A14463:1684
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.
M. I Judge these last which offend of malice to be much worse than the first, and further off from the kingdom of God.
M. I Iudge these last which offēd of malice to be much worse than the first, and further off frō the kingdom of God.
P. Thou judgest right well: For there is yet better seed of Religion and greater testimony of the fear of God, and of love toward him, in those which sin of ignorance and through zeal, without knowledge, than in them which sin as of purpose determined, and against their own conscience, which testifieth unto them of the good which they will not follow, and condemneth the evil which they do.
P. Thou iudgest right well: For ther is yet better séede of Religion and greater testimonie of the feare of God, and of loue toward him, in those which sin of ignorāce and thorow zeale, without knowledge, than in them whiche sin as of purpose determined, and against their owne conscience, which testifieth vnto them of the good which they will not folowe, and condemneth the euil which they do.
M. It seemeth to me also that they which offend more of malice than of ignorance, be further of from the nature of God, & that ⟨p. 255⟩they have more of the nature of the devil than the others.
M. It séemeth to mee also that they whiche offend more of malice than of ignorāce, be further of from the nature of God, & that ⟨p. 255⟩they haue more of the nature of the diuell than the others.