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.
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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.
Author
Viret, Pierre, 1511-1571.
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Imprinted at London :: By [Henry Bynneman? for] Abraham Veale, dwelling in Paules churchyard at the signe of the Lambe,
Anno. 1573.
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Christian life -- Early works to 1800.
Theology, Doctrinal -- Early works to 1800.
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"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." In the digital collection Early English Books Online 2. https://name.umdl.umich.edu/A14463.0001.001. University of Michigan Library Digital Collections. Accessed June 6, 2024.
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Of the renewing of man, and of the gifte of faith.
M.
IN what sorte is this chaunge of na∣ture made,* 1.1 & this renuing by ye grace of God?
P.
When God by his holy spirit doth chaunge their enhardened hearts of stone, into tender hearts of flesh, and that he doth with his finger write & imprinte his worde in their hearts, to make them to walke after the same, as he hath made promise to his elect by his Prophets Ie∣remie and Ezechiel.
M.
Seing it is so, man can not then beléeue ye gospel, & be∣leue in Iesus Christe, which is set forth vnto vs in the same, if God giue him not the grace, giuing him faith to beléeue it.
P.
It is true: and therfore it is written that faith is the gift of God,* 1.2 and that none can come to Iesus Chryste, if the father draw him not: as also no man can know the Father, but hée to whome hée is re∣uealed by hys sonne Iesus Chryste.
M.
Wee may not then ascribe the honor
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of our saluation to oure fréewill, nor to our humane powers, but onely to the grace of God.
P.
Thou concludest very wel.
Notes
* 1.1
Ezec. 11. c. d Hiere. 31. f 32. g Hebr. 8. c 10. c. 2. Cor. 3. ••