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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…
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.
Of the virtue of the death and passion of of Jesus Christ, and of the true purgatory of the Christians. Chap. 18.
Of the vertue of the death and passion of of Iesus Christe, and of the true purgatorie of the Christians. Chap. 18.
BY like reason,1 the christian faith doth also hold, that the only blood of Jesus Christ, and the sacrifice that he hath done upon the cross for poor sinners, is so sufficient to satisfy the judgement of God, and to cleanse man of his sin, that there needeth ⟨p. 18⟩none other Purgatory for them: as in deed there is none other to cleanse them, neither by fire, nor by water, nor by any other mean, neither in this world, nor in the other. In like sort, there is none other ransom nor satisfaction toward God, but only his. Therefore he that seeketh satisfaction any where else, be it in his own works, or those of other men, or in any kind of creature, & that in all, or in part, the same he or she refuseth wholly the ransom and satisfaction made by Jesus Christ.
BY lyke reason,1 the christian faith doth also holde, that the only bloud of Iesus Christ, and the sacrifice that he hath done vpon the crosse for poore sinners, is so sufficiēt to satisfie the iudgemēt of God, and to clense man of his sinne, that there néedeth ⟨p. 18⟩