A14463:1691
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. And doth he communicate his other virtues to the reprobates?
M. ANd doth he communicate his other vertues to the reprobates?
P. To speak properly, God doth not communicate his virtues to the wicked and to the reprobate: For albeit he bestowed upon them of his gifts and of his graces, yet are they not virtues in their person, as they be in God and in his elect.
P. To speake proprely, God doth not cō municate his vertues to the wicked and to the reprobate: For albeit he bestowed vpon them of his gifts and of his graces, yet are they not vertues in their person, as they be in God and in his electe.
M. Why so?
P. Because they do abuse ⟨p. 256⟩and pervert them as doth the devil, in such sort that whereas they should serve to the honour of God, it is no thank to them that they dishonour him not by them: And on the other side, because they do so foul them, not reporting them to the glory of god as they ought to do, but do clean contrary, they do infect and empoison them, as much as in them is, by the venom which the devil hath put into their hearts and understandings, in such sort that they be in them, so far as concerneth their person, as a meat, which of his nature being good, mought be corrupted by poison.