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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 now ariseth an other doubt, as touching our nature, as it is now fallen, & corrupt, whether it can resist the grace of God, & his spirit being present, or no?1 I think we must consider that there are as it were sundry degrees of the help or grace of God: for his might & abundance is sometimes so great, that he wholly boweth the will of man, & doth not only Counsel, but also persuade. And when it so cometh to pass, we can not depart from the right way, but we are of Gods side, and obey his sentence. Wherefore it was said unto Paul: It is hard for thee to kick against the prick.
BVt now ariseth an other doubt, as touching our nature, as it is now fallen, & corrupt, whether it can resiste the grace of God, & his spirite beyng present, or no?1 I thinke we must cōsider that there are as it wer sundry degrees of the helpe or grace of God: for his might & aboūdance is sometymes so great, that he wholy boweth the will of man, & doth not onely Counsel, but also persuade. And when it so commeth to passe, we can not departe from the right waye, but we are of Gods side, and obey his sentence. Wherfore it was sayd vnto Paul: It is hard for thee to kycke agaynst the prycke.
- 1There are sundry degrees of grace of God,There ar sundry degrees of grace of God,
1And yet must we not think that when it is so done, there is any violence or coaction brought unto the will of man: for it is by a pleasant moving and conversion altered, and that willing, but yet so willing, that the will thereof cometh of God: for it is it, which willeth, but God by a strong and most mighty persuasion maketh it to will. But sometimes that power of God and spirit is, more remiss: which yet (if we will put thereunto our endeavour & apply our will) we should not resist: yea we should obey his admonishments and inspirations: and when that we do it not, we are therefore said to resist him, and oftentimes fall. And yet this is not to be understand as touching the first regeneration, but as concerning those which are regenerated, which are now endowed with grace and spirit. For the will of the ungodly is so corrupt and vitiate, that except it be renewed, it can not give place unto the inspirations of God, and admonishynges of the holy ghost: & it in the first immutatiō of mans conversion, it only suffereth: and before the renewing, it continually (as much as in it is) resisteth the spirit of God. But the first parents whilst they were perfect, if with the help of grace being somewhat remiss, they had adjoined their endeavour, they might have perfectly obeyed the commandments of God. But we although we be renewed, seeing grace is more remiss, remitting nothing of our endeavour, we shall not be able constantly and perfectly to obey the commandments of God, but yet we may be able to contain our selves within the bounds or limits of an obedience begun: which thing because we do not, therefore oftentimes we sin, and grievously fall.