A14463:958
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 means that we have toward God, in recompense of the imperfections which always dwell in us.
Of the meanes that vve haue tovvard God, in recompence of the imperfections vvhich alwayes dvvell in vs.
M. IT seemeth unto me that thou wilt say in effect, by all this discourse which thou hast made, that what regeneration and sanctification soever there be in our flesh and nature, we are not yet for all that so pure nor so perfect, but that we must have continual recourse to the justice and sanctification of Jesus Christ, which is ours,1 not as a quality of justice and sanctity sticking and joined to our person, but only for that that it is allowed and attributed unto us, as though it were our own proper.
M. IT séemeth vnto me that thou wilte saye in effecte, by all this discourse which thou hast made, that what regeneration and sanctification soeuer there be in our fleshe and nature, we are not yet for all that so pure nor so perfecte, but that we must haue continuall recourse to the iustice and sanctification of Iesus Christ, which is ours,1 not as a qualitie of iustice and sanctitie sticking and ioined to our person, but only for that that it is allowed and attributed vnto vs, as though it were our owne proper.
- 1Rom. 4. a.
P. So it is,