A14463:953
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. That our works be so far off from worthiness to be presented for satisfaction, and to obtain salvation by them, be they never so holy, that if he should judge of them according to the rigour of his judgement, he should find nothing therein but matter of condemnation.1
P. That our workes be so farre off from worthynesse to be presented for satisfaction, and to obteine saluation by thē, be they neuer so holy, that if he shoulde iudge of them according to the rigoure of his iudgemente, he shoulde fynde nothing therein but matter of condemnation.1
- 1Rom. 11. a. 2. Timo. 1. c Ephes. 2. b. Tite. 3. b. Matth. 7. c. 2. Peter. 1. b
M. Thou mayest not deny for all that, but the good & holy works are very agreeable unto him?
M. Thou maist not denie for all that, but the good & holy works are very agréeable vnto him?
P. If it were otherwise, they ought not to be done: but thou must note herein, that they be not acceptable unto him, as cause of our salvation, but as testimony of the same.
P. If it were otherwise, they ought not to be done: but thou must note herein, that they be not acceptable vnto him, as cause of our saluation, but as testimonie of the same.