A68840:1307
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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1Moreover we must consider, that children are as certain parts of the parents, and have somewhat of the parents in them. Wherefore it is not absurd if God punish the part of the parents in the children. But I will return to Augustine, who saith, ye god by this means settleth discipline in the world, in the public, wealth in the Church, and in the family. Whose saying in any judgement can not be discommended: for if the children be punished for the sins of their parents, they have nothing whereof to complain. They owe undoubtedly this duty unto their parents: for of them they have that they are. Wherefore if they leave their life for them, they have no wrong done them. For they render unto them that which they received of them. If god should say unto them: I will use your punishment to the salvation of your parents, they can by no right refuse it. John saith: that every one ought so to love his brother, to be ready to lay even his life for him. And if we must give our life for our brother, how much more ought we to give it for our father? God useth sundry instruments, wherewith he draweth men unto him. Why then should he not use either the sickness, or death of the children either for the chastening, or for the salvation of the parents? Augustine in his .8.2 question upon Joshua, which I have oftentimes alleged, sayeth: That it is just, that the lesser part suffer punishment for the greater, as in that history it happened, because of the sacrilege which Achan committed. A few fell in the battle, and the whole multitude was absolved. Hereby we understand ⟨p. 181⟩how great the anger and vengeance of God would have been, if the whole multitude had sinned, when as the sin of one man was so exceedingly punished. And Plutarch in that book, which a little before I brought: This thing (saith he) also the Captains do in their hosts. If there be any thing commonly committed of all, they put the tenth man to death, that by the punishment of a few, the rest may be absolved: and so one is punished for an other mans fault.3 But GOD, as it is said, doth no man injury: for he which dyeth, was subject unto death, and GOD directeth his death to a good end, namely to help other, that is, that by this means, either the parents or the princes may be revoked unto repentance, or to establish discipline.