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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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A FAMILIAR exposition of the principal points of the Catechism,… › Dialogue 1 › Of the chief felicity of man, and of the end for the which he v…: Of the chief felicity of man, and of the end for the which he was created of God.A FAMILIAR exposition of the principall points of the Cathechisme,… › Dialogue 1 › Of the chiefe felicitie of man, and of the ende for the vvhich he v…: Of the chiefe felicitie of man, and of the ende for the vvhich he vvas created of God.

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.

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Peter To be happy.

Peter To be happie.

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M What is it to be happy?

M What is it to be happie?

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P. It is to be exempt & delivered from all evils, to live in perpetual rest and joy, and to enjoy all good things.

P. It is to be exempte & deliuered from all euils, to liue in perpetuall rest and ioy, and to enioy al good things.

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M. And wherein consisteth the true and chiefest felicity of man whereby he may be happy in such sort as thou hast declared?¹

M. And wherin consisteth the true and chiefest felicitie of man whereby he may be happie in such sorte as thou hast declared?

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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 true honour and service of God.

Of the true honor and seruice of God.

Of the sum of all the Doctrine contained in the holy scriptures.

Of the summe of all the Doctrine conteyned in the holy scriptures.

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