A14463:1693
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. 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.
P. Bycause they doe abuse ⟨p. 256⟩and peruert them as dothe the diuell, in such sorte that whereas they should serue to the honor of God, it is no thank to thē that they dishonor him not by them: And on the other side, bicause they do so foule thē, not reporting thē to the glorie of god as they ought to do, but do cleane contrarie, they do infect and enpoyson them, as muche as in them is, by the venim which the diuell hath put into their heartes and vnderstandings, in suche sorte that they be in them, so farre as concerneth theyr person, as a meate, whiche of his nature béeing good, mought be corrupted by poyson.
M. Declare this to me some thing more easily, and give me some examples.
M. Declare this to mée some thing more easily, and giue mée some examples.