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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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in which thing if he sought his own glory, he cannot but be blamed. But if this were only his desire, to keep in perpetual memory the benefit of God, he is not to be accused, for as much as oftentimes such monuments were erected, as the holy scriptures testify. Jacob erected a stone, when he went in to Mesopotamia, and whilst he fled from Laban in Gilead, he builded a great heap of stones together. And it were to long to rehearse all the monuments or tokens, which were in the old time set among the people of God, that the memory of the benefits of God should not be forgotten. Gideon made an Ephod, and used a sign, not so apt and convenient.1 He mought have written a song, as Barak and Deborah did, or erected a pillar, or some such like thing.
in which thing if he sought his own glory, he cannot but be blamed. But if this were onely his desyre, to keepe in perpetual memory the benefite of God, he is not to be accused, for as much as oftentimes such monumentes were erected, as ye holy scriptures testify. Iacob erected a stone, whē he went in to Mesopotamia, and whilest he fled from Laban in Gilead, he builded a great heape of stones together. And it were to long to rehearse all the monumentes or tokens, whiche were in the old time set among the people of God, that the memory of the benefites of God should not be forgotten. Gideon made an Ephod, and vsed a sygne, not so apt and conuenient.1 He mought haue written a song, as Barac and Deborah did, or erected a pyller, or some suche like thyng.
- 1Wherein Gideon sinned.Wherin Gideon synned.
God had not commanded in the law, to make an Ephod to this use, but only that the Priests should put it on, when they should do sacrifice. Neither is it needful now to describe the form of this garment, for as much as in Exodus ⟨p. 151⟩