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.

Of the obedience that all men doe owe to the ministerie of the Gospel: and of those whiche doe despise it, and of the prote∣station and profession of the chri∣stian doctrine, whervnto euery one is bound. Chap. 32.

* 1.1FOrsomuche as it is so, it is certain, that God hath bounde all men to that mini∣sterie, wherfore all they that will be ac∣compted for true Christians, are bounde to yelde themselues obedient to the same, chiefly in thrée thyngs. The firste is, in hearing the doctrine which is sette foorth to the Churche by the meane of that ho∣lye Ministerie. The seconde is, in ma∣king cōfession and profession of the same, by the Communion of the sacramentes, whiche are as dependaunces and as the markes of Christians, when they are administred, according to the order after the whiche they were ordeyned by the Lorde. The thirde is in submitting him selfe to the christian discipline, the which the Lorde hathe ordeyned for the policie, according to whiche he wil that his chur∣che be gouerned, not after the lawes and

traditions of men, but according to hys pure word. The which discipline and pol∣licie is so necessarie, that without it the ministerie of the Church can not be hono∣red and mainteyned as is requisite, but that of necessitie all must be there in con∣fusion. Wherefore all those that will not be subiecte to those thinges, declare them selues to be rebells to god, & to his church, and vnworthie to be accōpted true mem∣bers of the same, and true Christians.

Notes

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  Iohn. 8. f &. 17. d Matth. 26. c 2. Cor. 11. c