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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 SUM OF the principal points of the Christian faith and Reli… › Chapter 8: Of the author of sin, and of the incomprehensible wisdom of God, which is in his et…THE SVMME OF the principall pointes of the Christian faith and Reli… › Chapter 8: Of the author of sinne, and of the incomprehensible wisedome of God, which is in his et…

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Of the author of sin, and of the incomprehensible wisdom of God, which is in his eternal ordinance. Chap. 8.

Of the author of sinne, and of the incomprehensible wisedome of God, which is in his eternal ordinance. Chap. 8.

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And albeit that nothing may be done neither in heaven, nor in the earth,¹ without the most just ordinance, and the holy will of God, or otherwise he should not be God almighty: yet notwithstanding, this ordinance and will carieth with it no constraint to the will of man, in sort that they never offend, but willingly, thorough their own malice. Wherefore what soever may happen in the world, God may not be holden for author of sin, nor of any evil what so ever: but the devil only, and the naughty will of man, which is allied with the devil. Then it followeth that whosoever maketh God author of sin and wickedness, in so much as it is sin and wickedness, doth attribute to God that which is proper to the devil, and doth blaspheme God horribly, not putting any difference between his works and those of the devil. For God hath so well provided for the order of the causes ordained by him, the which he would should serve to his glory, that he can not ⟨p. 10⟩ordain nor do but justly, whatsoever he ordaineth or doth, how wickedly or unjustly soever the devil or man do. For he is so excellent a worker, that he can very well draw good out of the evil that the devil and man do, and that by his incomprehensible wisdom, and by his infinite power and goodness, to be glorified in the same: and in the just condemnation of those that shall do the evil which he hath forbidden, and do not live in his obedience, walking in the vocation that he hath called them unto.

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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

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…

Of the author of sin, and of the incomprehensible wisdom of God, which is in his eternal ordinance. Chap. 8.

Of the author of sinne, and of the incomprehensible wisedome of God, which is in his eternal ordinance. Chap. 8.

Of man, and of the creation and fall of him by sin. Chap 9.

Of man, and of the creation and fall of him by sinne. Chap 9.

Of the redemption and restoring of man, and of the only mediator Jesus Christ. Chap. 10.

Of the redemption and restoring of man, and of the only mediator Iesus Christe. Chap. 10.

Of the true invocation and prayer towards God. Chapter. 11.

Of the true inuocation and prayer towardes God. Chapter. 11.

Of the order of prayer which Jesus gave to his Church. Chap. 12.

Of the order of prayer whiche Iesus gaue to his Church. Chap. 12.

Of the principal faults which we must avoid when we pray. Chap. 13.

Of the principall faultes whiche wee must auoyde when we pray. Chap. 13.

Of the mean by the which men may be heard of God in their prayers. Chapter. 14.

Of the meane by the which men may bee heard of God in their prayers. Chapter. 14.

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Of the author of sin, and of the incomprehensible wisdom of God, which is in his eternal ordinance. Chap. 8.

Of the author of sinne, and of the incomprehensible wisedome of God, which is in his eternal ordinance. Chap. 8.

Of man, and of the creation and fall of him by sin. Chap 9.

Of man, and of the creation and fall of him by sinne. Chap 9.

Of the redemption and restoring of man, and of the only mediator Jesus Christ. Chap. 10.

Of the redemption and restoring of man, and of the only mediator Iesus Christe. Chap. 10.

Of the true invocation and prayer towards God. Chapter. 11.

Of the true inuocation and prayer towardes God. Chapter. 11.

Of the order of prayer which Jesus gave to his Church. Chap. 12.

Of the order of prayer whiche Iesus gaue to his Church. Chap. 12.

Of the principal faults which we must avoid when we pray. Chap. 13.

Of the principall faultes whiche wee must auoyde when we pray. Chap. 13.

Of the mean by the which men may be heard of God in their prayers. Chapter. 14.

Of the meane by the which men may bee heard of God in their prayers. Chapter. 14.

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