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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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They went into the temple. It was also the manner among the Ethnics, to give thanks unto God of their first fruits. But these men go into the temple of God, and rate, drink, singe, and curse their king: and whom before they had anointed, him now they rail upon, and tear with reproaches. And that in the temple, wherein before they had taken counsel for to make Abimelech their ruler. Such are the judgements of God. The place might have admonished them: for out of it they gave him money: but forgetting all things, they curse him: Although the scripture expressedly declareth not, whether this temple were that self ⟨image 175⟩same, where out they took the money in the beginning.
They went into the temple. It was also the manner among the Ethnikes, to geue thankes vnto God of their first fruites. But these men go into the temple of God, and rate, drinke, singe, and curse their kyng: and whom before they had annoynted, hym now they rayle vpon, and teare with reproches. And that in the temple, wherin before they had taken counsel for to make Abimelech their ruler. Such are the iudgementes of God. The place might haue admonished them: for out of it they gaue him money: but forgettyng all thynges, they curse him: Although the scripture expressedly declareth not, whether this tēple were that selfe ⟨image 175⟩same, where out they tooke the money in the beginning.
Who is Abimelech? In the feasts of their wine gathering, they mock their king, and that he being absent, and above the rest Gaal, much more grievously scorneth him. Let us mark the perverseness of mans nature: if any sin be by chance committed, it addeth not a just remedy, but healeth mischief with mischief, & cureth sin with sin. They should have called upon the Lord, & have repented: but these do far otherwise, they see that they have done naughtily, & yet they go farther to reproaches. This is the manner of the frowardness of man: yea and David when he had committed adultery, did not straightway repent, as he should have done, but slew Uriah. Judas when he had betrayed Christ, would not repent, but went and hanged himself, and so was author of his own death. So in a manner when we have sinned, we go to worser sins. They ought not in deed to have chosen Abimelech: but when he had once gotten the dominion of things, they should not so have cursed him. Before the victory they sing a song of victory. There is nothing more foolish, then to contemn an enemy: for an enemy is not to be contemned, unless he be overcome. But this Gaal goeth childishly to work. He exhorteth and praiseth the Sechemites, because they had shaked of their yoke. And he composeth his oration of things compared together.