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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 mean by the which God giveth faith to men, and of the manifestation of the word of God, and of the true use of the same. Chap. 23.
Of the meane by the whiche God giueth faith to men, and of the manifestation of the word of God, and of the true vse of the same. Chap. 23.
Seeing then that faith is the only mean ordained by GOD to obtain these so great benefits,1 as he only hath given the same to those that he hath chosen thereunto, even so hath he him self ordained the mean to come to the same: that mean is the preaching and manifesting of the word, by hearing whereof, he bringeth his chosen to his knowledge: And as they obtain eternal life by that knowledge, even so do they learn by the same, being regenerate by his spirit, to serve and honour him, according to his holy will, according to the which he will be served and honoured, and not after the will and fantasy of men: for the which cause he condemneth all service and all religion, that is founded upon any other foundation, than upon the only & pure word: in the which he maketh plain declaration of his good will, wherefore he willeth that all men yield true obedience to the same.
SEing then that faith is the only meane ordeyned by GOD to obtaine these so greate benefites,1 as he onely hath giuen the same to those that he hath chosen thervnto, euen so hathe he him selfe ordeyned the meane to come to the same: that mean is the preachyng and manifestyng of the woorde, by hearing whereof, he bringeth his chosen to his knowledge: And as they obtaine eternall lyfe by that knowledge, euen so do they learne by the same, being regenerate by his spirite, to serue and honoure him, accordyng to hys holie wyll, accordyng to the whyche he will bée serued and honoured, and not after the will and fantasie of men: for the whiche cause he condemneth all seruice and all religion, that is founded vpon any other foundation, than vpon the only & pure worde: in the which he maketh plain declaration of his good will, wherfore he willeth that all men yeld true obedience to the same.