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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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The Sechemites, if they had been wise, ought,1 when they had heard the accusation against the children of Gideon, to have enquired whether the thing were so or no, and when they had found it so, they ought to have brought them to the Sanhedrin, that they might by their judgement have been punished.2 But if they had found it otherwise, it was their part to have chastened and kept under Abimelech as a false accuser. But they did otherwise, they consented to the conjuration, and gave the common money unto Abimelech. At the least they should have remembered this, that to them (which were but certain members of that public wealth) it pertained not to create a king.3 At the length he proceedeth to the murder of his brethren, undoubtedly a heinous crime, which (as it shall be declared) sprang of a very great ambition. An accustomed example both in the holy Scriptures, and also in the Ethnic histories. Cain slew Abel. Joseph was sold of his brethren. Joram the son of Jehoshaphat (as it is in Paralip. the 21. chap.) slew all his brethren. Absalom also an ungodly son spared not even his own father. Romulus among the Ethnics slew his brother Remus, and Domitianus slew Titus, Bassianus Caracalla also slew Geta. And undoubtedly time would not serve me, if I should rehearse all the examples of like sort.
The Sechemites, if they had bene wise, ought,1 when they had heard the accusation agaynste the children of Gideon, to haue enquired whether the thyng were so or no, and when they had founde it so, they ought to haue brought them to the Senadrim, that they might by theyr iudgement haue bene punished.2 But if they had founde it otherwise, it was their parte to haue chastned and kept vnder Abimelech as a false accuser. But they did otherwise, they consented to the coniuration, and gaue the common money vnto Abimelech. At the least they should haue remembred this, that to them (whiche were but certayne members of that publique wealth) it pertayned not to create a kyng.3