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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.
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For those things which are given to that purpose, do at the length drive to damnation and destruction. But if he promised, that he would give these things, because he was pacified and reconciled towards them, then let us search out, by what things he was pacified towards them. Which thing without doubt could not be brought to1 pass, but by Jesus Christ only, who is the only mediator of mankind, wherefore whatsoever thing was promised, though it were never so much abject and of no reputation, yet was it taken to be given for Christs sake. And therefore in all the promises of the old Testament, the minds of the godly ran unto this foundation and ground. Then let us consider the final cause. Wherefore would God have the public wealth of the Jews preserved to the end, but only, that Christ should be born therehence? Why provided he that the stock of David should continue safe even to the end, but only, that the Son of God should of it take humane flesh? Why brought he again his people from captivity, but only, that the Messiah should at length be borne at the time promised, in the place appointed and of a stock assigned? This undoubtedly was the cause of all those promises upon this cause did all the fathers bend their minds, as many as understood a right. Wherefore Paul wresteth not the testimonies of the prophets, neither doth he rashly abuse them. And let this be unto us a ⟨image 31⟩sure and faithful rule for the perfect understanding of the promises of the old2 testament, whereas he saith that the just man shall live by faith, he meaneth, that he shall be able to move himself to all good things, as to believe, to hope, to continue in hope, and to love of charity: unto which things by the power and strength of our own nature we can by no means attain. And that by faith we obtain eternal life, it very well agreeth with those things, which3 Christ spake. This is the life eternal, that they should acknowledge thee to be the only true God, and him whom thou hast sent Jesus Christ. These things shall we plainly and openly know in heaven our country, and that with a clear and manifest sight. But now have we these self same things with a very obscure knowledge, that is, through faith. This is not an other life from that. But then shall that be made perfect, which we have now but only begun.