A14463:2422
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. There be chiefly two points to consider in that.
M. Which is the first?
P. I have already touched it as by the way, that god commandeth us to pray one for another as an exercise of our faith towards him, & of the charity which we ought to practise the one towards the others. For he is greatly pleased when we do declare by effect that we have care for our brethren as we have for our selves, & that we recommend them by these our prayers, as our selves, knowing that they be aswell theirs as ours, & that we have this confidence in him, that he will hear the prayers which we make for them, as he will do those which we make for our selves.
P. I haue already touched it as by ye way, yt god cōmaūdeth vs to praye one for another as an exercise of our faith towards him, & of the charitie which we ought to practise ye one towardes the others. For he is greatly pleased when we do declare by effect yt we haue care for our brethren as we haue for our selues, & yt we recōmend thē by these our prayers, as oure selues, knowing yt they be aswel theirs as ours, & that wée haue this confidēce in him, yt he wil heare the praiers which we make for thē, as he wil doe those which wée make for our selues.