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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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28 Thus was Midian brought low before the children of Israel so that they lift up their heads no more: and the land had quietness .40. years in the days of Gideon. 29 Then Jerubbaall the son of Joas went and dwelt in his own house. 30 And Gideon had 70. sons which came out of his thigh: for he had many wives. 31 And his Concubine that was in Shechem, bare him a son also, whose name he called Abimelech.
28 Thus was Madian brought low before the children of Israell so that they lift vp theyr heds no more: and the lande had quietnes .40. yeares in the dayes of Gideon. 29 Then Ierubbaall the son of Ioas went and dwelt in his owne house. 30 And Gideon had 70. sonnes which came out of his thigh: for he had many wyues. 31 And his Concubine that was in Sechem, bare him a sonne also, whose name he called Abimelech.
When we hear that the earth had quietness, we may note two metaphors. The first Metaphor is, whereby the land is taken for them that dwell upon it. The other is, whereby silence is put for peace: for that in peace the cries of soldiers, the noise of weapons, the blast of trumpets, and the running to and fro of horsemen and footmen are not hard. Augustine in this place doubteth, how it could be,1 that God suffered superstition and idolatry so long unpunished. And he bringeth two answers therefore. First, that Gideon did indeed straightways as soon as the war was finished,2 gather a mass of gold, but he made not the Ephod by and by, but long after, namely toward the end of his life: or that the Ephod was made as soon as the victory was accomplished, but the people fell not to idolatry, till about the latter time of his life. An other cause he addeth, because in that superstition the name of God was kept, neither was the worshipping of Baal and other gods of the Gentles admitted for that, as long as Gideon lived, the Hebrews came not to that mischief, & therefore god dealt not so sharply against them. And it was no small benefit to give them peace for .40. years: of which thing, seeing I have spoken before in the former judges, I shall not need now to repeat the same again.