A14463:926
A14463:926
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. What meanest thou by that imputation?
P. That it is allowed unto us, as his justice is attributed and allowed unto us, by the justification which we obtain in him by faith.
P. That it is allowed vnto vs, as his iustice is attributed and allowed vnto vs, by the iustificatiō which we obteyne in him by faith.
Mat. Is that the cause why Saint Paul saith, that God hath made Jesus Christ unto us wisdom, justice, sanctification, and redemption?
Mat. Is that the cause why Sainct Paule saith, that God hath made Iesus Chryste vnto vs wisdome, iustice, sanctification, and redemption?
P. There is no doubt of it, but it must be considered, that beside this kind of sanctification,1 that is so imputed and allowed unto us, there is yet an other, that is joined to our very person, not only by imputation, but as a quality sticking in us, which proceedeth from that first kind of sanctification, whereof we have even now spoken.
P. There is no doubte of it, but it must be considered, that beside this kinde of sanctification,1 that is so imputed and allowed vnto vs, there is yet an other, that is ioyned to our very person, not only by imputation, but as a qualitie sticking in vs, whiche procéedeth from that first kind of sanctificatiō, wherof we haue euen now spoken.
M. What virtue hath every of them in us?
M. What vertue hath euery of them in vs?
P. The first doth fully sanctify us before God, because it is full and perfect.
P. The firste doth fully sanctifie vs before God, bycause it is full and perfecte.
M. The other, is it not of the same nature and force?
M. For what cause?
P. Because that it is but begun in us and not perfect, wherefore it cannot fully sanctify ⟨p. 133⟩us except it be full and perfect.
P. Bycause that it is but begonne in vs and not perfecte, wherefore it cannot fully sanctifie ⟨p. 133⟩vs excepte it be full and perfecte.
M. And when shall it be so?1
P. When our regeneration and reformation to the Image of God shall be.1
M. It shall not then be in this mortal life?
M. It shall not then bée in this mortall life?
P. It is true, but it shall be in the life to come,1 in the which our life, which is now hidden in Jesus Christ, shall be showed, and what we be shall appear, when we shall be made like to the glorious body of Jesus Christ.
P. It is true, but it shal be in the life to come,1 in the whiche our life, whiche is now hiddē in Iesus Christ, shal be shewed, and what we be shall appeare, when we shall be made like to the glorious body of Iesus Christ.
M. What is the very cause of this difference that thou puttest between these two kinds of sanctification?
M. WHat is the very cause of this difference that thou puttest betwene these two kindes of sanctification?