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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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For if the fathers which were endued with a great spirit,1 notable in wonderful virtues, and excellent doctrine, would not execute the office of a Pope or Monarchy in the Church, or take upon them principality over all Bishops and Churches: that is much less to be granted unto their posterity, which are much inferior unto them, yea not to be compared with them. But they would not: wherefore neither is it meet that those should. The first proposition appeareth (as we have already said) by the rule of things compared: but the minor is proved both by Cyprian, and also by the Council of Carthage, likewise by Augustine, Leo, and Gregory.
For if the fathers which were endued with a great spirite,1 notable in wonderfull vertues, and excellent doctrine, woulde not execute the office of a Pope or Monarchy in the Church, or take vpon them principality ouer all Bishops and Churches: that is much les to be graunted vnto their posterity, which are much inferiour vnto them, yea not to be compared with them. But they woulde not: wherfore neither is it meete that those shoulde. The first proposition appeareth (as we haue already said) by the rule of thinges compared: but the minor is proued both by Ciprian, and also by the Counsell of Carthage, lykewyse by Augustine, Leo, and Gregory.
- 1The argument is ap••ed un• the Pastors of the Church.The argument is ap••ed vn• the Pastors of the Church.
Farthermore, by this act we gather, what evil cometh by changing the state of a public wealth, especially when it was allowed by the word of God, as was the Aristocratia of the Hebrews. Neither was there any cause, why they should change that form of the public wealth: