A14463:2269
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.
If excommunication may extend further than to the disobedient.
If excommunication may extende further than to the disobedient.
M. Seeing then that excommunication belongeth properly to the disobedient, may they then excommunicate those which acknowledge their fault, how great so ever it be, and do give testimony evident enough of their repentance before they be excommunicated?
M. SEeing then that excommunication belōgeth properly to the disobediēt, may they then excōmunicate those which acknowledge their fault, how great so euer it be, and do giue testimonie euident inough of their repentance before they be excommunicated?
P. Thou must understand that all disobedience deserveth excommunication, and chiefly when a man hath been admonished three times (according to the order given by Jesus Christ concerning the same) and doth not amend his faults, when they be offensive and of evil example, and that they be not only little infirmities and ignorances, the ⟨p. 370⟩which men may not as easily correct as they would, but are great offences.