A14463:2188
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. 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.
P. No, for so much as he hath in him all the parts that make a very man, and the seeds of all things required in mans nature, notwithstanding that the fruits as yet appear not, for albeit that a thing begone, be not yet fully perfected, it followeth not for all that, but that the beginnings are true and sound, and that it is true and perfect, forsomuch as is already of it.
P. No, for somuche as he hath in him all the partes that make a verie man, and the séedes of all things required in mans nature, notwythstanding that the frutes as yet appeare not, for albéeit that a thing begone, be not yet fully perfected, it followeth not for all that, but that the beginnings are true and sounde, and that it is true and perfect, forsomuch as is alreadie of it.
M. Thou wilt then say in like sort, that albeit that repentance, faith and charity, be not in us so great & so perfect, that no more may be wished for, yet for all that they leave not to be ⟨p. 353⟩true and whole, provided that we have the true seeds thereof in us, and the true beginnings of all the parts required in the same.