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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.
P. I ⟨p. 92⟩take the law as a Proctor fiscal, or a criminal judge, which doth accuse us, and maketh our process before God, in such sort as it yieldeth us all condemned before the judgement of God, as transgressors of all his commandments: and by that mean, declareth us all worthy of death and eternal damnation.
P. I ⟨p. 92⟩take the law as a Proctor fiscall, or a criminall iudge, which doth accuse vs, and maketh our proces before God, in suche sort as it yeldeth vs all condemned before the iudgement of God, as transgressours of all his commaundements: and by that meane, declareth vs all worthie of death and eternall damnation.
M. If it be so, the law serveth us rather to condemnation, than to salvation.
M. If it be so, the lawe serueth vs rather to condemnation, than to saluation.
P. It is true, but it is not by the fault of the law, but by our fault:1 for the law of his nature is good, holy, and just: but because that of our nature we are wicked, and do not accomplish it at all, it doth in stead of justifying of us, condemn us.
P. It is true, but it is not by the faulte of the law, but by our fault:1 for the law of his nature is good, holy, and iust: but bicause that of our nature we are wicked, and doe not accomplishe it at all, it dothe in steade of iustifying of vs, condemne vs.