A14463:1659
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.
How that ignorance and malice are contrary to true regeneration and reformation, and how there is either more or less ignorance and malice in some than in other some.
Hovv that ignorance and malice are contrary to true regeneration and reformation, and hovv there is either more or lesse ignorance and malice in some than in other some.
M. But if a man be not thoroughly regenerate & reformed of all these two ⟨p. 250⟩parts, may he not at the least be of one of them?
M. BVt if a man be not thorowly regenerate & reformed of all these two ⟨p. 250⟩partes, may he not at the least be of one of them?
P. If he be not of them both, we may not properly call him regenerate and reformed. And yet notwithstanding, I confess that among them which are not regenerate and reformed by the spirit of God, some have more malice than ignorance, and others more ignorance than malice, which are the two vices the most contrary to true regeneration and reformation that may be, which comprehend the understanding and the will. For ignorance is properly reported to the understanding, and malice to the will.
P. If he be not of them bothe, we maye not proprely call him regenerate and reformed. And yet notwithstanding, I confesse that among them whiche are not regenerate and reformed by the spirite of God, some haue more malice than ignoraunce, and others more ignorance than malice, whiche are the two vices the most contrarie to true regeneration and reformation that may bée, whiche comprehende the vnderstanding and the will. For ignoraunce is proprely reported to the vnderstanding, and malice to the will.