A14463:904
A14463:904
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.
M. Which is the other point?1
P. It is that thou shouldest present to God, a satisfaction overmuch imperfect.
P. It is that thou shouldest presente to God, a satisfaction ouermuche imperfecte.
M. I confess, if I should present unto him but my works: but when I shall present unto him my works for satisfaction, and then the satisfaction which Christ hath made for me with them: What imperfection ⟨p. 130⟩then may more remain?
M. I confesse, if I should present vnto him but my works: but when I shal present vnto him my works for satisfaction, and thē the satisfaction whiche Christ hath made for me with them: What imperfection ⟨p. 130⟩then may more remaine?
P. If the satisfaction of Jesus Christ be sufficient, thou needest to present none other to God: if it be not sufficient,1 thou canst not satisfy that which may there want by any thing that thou canst do.
P. If the satisfaction of Iesus Christ be sufficiente, thou néedest to present none other to God: if it be not sufficiente,1 thou canst not satisfie that whiche maye there wante by any thing that thou canst do.
M. Why not?
P. Because that God can allow nothing for satisfaction which is not pure, sound and perfect as he is.
P. Bycause that God can allowe nothing for satisfaction which is not pure, sounde and perfecte as he is.
M. Expound unto me somewhat more plainly thy meaning in this.
M. EXpounde vnto me somewhat more plainly thy meaning in this.
P. I will say unto thee for the first, that we must put difference in this matter between the cause of our salvation, and the testimony of the same, and then afterward between the sanctification by Jesus Christ which is imputed to us, and that which is joined to our person.
P. I will say vnto thée for the firste, that we must put difference in this matter betwene the cause of our saluation, and the testimonie of the same, and then afterwarde betwene the sanctification by Iesus Christe whiche is imputed to vs, and that whiche is ioyned to our person.
P. Jesus Christ dwelling in us by faith.
P. Iesus Christ dwelling in vs by faith.
M. What meanest thou by the testimony that we have of the same?
M. What meanest thou by the testimonie that we haue of the same?
P. The sanctification whereof we now speak.
P. The sanctification whereof we nowe speake.
P. For because it testifieth that Jesus Christ dwelleth in us, as the effect testifieth of his cause.
P. For bycause it testifieth that Iesus Christ dwelleth in vs, as the effecte testifieth of his cause.
M. What followeth thereof?