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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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Wherefore Augustine in his questions upon Joshua the 8. question: by original sin (saith he) many punishments are dew unto us, which yet God converteth ⟨image 187⟩into certain medicines, and maketh them very much to profit us, although they seem unto us evil. For if the son had lived, peradventure he would have followed the evil steppes of his father, or else committed worser things. Where fore if God take him out of this life, he can not complain that he is ill dealt with. For through the benefits of god his death redoundeth to his profit. For he is taken away, least by malice his heart should change. And undoubtedly we must suffer easy evils, to attain unto great good things. For so the Physicians with a bitter purgation trouble the throat, to restore the sick person to his former health. In like manner when we have deserved punishments, God yet turneth them to good.1 And by this means (saith Augustine) a certain discipline is established in the world. For unless it were so, men would continually prove worse and worse. A certain conjunction also and society of mankind is declared, when one after this manner is punished for the sin of an other. For they which pertain unto one kingdom or City, or Church, are after a sort one body among themselves. And in the body one member suffereth for an other. Wherefore seeing this is so in the body, it is not absurd, that the same do chance also in the society of men.
Wherfore Augustine in his questions vpon Iosua the 8. question: by originall sinne (sayth he) many punishements are dew vnto vs, which yet God conuerteth ⟨image 187⟩into certayne medicines, and maketh them very much to profite vs, although they seme vnto vs euil. For if the sonne had lyued, peraduēture he would haue followed the euill steppes of his father, or els committed woorser things. Wher fore if God take him out of this life, he can not complayne that he is ill delt with. For through the benefites of god his death redoundeth to his profite. For he is taken away, least by malice his heart should chaūge. And vndoubtedly we must suffer easy euils, to atteyne vnto great good thyngs. For so the Phisitions with a bitter purgation trouble the throte, to restore the sicke person to hys former health. In lyke maner when we haue deserued punishmentes, God yet turneth them to good.