A14463:1801
A14463:1801
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. There is then no minister that may well preach repentance. ⟨p. 280⟩without preaching the law of God.
M. There is then no minister that may wel preach repentāce. ⟨p. 280⟩withoute preaching the lawe of God.
P. It cannot otherwise be done. But it is not enough to preach the doctrine of the law if that of the Gospel be not forthwith joined unto it.
P. It cannot otherwise be done. But it is not ynough to preach the doctrine of the lawe if that of the Gospel be not foorthwith ioyned vnto it.
M. For what cause?
P. For that that the law setteth forth but the wrath of God against sinners, the should bring men rather to despair than to true repentance, if there were no promise by the Gospel, of the grace and mercy of God which is offered to them in Jesus Christ, to obtain remission of their sins in him, and by him.
P. For that that the lawe settethe foorth but the wrath of God against sinners, the shoulde bring men rather to dispaire than to true repentaunce, if there were no promise by the Gospell, of the grace and mercie of God whiche is offered to them in Iesus Christ, to obtayn remission of their sinnes in him, and by him.
M. Give me an example of that which thou sayest.
M. Giue me an example of that which thou sayest.
P. We have one very evident in Judas and S. Peter.
P. We haue one very euident in Iudas and S. Peter.
M. 1It seemeth to me that it is written in the Gospel, not only that S. Peter did repent, that he had denied Jesus Christ, but also Judas, that he did betray him. And that notwithstanding the repentance of Judas letted him not from desperation, the which thing happened not to S. Peter, but wholly the contrary.
M. 1It séemeth to me that it is written in the Gospel, not only that S. Peter did repente, that he had denied Iesus Christe, but also Iudas, that he did betray hym. And that notwithstanding the repentance of Iudas letted him not from desperacion, the whiche thing happened not to S. Peter, but wholly the contrarie.
Peter. That happened to Judas for the cause that I have already cited, to wit, for that he laid hold only upon the Judgement of God set forth in his law, ⟨p. 281⟩without laying hold upon the grace and mercy of God set forth in his Gospel to all repentants and faithful, as S. Peter did apprehend it, after that he had renown ced Jesus Christ.
Peter. That happened to Iudas for the cause that I haue already cited, to witte, for that he layde houlde onely vppon the Iudgement of God set foorth in hys lawe, ⟨p. 281⟩without laying holde vpon the grace and mercie of God set foorth in his Gospel to all repentants and faithfull, as S. Peter did apprehend it, after that he had renoū ced Iesus Chryst.
M. IT followeth then that true repentance can not be without true faith.
M. IT followeth then that true repentance can not be withoute true faith.
P. It is very certain, that if a man have not true faith in the word of God, for the first he shall make none account of the law, ne yet of all the threatenings of his judgement contained in the same, but shall mock at it only as do the Atheists, and all men which are without God, without law, and without faith, do scoff at all the holy Scriptures.
P. It is very certain, that if a man haue not true faith in the word of God, for the first he shall make none accompt of the lawe, ne yet of all the threatnings of his iudgement conteyned in the same, but shall mocke at it onely as doe the Atheists, and all men whiche are withoute God, without lawe, and without faithe, doe scoffe at all the holye Scriptures.
M. If they have no faith in the word of God concerning his law, there is no appearance that they have any more concerning the Gospel, and the grace and mercy of God promised in the same.
M. If they haue no faith in the word of God concerning his lawe, there is no apparance that they haue any more cōcerning the Gospell, and the grace and mercie of God promised in the same.
P. That notwithstanding, this faith in the Gospel is the principal point that is required in true repentance. For albeit that a man ⟨p. 282⟩have faith, in all that which the law declareth, so it is that this faith can not let him to despair as Judas did, if he pass not further to the Gospel, but such a faith shall cause him to despair the more.
P. That notwithstanding, this fayth in the Gospel is the principall pointe that is required in true repentance. For albeit that a man ⟨p. 282⟩haue faith, in all that which the law declareth, so it is that this faith can not let him to dispaire as Iudas did, if he passe not further to the Gospell, but suche a faith shal cause him to despaire the more.
M. How may that be?
P. Forsomuch as such a faith is not full, in as much as she leaveth the principal whereupon the true faith is founded, to wit, the promises of the grace of GOD in Jesus Christ.
P. Forsomuch as suche a faithe is not full, in as muche as shée leaueth the principall whereuppon the true faithe is founded, to witte, the promises of the grace of GOD in Iesus Chryst.