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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 in that it is written we are turned again, we must not so understand it, as though they had before been with Jephthah, but to turn again, is in this place to be referred unto the mind: as though it should have been said, we have changed our counsel & purpose. Then Jephthah, like a wise man, would not be satisfied with these words, but required the covenants of the principality to be confirmed If I saith he, shall put my self in danger, and god shall give unto me the victory, shall I be your head? He did not straight way give credit to their first words: because he feared least they would not keep promise, which had before done him such hurt: nether worketh he these things privily with them, but in a place most famous,1 namely in Mizpa. There in the old time the kings of Canaan assembled against Joshua, whom when he had vanquished, & returned with the victory, he built in the same place an altar to the Lord. Wherefore it was a custom from that time, that they which should take war in hand should assemble thither: whereunto this also is to be added, that Jephthah (as we shall afterward understand) dwelled there. He would also have them to swear, that the promises might be the more certain, as by that appeareth which followeth: God hear between me and you. For to swear is nothing else, then to call God for a witness of those things, which either we affirm, or deny.
But in that it is written we are turned againe, we muste not so vnderstande it, as though they had before bene with Iiphtah, but to turne again, is in this place to be referred vnto the mind: as though it should haue bene sayd, we haue chaunged our counsel & purpose. Then Iiphtah, like a wise mā, would not be satisfied with these words, but required the couenants of the principality to be cōfirmed If I sayth he, shal put my selfe in daunger, and god shal geue vnto me the victory, shall I be your hed? He did not streyght way geue credite to theyr firste woordes: bicause he feared least they would not kepe promise, which had before doone him such hurt: nether worketh he these things priuely with them, but in a place most famous,1 namely in Mizpa. There in the olde time the kinges of Chanaan assembled against Iosua, whom when he had vanquished, & returned wt the victory, he built in the same place an aultar to the Lord. Whefore it was a custom frō that time, that they which should take warre in hand should assemble thither: wherevnto this also is to be added, yt Iiphtah (as we shal afterward vnderstand) dwelled there. He would also haue them to sweare, that the promises might be the more certayne, as by that appeareth whych foloweth: God heare betwene me and you. For to sweare is nothinge els, then to call God for a witnesse of those thinges, which eyther we affirme, or deny.