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Most fruitful [and] learned co[m]mentaries of Doctor Peter Martyr Vermil Florentine, professor of divinity,…Most fruitfull [and] learned co[m]mentaries of Doctor Peter Martir Vermil Florentine, professor of deuinitie,…
Most fruitful [and] learned co[m]mentaries of Doctor Peter Martyr Vermil Florentine, professor of divinity, in the University of Tygure with a very profitable tract of the matter and places. Herein is also added [and] contained two most ample tables, aswell of the matter, as of the words: with an index of the places in the holy scripture. Set forth & allowed, according to the order appointed in the Queens majesties injunctions.Most fruitfull [and] learned co[m]mentaries of Doctor Peter Martir Vermil Florentine, professor of deuinitie, in the Vniuersitye of Tygure with a very profitable tract of the matter and places. Herein is also added [and] contained two most ample tables, aswel of the matter, as of the wordes: wyth an index of the places in the holy scripture. Set forth & allowed, accordyng to thorder appointed in the Quenes maiesties iniunctions.
London: printed by John Day, 1564London: printed by Iohn Day, 1564
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As I have done, so God hath done to me again. Because he spake of gods judgements, therefore in naming of god he used not this word Jehovah but Elohim. 1By which word the scripture useth rather to set forth the might and justice of god, than his mercy. This most cruel tyrant confesseth, that he had most cruelly cut of the feet of 70. kings, and brought them to that point, ye they were fain to gather their meat under his table. It is not to be laughed or hissed at as a lye, because in that province being not very large were 70. kings.2 For it may be that at that time that custom was in use, that every city had his king. Neither ought the government of a king to be separated from other forms of governments by largeness or breadth of borders, but in what society or multitude of men soever it be,3 where as any one man is lawfully made governor, so that he depend not of any other superior power, the same man may by good right be called king, yea and as Justinus writeth, every king before Ninus time was content with the bounds and limits of his own city. And such a custom if I should speak the truth I can not but greatly commend.4
As I haue done, so God hath done to me agayne. Bycause he spake of gods iudgementes, therfore in naming of god he vsed not this worde Iehouah but Elohim. 1By whiche worde the scripture vseth rather to set forth the myght and iustice of god, than his mercy. This most cruell tyranne confesseth, that he had most cruelly cut of the feete of 70. kinges, and brought them to that poynte, ye they were faine to gather their meate vnder his table. It is not to be laughed or hissed at as a lye, bycause in that prouince beyng not very large were 70. kinges.2 For it may be that at that tyme that custome was in vse, that euery citie had his king. Neither ought the gouernment of a king to be separated from other formes of gouernmentes by largenesse or bredth of borders, but in what societie or multitude of men soeuer it be,