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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…

Name: A Christian instruction, containing the law and the Gospel Also a summary of the…
Author: Pierre Viret

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.

Pierre Viret 1511–1571London: printed by Henry Bynneman? for Abraham Veale, 1573

[8], 400, 403-538 p. · 102k words · STC 24778 · ESTC S119199

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A FAMILIAR exposition of the principal points of the Catechism,… › Dialogue 20 › Of the censures and ancients of the Church, and of the manner of the…: Of the censures and ancients of the Church, and of the manner of the policy of the same.A FAMILIAR exposition of the principall points of the Cathechisme,… › Dialogue 20 › Of the censures and ancients of the Church, and of the maner of the…: Of the censures and ancients of the Church, and of the maner of the policie of the same.

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M. Which is the first of these two causes?

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P. It is that the ministers are not ordinarily so many, that they may see in every place: and on the other part all are not so careful, so diligent, and so perfect, to look to all things, as it were to be desired.

P. It is that the ministers are not ordinarily so many, that they maye sée in euery place: and on the other part all are not so carefull, so diligent, and so perfect, to loke to all things, as it were to be desired.

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M. Which is the other cause?

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P. It is that all be it they could do it, it is good that there be others of the Church, which may be joined unto them, to give to understand, that the Church, in respect of the policy and discipline ye Jesus Christ hath there appointed, and of the government which he hath given to men, is not as a Monarchy, or some other temporal lordship, in the which certain princes have all absolute authority: but it is an holy and free commonalty, which for that cause is called the communion of Saints, to the which Jesus Christ hath given in general and not to any one in particular, all the power and authority that there is, to use for edification, and not to destruction.

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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…

Of the true head of the Church and of the power given to the church by Jesus Christ to chose those which have public office in the same, & how requisite it is that that order be there observed.

Of the true head of the Church and of the power giuen to the church by Iesus Christ to chose those vvhich haue publique office in the same, & hovv requisite it is that that order be there obserued.

Of the office as well of the ministers as of the other ancients and Censures of the Church, and of the regard that chiefly must be had unto them.

Of the office as vvell of the ministers as of the other auncientes and Censures of the Church, and of the regard that chiefly must be had vnto them.

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