift of charity, of hope, of the fear of God, and of perseverance, and other such like, which are in such sort proper to the elect of God, that none others are made partakers of them.
P. Not only of the gift of faith, but also of the gift of charitie, of hope, of the feare of God, and of perseuerance, and other such lyke, which are in suche sorte propre to the electe of God, that none others are made partakers of them.
M. IF it be so as thou sayest, we are not then saved only by faith, but also by charity, and consequently by works, and by all the other virtues which thou haste now named.
M. IF it be so as thou sayest, we are not then saued onely by faith, but also by charitie, and consequently by works, and by all the other vertues which thou haste nowe named.
P. Why sayest thou so?
M. Because that thou haste placed those same virtues among the gifts of the spirit of God, which are necessary ⟨p. 225⟩to salvation.
M. Bicause that thou haste placed those same vertues among the giftes of the spirite of God, which are necessarye ⟨p. 225⟩to saluation.
P. In this thou hast to consider, the difference that is between the cause and his effects.
P. In this thou hast to consider, the difference that is betwene the cause and his effects.
P. I will say that the gift of faith is necessary for our salvation, as the gift which Saint Paul doth call the spirit of adoption, because that faith is the mean whereby me do communicate of the justice and of all the benefits of Jesus Christ, as we have declared heretofore. And therefore the holy scripture doth ascribe unto it justification.
P. I wil say that the gifte of faith is necessary for our saluation, as the gifte which Saincte Paule doth call the spirite of adoption, bycause that faith is the meane whereby me doe communicate of the iustice and of all the benefites of Iesus Christ, as we haue declared heretofore. And therefore the holy scripture doth ascribe vnto it iustificatiō.
M. What sayest thou then of charity?
M. What sayest thou then of charitie?
P. I say that it is a gift which dependeth of the gift of faith, as the effect of his cause, and as the fruit of the free which bringeth it forth.
P. I say that it is a gifte which dependeth of the gifte of faith, as the effect of his cause, and as the frute of the frée which bringeth it foorthe.
M. But for so much as charity cannot be separated from faith, if faith be true faith, it followeth then, that if we cannot be justified without faith, no more may we then also without charity neither consequently be saved without the one and the other, seeing that our salvation proceedeth of our justification.
M. But for somuche as charitie cannot be separated from faith, if faythe be true faith, it followeth then, that if we cannot be iustified without faith, no more may we then also without charitie neyther consequently be saued withoute the one and the other, séeing that our saluation procéedeth of our iustification.