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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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Modern spelling is a reading aid: the words are the author’s, only the spelling is modernized. Original shows the page as printed, with the transcription marks.
To burn the gate. Because he had so good success before to conquer by fire, he thought now also to had the like fortune.
To burne the gate. Bycause he hadde so good successe before to conquere by fyre, he thoughte now also to had the like fortune.
A woman threw a stone. Abimeleche puffed up with victories, setteth an example before our eyes, that we should not to much put confidence in present felicity. By his lucky success he thought his cause was good, and that they whom he had destroyed, had their reward for their wickedness. Such is the judgement of men, they think that according to the weight of the punishments, so are the sins of the afflicted, and their evil deserts, so that they which are grievously vexed, seem to have grievously sinned. And undoubtedly the book of Job is all whole in a manner of that argument. For his friends did therefore gather that he was an evil man,1 because he was so grievously afflicted. But yet ought we not so to think: For there may be other causes why GOD will have the saints oppressed in this world. Christ teacheth us in the 13. chapter of Luke (when certain told him, that Pilate had mingled the blood of the Galileans with sacrifices, & they looked that Christ should have cried out upon the cruelty of the President) how we ought to take profit by the punishments of other men.2 For he answered: do you think that those Galileans sinned above all the rest, because they suffered these things? No verily, I tell you, but except ye repent, ye shall all likewise perish. Or think ye that those 18, upon whom the Tower in Siloi fell, were sinners above all men that dwell in Jerusalem? No verily, I tell you, but except ye repent, ye shall all likewise perish.
A woman threwe a stone. Abimeleche puffed vppe with victories, setteth an example before oure eyes, that wee shoulde not to muche put confidence in presente felicity. By his luckye successe he thoughte his cause was good, and that they whome he had destroyed, had theyr rewarde for theyr wickednes. Such is the iudgemente of menne, they thinke that accordinge to the wayghte of the punishments, so are the sinnes of the afflicted, and theyr euil deserts, so that they whych are greuously vexed, seeme to haue greiuously sinned. And vndoubtedly the booke of Iob is all whole in a manner of that argumente. For his friendes did therefore gather that he was an euill man,