A14463:1525
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. 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.