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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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It is good to mark by what guile he worketh. He accuseth his brethren,1 as though they affected the kingdom. Whether (saith he) is it better, that I or they reign? As though he would say, one of these two things must needs come to pass, and except I obtain the kingdom, they will claim it unto themselves: which was utterly false. For they went about no such matter, yea it is rather to be thought but they followed their fathers steppes: who when the kingdom was offered him, refused it. Therefore it is very likely that they as legitimate children would follow the example of their father. He goeth to those men chiefly whom he hoped would soon be won to come unto him, namely unto the kinsfolks of his mothers.
It is good to marke by what guile he worketh. He accuseth his brethren,1 as though they affected the kingdome. VVhether (saith he) is it better, that I or they reigne? As though he would say, one of these two thinges must nedes come to passe, and except I obteyne the kyngdome, they will clayme it vnto themselues: which was vtterly false. For they wēt about no such matter, yea it is rather to be thought but they followed their fathers steppes: who when ye kingdome was offred him, refused it. Therfore it is very likely that they as legitimate children would follow the example of their father. He goeth to those men chiefly whom he hoped would soone be wonne to come vnto him, namely vnto the kinsfolkes of his mothers.
- 1Abimelech accuseth his brethren unjustly.Abimelech accuseth his brethren vniustly.
He useth glorious reasons. First he declareth that the rule of one alone is better than the dominion of many. And that is most easy to persuade humane reason. Wherefore Homer saith: It is not good ye many reign, let there be one Lord.1