A14463:1707
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.
Peter. I confess that which thou sayest. And so by the same very mean the Devil might be preferred unto the honestest man of the world. For as ⟨p. 260⟩I have already said, he is more excellent than any man in all those things whereof the most brave and most excellent of the world may glory and vaunt them.
Peter. I confesse that whiche thou sayest. And so by the same verye meane the Deuyll myghte bée preferred vnto the honestest manne of the worlde. For as ⟨p. 260⟩I haue alredy sayd, he is more excellente than any man in all those thinges wherof the most braue and most excellente of the world may glory and vaunte them.
M. I see well they do greatly deceive themselves therein, & that an honest man, which hath the true fear of God and liveth holy, is much more to be esteemed, than all the most mighty, skilful, wise, experimented and discreet, and all the most excellent that a man mought find in all things, if the fear of God, goodness, justice and holiness be wanting.
M. I sée well they do greatly deceiue thēselues therein, & that an honest man, which hath the true feare of God and liueth holy, is much more to be estéemed, than al ye most mightie, skilfull, wise, experimented and discréete, and all the most excellent that a man mought finde in all things, if ye feare of God, goodnesse, iustice and holynesse be wanting.
P. Thou concludest very well. And therefore Jesus Christ said to his Apostles, which did glory because the devils were subject to them, by mean of the gift of miracle which was given to them: Rejoice not,