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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 when I more attentively do weigh the chap. of Ezekiel, I think that he speaketh of the punishments and afflictions of this life. For why complained the people, saying, that the fathers had eaten sower grapes, and the children's teeth were set on edge? Did they complain of the pain of hell? No undoubtedly, but because they were led away captive into Babylon and lived in servitude. They complain that God seemeth to deal to hardly with them: because for as much as their fathers were idolaters, yet they which had not sinned, were punished. For those punishments the people lamented: wherefore it was necessary, that the Prophet should answer them of the same punishments. The soul of the father is mine, and the soul of the son is mine. The soul which hath sinned, it shall dye. These words therefore have a respect unto the punishments of this life. Although I do not deny, but that it may also be transferred unto spiritual punishments:1 but not, unless it be by an argument from the less to the great. And that after this manner, God doth not for an other mans sin punish, with pains which dure, but for a time, those which are utterly innocent, therefore much less will he punish them with spiritual and eternal punishments.
But when I more attentyuely doo weighe the chap. of Ezechiel, I thinke that he speaketh of the punishmentes and afflictions of this lyfe. For why complayned the people, saying, that the fathers had eaten sower grapes, and the childrēs teeth were set on edge? Did they complaine of the payne of hell? No vndoubtedly, but bicause they were led away captiue into Babilone and lyued in seruitude. They complayne that God semeth to deale to hardly with them: bycause for as much as their fathers were idolaters, yet they which had not sinned, were punished. For those punishementes the people lamented: wherfore it was necessary, that the Prophet should aunswere them of the same punishementes. The soule of the father is myne, and the soule of the sonne is myne. The soule whiche hath sinned, it shal dye. These wordes therfore haue a respect vnto the punishmentes of this lyfe. Although I do not deny, but that it may also be transferred vnto spirituall punishmētes:1 but not, vnles it be by an argumēt from the les to the great. And that after this maner, God doth not for an other mans sinne punishe, with paynes which dure, but for a tyme, those whiche are vtterly innocent, therfore much les will he punishe them with spirituall and eternall punishmentes.