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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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But there is a doubt, why the Israelites killed not this king by and by,1 and why they brought him to Jerusalem, there to die miserably? I answer, to testify unto all men, that he being wounded was not gloriously killed in the battle, for his horrible tyranny deserved not so famous an end of this life. Neither is it to be marvelled that when he came to Jerusalem he was not holpen by the diligence and remedies of Physicians: for the Jews did it not of cruelty, but because they were afeard to violate the commandment of god, who commanded that all their enemies the Canaanites should be slain every one, amongest whom this Adonibezek deserved not one death but a thousand: besides that, it was done that his most shameful end might be an example to all men. He worthily ⟨image 19⟩therefore being maimed and despised, departed this life in a most famous city. But it seemeth to be demanded, for what cause when he had so vilely maimed 70. kings he would also have them under his table to gather their meat there? He did it surely to the setting forth of his victories, and also when he should eat meat, he would not only refresh his body with meat and drink, but he would also rejoice his haughty and proud mind after a certain horrible sort, he thought to him self that he had the fruition of no vulgar pleasure, when as in his daily banquets he renewed after a sort by that terrible sight the victories which he had hitherto gotten.2 We read of the like example of one Sapor king of the Persians, who when he had taken in war Valerian the Emperor of the Romans and father of Galien he bound him with an Iron chain and drew him with him, & set his feet upon his back, as often as he would get up upon his horse. Tamerlane also king of the Scythians, 3carried about with him a tyrant of the Turks taken by him and enclosed in an Iron cage.4 By these and such like examples we see that the minds of cruel tyrants are wonderfully sick of the diseases of vain glory and cruelty.
But there is a doubt, why the Israelites killed not this king by and by,