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,…

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.

¹And yet must we not thinke that when it is so done, there is any violence or coaction brought vnto the will of man: for it is by a pleasaunt mouyng and conuersion altered, and that willing, but yet so willing, that the will therof cōmeth of God: for it is it, which willeth, but God by a stronge and most mighty persuasion maketh it to will. But somtymes that power of God and spirit is, more remisse: which yet (if we wil put therunto our endeuor & apply our will) we should not resiste: yea we should obey his admonishmentes and inspirations: and when that we do it not, we are therfore sayd to resiste him, and oftentymes fall. And yet this is not to be vnderstand as touching the first regeneration, but as concerning those whiche are regenerated, whiche are now endewed with grace and spirite. For the will of the vngodly is so corrupt and vitiate, that except it be renewed, it can not geue place vnto the inspirations of God, and admonishynges of the holy ghost: & it in the first immutatiō of mās conuersion, it onely suffreth: and before the renewyng, it continually (as much as in it is) resisteth the spirite of God. But the first parentes whilest they were perfect, if with ye helpe of grace beyng somewhat remisse, they had adioyned theyr endeuor, they might haue perfectly obeyed the commaundementes of God. But we although we be renewed, seyng grace is more remisse, remitting nothing of our endeuor, we shall not be able constantly and perfectly to obey the commaundementes of God, but yet we may be able to containe our selues within the boundes or limites of an obediēce begon: whiche thyng bycause we do not, therfore oftentymes we sinne, and greuously fall.