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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 is declared in the fall and…: Of the marvellous counsel of God which is declared in the fall and the restoring of man…The Exposition of the Preface of the Law, set foorth by maister Pet… › Of the maruellous counsel of God which is declared in the fall and…: Of the maruellous counsel of God which is declared in the fall and the restoring of man…

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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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D. That which thou sayest is true: and there is no doubt but that man should have been even like unto the devil, unto whom he did join himself, if God had clean left him and forsaken him in that estate, whereunto through his ingratitude and rebellion he had brought himself, as he did leave and forsake the devil. But GOD hath again in this ⟨p. 497⟩used a marvellous counsel and mean, he did not suffer in the nature of Angels that he had created, that all should fall, but did preserve a part, in such sort that they did not part take of the transgression and corruption of the others. And as he doth so conserve those which do continue in their first estate, that they can not fall: even so hath he in such sort left the others which are fallen, that never after they were able to rise again, nor never shall.¹ On the other side, he hath suffered all mankind to fall and be corrupted, and all the nature of man in the first man that he made, which is to say in the spring of the same. But on the other side, he hath used such moderation, that he hath not willed not withstanding that all those which were comprehended in this fall, should perish eternally as shall he that was the first cause thereof, to wit the Devil, who did draw the first man into such perdition with him. But as soon as the fault was committed, through the Devils enticing, God forth with did find remedy for ⟨p. 508⟩this great mischief, and a mean to repair his work and his creature, which his adversary had destroyed The which remedy he had already prepared through the eternal counsel and firm purpose of his election, through the which he did chose & prepare in his son Jesus Christ the vessels of mercy, not only before the wound was given to the whole body & person of all mankind, but also before the creation of the world: wherein he sitteth forth the justice of his judgement, and his grace and mercy together, & how that he is the author of all goodness, even as his adversary is author of all evil. For if God should have restored the nature of the Angels which was fallen, as he did repair the nature of man, it mought have been thought that the Angels which were fallen, had raised up themselves again: or else that their fall had not ben so great and horrible as it is, nor the offence so odious and so detestable before God.

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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

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EEBO-TCP A14463

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2,690

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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…

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.

How that all that which hath bin don as well in the fall and conservation of the Angels, as in the fall and restoring of man, tendeth to the glory of God, and how that same only reason ought to content us in the doctrine of predestination.

Hovv that al that vvhich hath bin don as vvell in the fall and conseruation of the Angells, as in the fall and restoring of man, tendeth to the glory of God, and hovv that same only reason ought to content vs in the doctrine of predestination.

Howe that the vvill of man cannot by any means be constrained, no, not by the devil himself, but only of his own wickedness.

Hovve that the vvill of man cannot by any meanes be constrayned, no, not by the deuill himselfe, but only of his ovvne vvickednes.

Of the contrariety which seemeth sometime to be among the commandments of God, and what consideration is required in the same, and of the division of the whole law into two tables, and of the order of the matters that are disposed & contained in them.

Of the contrarietie vvhich semeth somtime to be among the commaundements of God, and vvhat consideration is required in the same, and of the deuision of the vvhole lavve into tvvo tables, and of the order of the matters that are disposed & cōteined in thē.

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Reformers309

Puritans1,782

Westminster Assembly24

Evangelicals36

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.

How that all that which hath bin don as well in the fall and conservation of the Angels, as in the fall and restoring of man, tendeth to the glory of God, and how that same only reason ought to content us in the doctrine of predestination.

Hovv that al that vvhich hath bin don as vvell in the fall and conseruation of the Angells, as in the fall and restoring of man, tendeth to the glory of God, and hovv that same only reason ought to content vs in the doctrine of predestination.

Howe that the vvill of man cannot by any means be constrained, no, not by the devil himself, but only of his own wickedness.

Hovve that the vvill of man cannot by any meanes be constrayned, no, not by the deuill himselfe, but only of his ovvne vvickednes.

Of the contrariety which seemeth sometime to be among the commandments of God, and what consideration is required in the same, and of the division of the whole law into two tables, and of the order of the matters that are disposed & contained in them.

Of the contrarietie vvhich semeth somtime to be among the commaundements of God, and vvhat consideration is required in the same, and of the deuision of the vvhole lavve into tvvo tables, and of the order of the matters that are disposed & cōteined in thē.

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