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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 office as well of the ministers as of the other ancients…: Of the office as well of the ministers as of the other ancients and Censures of the…A FAMILIAR exposition of the principall points of the Cathechisme,… › Dialogue 20 › Of the office as vvell of the ministers as of the other auncientes…: Of the office as vvell of the ministers as of the other auncientes and Censures of the…

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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?

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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?

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M. No, except they be tyrants.

M. No, excepte they be tyrauntes.

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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…

The .xxj. Dialogue is of brotherly correction, of excommunication, & of particular instructions.

The .xxj. Dialogue is of brotherly correction, of excōmunication, & of particular instructions.

Of the order that must be holden in the correction of every mans faults, according to the nature and quality of the same.

Of the order that must be holden in the correction of euery mans faults, accordyng to the nature and qualitie of the same.

Of excommunication, and of the greatest rigour of the same.

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