A14463:2384
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.
Of prayer, and how it belongeth to none but to the faithful, and may not be addressed but to God.
Of prayer, and hovv it belongeth to none but to the faithfull, and may not be addressed but to God.
MATTHEW. I Have no more now to propone to thee concerning the points which we have already handled. There resteth nothing now, but that thou tell me yet that which thou hast to say touching prayer.
MATHEVV. I Haue no more now to propone to thée concerning the pointes which we haue alredy handled. There resteth nothyng now, but that thou tell me yet that which thou hast to say touching prayer.
P. For so much as prayer is a fruit of faith, whereby the faithful do homage to god, ⟨p. 395⟩and make request unto him for all things which are necessary as well for their body as for their soul, men yield thanks unto him for all the good things which they have already received of him, it followeth then well that it is an honour which belongeth not but only to God, and cannot be yielded unto him but by the faithful.
P. For somuche as prayer is a frute of faithe, whereby the faithfull do homage to god, ⟨p. 395⟩