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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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THE SUM OF the principal points of the Christian faith and Reli… › Chapter 5: Of the Trinity of persons, in the unity of the divine essence, and of their propriety…THE SVMME OF the principall pointes of the Christian faith and Reli… › Chapter 5: Of the Trinitie of persons, in the vnitie of the diuine essence, and of their proprieti…

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Of the Trinity of persons, in the unity of the divine essence, and of their proprieties, and of the creation of the world. Chap. 5.

Of the Trinitie of persons, in the vnitie of the diuine essence, and of their proprieties, and of the creation of the worlde. Chap. 5.

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Further, albeit that there is but one only God, in one only divine essence, this notwithstanding,¹ the Christian faith doth acknowledge in that divine essence, the Father, the Son, and the holy Ghost, accordingly, as God hath declared himself in his word, the which albeit he be distinguished in three persons, yet notwithstanding those three divine persons are but one only God, in one self same essence: in the which, the faith doth consider the father, as the fountain of all divinity, and the Creator of all things, visible and invisible: and the Son as the eternal word and wisdom of him, by the which all things are made, ordained and placed as they are: ⟨p. 7⟩and the holy Ghost, as his infinite power, by the which he doth sustain and govern them, according to his eternal providence.

FVrther, albeit that there is but one only God, in one only diuine essence, this notwithstanding,¹ the Christian faith doth acknowledge in that diuine essence, the Father, the Son, and the holy Ghoste, accordingly, as God hath declared himselfe in his worde, the whiche albeit he be distinguished in thrée persons, yet notwithstāding those thrée diuine persons are but one only God, in one selfe same essence: in the which, the faith doth cōsider ye father, as the fountayn of all diuinitie, and the Creator of all things, visible and inuisible: and the Son as the eternal word and wisedom of him, by the whiche all things ar made, ordeined and placed as they are:

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The book

Title as printed

Author

Pierre Viret 1511–1571

Place

London

Printer

Henry Bynneman?

Bookseller

Abraham Veale

Year

1573

Size

[8], 400, 403-538 p.

Words

101,544

Catalogue

STC 24778 · ESTC S119199

Text

EEBO-TCP A14463

Passages

2,690

Sections

427

Title page

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…

Of the Trinity of persons, in the unity of the divine essence, and of their proprieties, and of the creation of the world. Chap. 5.

Of the Trinitie of persons, in the vnitie of the diuine essence, and of their proprieties, and of the creation of the worlde. Chap. 5.

Of the providence of God. Chap. 6.

Of the prouidence of God. Chap. 6.

Of the eternal Predestination of God, and of the manifesting of the same, and where we ought to seek it. Chapter. 7.

Of the eternall Predestination of God, and of the manifesting of the same, and where wee ought to seeke it. Chapter. 7.

Of the author of sin, and of the incomprehensible wisdom of God, which is in his eternal ordinance. Chap. 8.

Of the author of sinne, and of the incomprehensible wisedome of God, which is in his eternal ordinance. Chap. 8.

Of man, and of the creation and fall of him by sin. Chap 9.

Of man, and of the creation and fall of him by sinne. Chap 9.

Of the redemption and restoring of man, and of the only mediator Jesus Christ. Chap. 10.

Of the redemption and restoring of man, and of the only mediator Iesus Christe. Chap. 10.

Of the true invocation and prayer towards God. Chapter. 11.

Of the true inuocation and prayer towardes God. Chapter. 11.

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Reformers309

Puritans1,782

Westminster Assembly24

Evangelicals36

Of the Trinity of persons, in the unity of the divine essence, and of their proprieties, and of the creation of the world. Chap. 5.

Of the Trinitie of persons, in the vnitie of the diuine essence, and of their proprieties, and of the creation of the worlde. Chap. 5.

Of the providence of God. Chap. 6.

Of the prouidence of God. Chap. 6.

Of the eternal Predestination of God, and of the manifesting of the same, and where we ought to seek it. Chapter. 7.

Of the eternall Predestination of God, and of the manifesting of the same, and where wee ought to seeke it. Chapter. 7.

Of the author of sin, and of the incomprehensible wisdom of God, which is in his eternal ordinance. Chap. 8.

Of the author of sinne, and of the incomprehensible wisedome of God, which is in his eternal ordinance. Chap. 8.

Of man, and of the creation and fall of him by sin. Chap 9.

Of man, and of the creation and fall of him by sinne. Chap 9.

Of the redemption and restoring of man, and of the only mediator Jesus Christ. Chap. 10.

Of the redemption and restoring of man, and of the only mediator Iesus Christe. Chap. 10.

Of the true invocation and prayer towards God. Chapter. 11.

Of the true inuocation and prayer towardes God. Chapter. 11.

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