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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. Yet thou confessest that notwithstanding, they may communicate of the outward signs as well as the other, albeit they can not communicate of the things signified by the signs.
M. Yet thou confessest that notwythstandyng, they may communicate of the outwarde signes as well as the other, albeit they can not communicate of the thyngs signifyed by the signes.
Peter. They may there communicate well, forasmuch as no man may let them, so long as they offer themselves as faithful, and that they be not discovered to the Church for such as they be, in sort that they mought be vanquished of their unworthiness, to seclude them wholly. For if the things signified by the Sacraments do not belong to them, no more also do belong the signs which signify them.
Peter. They maye there communicate well, forsomuche as no mā may let them, so long as they offer themselues as faithfull, and that they be not discouered to the Churche for suche as they bée, in sorte that they mought be vanquished of their vnworthinesse, to seclude them wholly. For if the things signified by the Sacramentes do not belong to them, no more also doe belong the signes whiche signifie them.
Math. If they were then known of men to be such as they be before GOD, they should be excommunicate, to the end they should not approach.
Math. If they were then knowne of men to bée suche as they be before GOD, they shoulde bée excommunicate, to the ende they shoulde not approche.