A14463:1760
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.
P. Thou takest it very well, and therefore the Lord hath plainly said by Moses,1 that he will raise up out of the middest of his people, ⟨p. 273⟩those Prophets the which he will give unto her, to teach her, to the end that they shall not go forth of his Church to seek them. Howe agreeth this then with that which thou hast heretofore said, that the gift of prophecy and such like, were as well communicate to infidels and reprobates, as thou hast very well proved by testimonies and examples of the holy Scriptures?
P. Thou takest it verie well, and therfore the Lord hath playnely sayde by Moyses,1 that he will rayse vp out of the middest of his people, ⟨p. 273⟩those Prophets the whiche he will gyue vnto hir, to teach hir, to the ende that they shall not go foorthe of his Churche to séeke them. Howe agréeth this then with that which thou hast heretofore sayde, that the gifte of prophecie and suche like, were as well communicate to infidells and reprobates, as thou hast very well proued by testimonies and examples of the holy Scriptures?
- 1Deut. 18. d
P. That maketh not at all against that which I have now said. For albeit that God at times doth bestow of his gifts upon the unfaithful, the which in deed he doth not bestow upon every faithful man, yet for all that it followeth not but that he doth continually chose some in his Church, to whom he giveth this gift & this office, albeit he doth it not ever after one sort. For he sendeth either moe or few, according as it is needful, and according to the favour that he will show unto it, be it secretly or publicly accordingly as he will make himself known to his.