A14463:2466
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. Tell me now which be the things that we should demand of him for us.
M. TEll me now whiche be the things that we shoulde demaunde of him for vs.
P. There be of two sorts: For the one sort are corporal and temporal, and do belong but to the course of this life: and the others are spiritual, and have also regard to the eternal life.
P. There be of two sorts: For the one sorte are corporall and temporall, and do belong but to the course of this life: and the others are spirituall, and haue also regarde to the eternall life.
Ma. What doest thou understand by these corporal and temporal things?
Ma. What doest thou vnderstande by these corporall and temporall thynges?
Pet. All those which are necessary for this poor earthly body, and for the entertainment of this life, to accomplish in the service of God the course which we have to run in this world, even to the time that we be come to the estate in the which we shall see all that accomplished which we firstly demand, to wit, the sanctification of his name, the accomplishment of his kingdom, and perfect obedience towards his holy will, as the heavenly Angels do yield it unto him.
Pet. All those whyche are necessarie for this poore earthly bodie, and for the entertainement of this lyfe, to accomplishe in the seruice of God the course whiche we haue to runne in thys worlde, euen to the tyme that we be come to the estate in the whiche we shal sée all that accomplished whiche wée firstly demaunde, to witte, the sanctification of his name, the accomplishemente of his kingdome, and perfect obedience towards his holie will, as the heauenly Angels do yelde it vnto him.
M. In which request doth Jesus Christ comprehend all those things?
M. In whiche request dothe Iesus Chryst comprehend all those things?
Pe. ⟨p. 412⟩It is under the name of the daily bread, the which we ask of God our Father as his children, to employ our selves in his service, forsomuch as it is he that nourisheth us.
Pe. ⟨p. 412⟩It is vnder the name of the dayly bread, the which we aske of God our Father as his children, to employ our selues in his seruice, forsomuch as it is he that nourisheth vs.
M. And the other requests which are for spiritual things what do they contain?
M. ANd the other requests which are for spirituall things what do they conteyn?
P. A confession of our offences and sins, by the which as we confess our selves to be poor and wretched sinners, even so do we daily demand and obtain by Jesus Christ our Lord forgiveness.
P. A confession of our offences and sinnes, by the which as we confesse our selues to be poore and wretched sinners, euen so do we daylye demaunde and obtaine by Iesus Christe our Lorde forgiuenesse.
M. Is there yet any thing else?
P. Finally we require the aid and assistance of God our father against the malice of the devil, and again all the assaults which he may give unto us, and all the tentations which may come unto us, to the end we may obtain a full victory, to triumph once in the kingdom of God, with our true king & captain, and our very Saviour and redeemer Jesus Christ.
P. Finally wée require the ayde and assistance of God our father against the malice of the deuill, and again all the assaultes whiche he may giue vnto vs, and all the tentations which maye come vnto vs, to the ende we may obteyne a ful victorie, to triumph once in the kingdome of God, with our true king & captain, and our very Sauior and redéemer Iesus Christ.
M. This good God and Father, give us the grace, the which I humbly desire in the name of his son Jesus ⟨p. 413⟩Christ, that it may please him so to imprint in our hearts all that doctrine by his holy Spirit, that we may well put it in use, to the glory of his holy name: and to the edification of all men.
M. This good God and Father, giue vs the grace, the whiche I humbly desire in the name of his sonne Iesus ⟨p. 413⟩Chryst, that it may please him so to imprinte in our heartes all that doctrine by his holie Spirite, that we may well put it in vse, to the glorie of his holy name: and to the edification of all men.
P. This good God give us the grace, and not to us only but also to all the people of the earth, to the end that even as he is God only, and that there is but one only mediator Jesus Christ, and one law and one Gospel, and one Baptism, and one Church, even so that all may be united in him by his holy Spirit, to serve and to honour him in truth, and in Spirit, even as to him only all honour and glory doth belong for ever and ever. Sobeit.
P. This good God giue vs the grace, and not to vs only but also to all the people of the earthe, to the ende that euen as he is God only, and that there is but one onely mediator Iesus Christ, and one lawe and one Gospel, and one Baptisme, and one Church, euen so that al may be vnited in him by his holy Spirite, to serue and to honoure him in truthe, and in Spirite, euen as to hym only all honour and glorie doth belong for euer and euer. Sobeit.
The end.
The ende.