A14463:2436
A14463:2436
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.
M. Recite me that form of prayer.
M. Recite mée that forme of prayer.
P. Our father which art in the heavens. Thy name be hallowed. Thy kingdom come. Thy will be done in earth, as it is in heaven. Give us this day our daily bread. And pardon us our sins, as we pardon them which offend us. And lead us not into temptation: but deliver us from the evil one. For unto thee belongeth the reign, the power, & the glory eternally. So be it.
P. Oure father which art in ye heauēs. Thy name be halowed. Thy kingdome come. Thy wil be done in earth, as it is in heauen. Gyue vs this day our daily bread. And pardon vs our sinnes, as we pardō them which offend vs. And lead vs not into temptation: but deliuer vs frō the euil one. For vnto thée belongeth ye raigne, the power, & the glory eternally. So be it.
M. Show me what this prayer containeth in sum.
M. Shewe mée what this praier cōteineth in sūme.
P. It doth contain first a brief preface, & then six requests, in the which Jesus Christ hath comprehended all the things which men may justly demand of God, as well for his honour, as for their salvation, and all their necessaries aswell corporal as spiritual.
P. It doth conteine first a briefe preface, & then sixe requestes, in the which Iesus Christ hath comprehended all the things which men maye iustlye demaunde of God, as well for his honour, as for their saluation, and all their necessaryes aswell corporall as spirituall.
M. What doth he teach us in the preface?
M. WHat dothe hée teache vs in the preface?
P. Five things every ⟨p. 407⟩one well worthy to be noted,1 and so requisite in the prayer, that without them it could not be a true prayer.
P. Fyue things euery ⟨p. 407⟩one well woorthy to be noted,1 and so requisite in the prayer, that without them it coulde not be a true prayer.
M. Which is the first?
M. Which is the firste?
P. By that which he teacheth us to call God father, he teacheth us also that we may have no access to him, which trust to be heard of him, if first he be not agreed with us, in such forte as he account us for his children, and that we also account him for our father.
P. By that which he teacheth vs to call God father, he teacheth vs also that wée maye haue no accesse to hym, which trust to be heard of him, if fyrst he be not agréed with vs, in suche forte as he accompte vs for his children, and that we also accompte him for our father.
M. Which is the third?
M. Which is the thirde?
P. It followeth after thereof, that we may have no access to him, nor yet our prayers, if we take not his son Jesus Christ for our mediator and advocate, towards him.1
P. It foloweth after thereof, that wée maye haue no accesse to him, nor yet our prayers, if wée take not his sonne Iesus Christ for our mediator and aduocate, towards him.1
M. How doth it follow of that which thou hast said?
M. How doth it folow of that which thou hast saide?
P. For so much as God cannot be our Father but by the mean of Jesus Christ, by whom he hath adopted us for his children, as we have also expounded heretofore.
P. For so muche as God cannot be our Father but by the meane of Iesus Christe, by whom he hath adopted vs for his childrē, as we haue also expoūded heretofore.
M. What haste thou yet to say for the fourth point?
M. What haste thou yet to saye for the fourth poynt?
P. That we should not fear at all to direct our prayers to God, and not to mistrust but that they shall be heard, for so much as he is our Father, and that we have Jesus Christ for our ⟨p. 408⟩advocate towards him.
P. That wée shoulde not feare at all to direct our prayers to God, and not to mistrust but that they shal be heard, for so much as he is our Father, and that wee haue Iesus Christ for our ⟨p. 408⟩aduocate towards him.