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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…

Name: A Christian instruction, containing the law and the Gospel Also a summary of the…
Author: Pierre Viret

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.

Pierre Viret 1511–1571London: printed by Henry Bynneman? for Abraham Veale, 1573

[8], 400, 403-538 p. · 102k words · STC 24778 · ESTC S119199

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A FAMILIAR exposition of the principal points of the Catechism,… › Dialogue 12 › How the gift of prophecie may serve to the salvation of those wh…: How the gift of prophecie may serve to the salvation of those which have it not, and…A FAMILIAR exposition of the principall points of the Cathechisme,… › Dialogue 12 › Hovv the gifte of prophecie may serue to the saluation of those vvh…: Hovv the gifte of prophecie may serue to the saluation of those vvhich haue it not, and…

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How the gift of prophecy may serve to the salvation of those which have it not, and not of them which have it.

Hovv the gifte of prophecie may serue to the saluation of those vvhich haue it not, and not of them vvhiche haue it.

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M. Thy meaning is, so far as I can understand, that a man may have the gift of prophecy, by mean whereof God will call his elect to his knowledge, and notwithstanding he by whom he shall call them, shall not himself have the same true knowledge wherewith God maketh himself known to his elect, and by the which he maketh them like to him self, and are brought to honour him.

M. THy meaning is, so farre as I can vnderstande, that a man may haue the gifte of prophecie, by meane whereof God will call his electe to his knowledge, and notwithstanding he by whome he shall call them, shal not himselfe haue the same true knowledge wherewith God maketh himselfe knowen to his elect, and by the which he maketh them like to him selfe, and are broughte to honoure him.

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P. I do so understand it.

P. I do so vnderstāde it.

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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…

How the gift of prophecy may serve to the salvation of those which have it not, and not of them which have it.

Hovv the gifte of prophecie may serue to the saluation of those vvhich haue it not, and not of them vvhiche haue it.

Of the true knowledge of God proper only to his elect, and of the general which is common to all men.

Of the true knovvledge of God proper only to his elect, and of the generall vvhich is common to all men.

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Reformers309

Puritans1,782

Westminster Assembly24

Evangelicals36

How the gift of prophecy may serve to the salvation of those which have it not, and not of them which have it.

Hovv the gifte of prophecie may serue to the saluation of those vvhich haue it not, and not of them vvhiche haue it.

Of the true knowledge of God proper only to his elect, and of the general which is common to all men.

Of the true knovvledge of God proper only to his elect, and of the generall vvhich is common to all men.

The author

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