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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 Abimelech and the Sechemites were murderers and parricides, not only in will, but in help, work, and deed, and therefore it is no marvel if God so severely punished them.
But Abimelech and the Sechemites wer murtherers and parricides, not onely in wil, but in helpe, worke, and deede, and therfore it is no meruaile if God so seuerely punished them.
Furthermore we must consider, how marvellously and wonderfully God useth the ungodly. By them (as we here see) he taketh vengeance of other ungodly, and sometimes by their labour, he both exerciseth and correcteth the just. What more? They are his hangmen, whom also when he hath used, he destroyeth also at the last, either here, or after they be departed out of this life.
Furthermore we must cōsider, how meruelously and wonderfully God vseth the vngodly. By them (as we here see) he taketh vengeaunce of other vngodly, and sometymes by their labour, he both excerciseth and correcteth the iust. What more? They are his hangmen, whom also when he hath vsed, he destroyeth also at the last, either here, or after they be departed out of this life.
He sent an evil spirit between them. For they were stirred up one against an other. The Sechemites (as it is to be thought) against Abimelech, because he both oppressed and contemned them. And again Abimelech against them, because (as the history declareth) they despised him.1 And it is well known that by contempt is provoked anger: for it is called an action, which pertaineth to estimation & opinion, because some thing seemeth to us not worthy of estimation, when peradventure it is not so. Moreover despising consisteth chiefly in three things: for either we contemn only in mind, when we despise any men & their goods, or when we do them any discommodity, not thereby to seek our own gain, but only to rejoice at their discommodity: or lastly when we add words or deeds: which have ignominy or contumely joined with them. These three things may