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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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It is not therefore very likely, that the sons of him which builded so ancient a city should live till Joshua his time, unless any man will feign that the same city was built long time before, & called by an other name, & then in process of time casting away the first name, it should be named by this most strong and mighty Giant. But whether it be thus or no, neither skilleth it much, neither seemeth it curiously to be sought for.
It is not therefore very likely, that the sonnes of him which builded so auncient a city should lyue tyl Iosua his tyme, vnles any man wyl fayne that the same city was built long time before, & called by an other name, & then in processe of tyme casting away the first name, it should be named by this most strong and mighty Giaunt. But whether it be thus or no, neither skilleth it much, neither semeth it curiously to be sought for.
But this might somewhat move some, because Arba, whereof we now speak, is called in the .15. chap. of Joshua, the father of Enak. For if he had .3. sons which were named as well here as in the same book of Joshua, it will then he doubtful who that same Enak was.1 In which thing (saving the judgement of a better learned) I would think might be answered, that it was not a proper name but a common, whereby at that time men of huge stature, but such as were noble & excellently adorned, were called. For this word Enak in hebrew is to gird or to ⟨image 22⟩compass, and is chiefly referred to chains which are worn about the neck for comeliness sake. And thereof is this name Enak derived, & in the plural number hath both the masculine & feminine form, & it signifieth a chain, and is transferred to noble & worthy men, whom thou mayst call chained. Wherefore Sesay, Ahimman & Thalmay may be called the sons of Arba, who was not called the father of them only, but also the father of Enak, because every one of his sons was noble,2