A14463:2237
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.
P. Thou mayest well understand, that if they which are appointed to correct others, do not first correct themselves among themselves, they shall have no great authority to correct those which they ought to correct, neither may they do it without their great shame and confusion, and without giving great occasion of murmur, slander, and scattering of all the Church.
P. Thou mayste well vnderstande, that if they whiche are appointed to correcte others, doe not first correct themselues amōg themselues, they shal haue no great authoritie to correcte those whiche they ought to correcte, neyther may they doe it without their greate shame and confusion, and without giuyng great occasion of murmure, slaunder, and scattering of all the Churche.
M. And if they which have special charge in the Church, do bear the one with the other, and be them selves the cause of slanders, and scattering of the same, hath not then the whole Church together power to correct them, and to provide for and remedy such faults?
M. And if they whiche haue speciall charge in the Churche, doe bear the one with the other, and be them selues the cause of slaunders, and scattering of the same, hath not then the whole Church together power to correct them, and to prouyde for and remedie suche faultes?
P. Seeing that the power whereof we speak, is given by Jesus Christ, to his whole Church, who hath power to take it from her? May they take it from her to whom she hath given it?
P. Séeing that the power wherof we speake, is giuen by Iesus Chryst, to his whole Church, who hath power to take it from hir? May they take it from hir to whome shée hath giuen it?