A14463:2186
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.
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M. I graunt it.
P. No more canst thou deny, that a child, how young soever he be, is ⟨p. 352⟩compounded of such a body and such a soul, notwithstanding that men do not yet see in effect in him, so great a perfection of the body, and of reason and understanding, and of other gifts, as well of the body as of the spirit, as in a perfect man.
P. No more canst thou denie, that a chylde, howe yong soeuer he be, is ⟨p. 352⟩compounded of suche a bodie and suche a soule, notwithstanding yt men do not yet sée in effecte in him, so great a perfection of the bodie, and of reason and vnderstanding, and of other gifts, as wel of the bodie as of the spirite, as in a perfecte man.
M. I do well understand that thou wilt say, that albeit a child may grow both in bigness, force, discretion, prudence, knowledge, & in such like virtues, thereby to attain to greater perfection, yet notwithstanding this same letteth not at all, but that he is already a very man.
M. I do wel vnderstand yt thou wilt say, that albeit a child may grow both in bignesse, force, discretion, prudence, knowledge, & in such like vertues, therby to attaine to greater perfection, yet notwithstanding this same letteth not at all, but that he is alreadie a very man.