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Most learned and fruitful commentaries of D. Peter Martyr Vermilius Florentine, professor of divinity…Most learned and fruitfull commentaries of D. Peter Martir Vermilius Florentine, professor of diuinitie…
Most learned and fruitful commentaries of D. Peter Martyr Vermilius Florentine, professor of divinity in the school of Tigure, upon the Epistle of S. Paul to the Romans wherein are diligently [and] most profitably entreated all such matters and chief common places of religion touched in the same Epistle. With a table of all the common places and expositions upon divers places of the scriptures, and also an index to find all the principal matters contained in the same. Lately tra[n]slated out of Latin into English, by H.B.Most learned and fruitfull commentaries of D. Peter Martir Vermilius Florentine, professor of diuinitie in the schole of Tigure, vpon the Epistle of S. Paul to the Romanes wherin are diligently [and] most profitably entreated all such matters and chiefe common places of religion touched in the same Epistle. With a table of all the common places and expositions vpon diuers places of the scriptures, and also an index to finde all the principall matters conteyned in the same. Lately tra[n]slated out of Latine into Englishe, by H.B.
London: printed by John Daye. Cum gratia & privilegio Regiæ Maiestatis per decennium. These books are to be sold, 1568London: printed by Iohn Daye. Cum gratia & priuilegio Regiæ Maiestatis per decennium. These bookes are to be solde, 1568
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if we be tempted, and be in danger (as it oftentimes happeneth) of our salvation, there we have a most strong & most sure place of refuge. And doubtless our latter David, drew out from no else where, but out of this scrip, most small stones of the word of God, wherewith he smote the forehead of Goliath, and felled to the ground Satan, by whom he was tempted in y• desert. Wherefore the first David, not without just cause wrote that he considered wonderful things touching the law, that is touching the scriptures of God, and that he had hidden in his hart the word of God, to the end he might not sin against him, and this word he confessed to be his consolation in affliction, for that the words of GOD quickened him. What should a man seek farther: here out do flow the fountains of our Saviour, and we are all invited, freely to draw water out of them, whereby our intolerable thirst is quenched and satisfied with a singular desire to obtain blessedness. Here have we a storehouse of GOD full stuffed with the plenty of all good things, and set abroad wide open for us, thereout may every man provide for his own want. Here is laid for us a table most plentifully furnished, where the wisdom of God hath mingled for us most pleasant wine, wherewith every man may most plentifully refresh him. Here is set forth for every man a garden and paradise more pleasant then the garden of Alcinoes & Solomon. Wherefore let us gather out of it things profitable & not hurtful. Let us rather imitate y• bees then y• spiders, in sucking out the most sweet juice, and not the deadly poison. We use commonly with an incredible study to embrace books set forth by any industry of man, whereout yet we attain nothing else, but a mean how either to defend or to recover health, or a way to increase things domesticall, or rules to govern a commonwealth, or institutions of husbandry or of other arts, or some enticements to pleasures: how much more is it profitable for us with our whole hart to apply our selves to the reading of the holy scriptures?
if we be tempted, and be in daunger (as it oftentimes happeneth) of our saluation, there we haue a most strong & most sure place of refuge. And doubtles our latter Dauid, drue out from no els where, but out of this scrippe, most small stones of the word of God, wherewith he smote the forehead of Goliah, and felled to the ground Sathan, by whome he was tempted in y• desert. Wherfore the first Dauid, not without iust cause wrote that he considered wonderfull things touching the lawe, that is touching the scriptures of God, and that he had hidden in his hart the worde of God, to the ende he might not sinne against him, and this word he confessed to be his consolation in affliction, for that the wordes of GOD quickened him. What should a man seke farther: here out doe flow the fountaines of our Sauiour, and we are all inuited, freelye to drawe water out of them, whereby our intollerable thirste is quenched and satisfied with a singular desire to obtaine blessednes. Here haue we a storehouse of GOD full stuffed with the plenty of all good things, and set abrod wyde open for vs, therout may euery man prouide for his owne want. Here is layde for vs a table most plentifullye furnished, where the wisedome of God hath mingled for vs most pleasant wyne, wherewith euery man may most penltifully refreshe him. Here is set forth for euery man a garden and paradise more pleasant then the garden of Alcinoes & Salomon. Wherfore let vs gather out of it things profitable & not hurtful. Let vs rather imitate y bees then y spiders, in sucking out the most sweete iuyce, and not the deadly poyson. We vse commonly with an incredible study to embrace bookes set forth by any industry of man, whereout yet we attayne nothing els, but a meane how either to defend or to recouer health, or a way to encrease thinges domesticall, or rules to gouern a commonwealth, or institutions of husbandry or of other artes, or some entisements to pleasures: how much more is it profitable for vs with our whole hart to apply our selues to the reading of the holy scriptures?