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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 justification by faith. Chapter. 22.
Of the iustification by faith. Chapter. 22.
1IT is also the cause why Faith is plainly called by Saint Paul, the faith of the chosen, and for the which Justification is attributed unto it: that honour is given unto it, for so much as man doth acknowledge himself by the same, such as he is of his own nature: To wit, a poor and miserable sinner, the child of wrath, subject to death and eternal damnation: Therefore spoiling himself of his own justice, and of all trust in his own works and merits, he doth embrace Jesus Christ, to be clad with his justice, to the end that by it his sins may be covered, in sort, that they come not in compt at the judgement of God, and so that the poor sinner be reputed just, as though he had never offended: and that because the Justice of Christ is allowed unto him by faith, as though the same justice were proper to the man to whom it is allowed.
1IT is also the cause why Faith is playnly called by Sainct Paule, the fayth of the chosen, and for the whiche Iustification is attributed vnto it: that honour is giuen vnto it, for so muche as man doth acknowledge himselfe by the same, such as he is of his owne nature: To wit, a poore and miserable sinner, the chyld of wrath, subiect to death and eternall damnation: Therfore spoyling himselfe of his owne iustice, and of all trust in his owne workes and merites, he dothe imbrace Iesus Christe, to be cladde with his iustice, to the ende that by it his sinnes maye be couered, in sorte, that they come not in coumpt at the iudgement of God, and so that the poore sinner be reputed iuste, as though he had neuer offended: and that bicause the Iustice of Christe is allowed vnto him by faith, as thoughe the same iustice were propre to the man to whome it is allowed.