A14463:2322
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. S. Paul doth not only forbid to receive to the communion ⟨p. 382⟩of the Sacraments, whoremasters, covetous parsons, idolaters, evil speakers, drunkards, spoilers, idle parsons, and such as live disordinately, & will not be content with their own place among others, and yet bear the name of Christians, but forbiddeth also to eat or drink or to use any familiar conversation with them.
P. S. Paule dothe not only forbid to receiue to the communion ⟨p. 382⟩of the Sacraments, whoremasters, couetous parsons, idolaters, euill speakers, drunkerdes, spoylers, idle parsons, and such as liue disordinately, & will not be content with their owne place among others, and yet beare the name of Christiās, but forbiddeth also to eate or drinke or to vse any familiar conuersation with them.
M. If these men deserve to be so rejected not only from the assemblies of the Church, but also from all other good companies, I doubt not but the like must be done to all those which are spotted with vices and faults, which are as great or greater than are these.