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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 Exposition of the Preface of the Law, set forth by master Pet… › Of the marvellous counsel of God which was declared in the fall of t…: Of the marvellous counsel of God which was declared in the fall of the angels, which are…The Exposition of the Preface of the Law, set foorth by maister Pet… › Of the maruelous counsel of God vvhich was declared in the fal of t…: Of the maruelous counsel of God vvhich was declared in the fal of the angels, which are…

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Of the marvellous counsel of God which was declared in the fall of the angels, which are fallen from their first estate: and in the preservation of those which did continue firm and steadfast, and how he hath declared the justice of his judgement towards the one sort, & the riches of his grace towards the others.

Of the maruelous counsel of God vvhich was declared in the fal of the angels, which are fallen from their first estate: and in the preseruation of those which did continue firme and stedfast, and how he hath declared the iustice of his iudgement towards the one sort, & the riches of his grace towards the others.

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T. IF the men which are so troubled with the doctrine of Predestination, did well consider that which thou sayest, they should not have, in my opinion, occasion so to trouble themselves▪ for these things whereof thou speakest, did not come to pass without the knowledge, counsel, foresight, and ordinance of GOD. What will mans reason say then thereof, will it say, that God hath done wrong to those that are fallen, because that he did not sustain & confirm them as he did the others? but if that had bin done, this whereof thou ⟨p. 486⟩speakest, had not ben so manifestly declared, nor yet the nature and the majesty and the excellency that he hath over all creatures, yea the most noble and most excellent that are, should not have ben so well set forth.

T. IF the men which ar so troubled with the doctrine of Predestination, did well consider that which thou sayst, they should not haue, in my opinion, occasion so to trouble themselues▪ for these things wherof thou speakest, did not come to passe withoute the knowledge, counsell, foresyghte, and ordinaunce of GOD. What wil mans reason say then therof, wil it say, that God hath done wrong to those that are falne, bicause that he did not sustain & confirm thē as he did the others? but if that had bin done, this wherof thou

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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…

Howe that the devil may not impute the fault and fall of his damnation but to him self, and how it is manifest by that fall that there is no unchangeable verity nor constancy but in the nature of God.

Howe that the diuel may not impute the fault and fall of his damnation but to him selfe, and how it is manifest by that fal that ther is no vnchangeable veritie nor constancie but in the nature of God.

Of the comparison and agreement of the first estate, and of the fall of man, with that of the Angels, and their first estate: and in to what necessity man hath brought himself through his sin.

Of the comparison and agreement of the first estate, and of the fal of man, with that of the Angels, and their first estate: and in to what necessitie man hath brought himselfe throughe his sinne.

Of the marvellous counsel of God which is declared in the fall and the restoring of man: and wherein it is different, or like to that which he hath declared in the fall of the evil Angels, and in the conservation of the good.

Of the maruellous counsel of God which is declared in the fall and the restoring of man: and wherin it is different, or like to that which he hath declared in the fall of the euill Angels, and in the conseruation of the good.

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Reformers309

Puritans1,782

Westminster Assembly24

Evangelicals36