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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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Which things seeing they ⟨image 24⟩are so, this without doubt cometh to pass, that we should by no means be afeard of tyrants, which are almost always against God, and trust to their own great might, when they defend ungodly parts, and think that they can rob and spoil as they list them selves the flock of Christ which is feeble and weak: seeing the might of gods word & power of his spirit will make us mighty and invincible against them though we be never so low and weak of nature. Moreover if we should follow humane reason, being compared with them, we should easily seem either worms or grasshoppers: but being hedged & fenced with the might of god, we shall not only be superiors, but also, (to speak as Paul speaketh to the Romans) we shall overcome also. For Christ will aid us, who bindeth the strong armed man, & taketh away the most rich spoils which he had gathered, he hath luckily wrestled with the devil and his members, & we by him shall have good success in our wars, and shall obtain a far more noble victory than that which the Poets have feigned that their gods obtained of the Cyclops Titans, 1and other giants, which were (as they fable) destroyed by the lightnings of Jupiter at Phlegra. It is a plain token why giants in the old time & mighty princes now of days do with the wise men of this world resist god: surely because they cleave & trust to much to their own strength, whereunto they overmuch sticking,2 there is no mischief which they dare not enterprise, there is nothing which they think is not lawful for them to do. But god vouchsafeth not by such men to accomplish those things which he hath decreed to bring to pass, but to set forth his might & power far abroad he useth rather to accomplish such things as he hath decreed to do by David and any abject persons.
Whiche thinges seing they ⟨image 24⟩are so, this without doubt cometh to passe, that we shoulde by no meanes be affeard of tyrannes, whiche are almost alwayes agaynst God, and trust to their owne great might, when they defend vngodly partes, and thincke that they can robbe and spoyle as they list them selues the flocke of Christ which is feable and weake: seing the might of gods word & power of his spirite will make vs mightie and inuincible agaynst them thoughe we be neuer so lowe and weake of nature. Moreouer if we should follow humane reason, beyng compared with thē, we should easely seeme either wormes or grashoppers: but being hedged & fensed wt the might of god, we shall not only be superiours, but also, (to speake as Paul speaketh to the Romaines) we shal ouercome also. For Christ will ayde vs, who bindeth the strong armed man, & taketh away the most riche spoyles which he had gathered, he hath luckly wrastled with the deuill and his members, & we by him shal haue good successe in our warres, and shal obteyne a farre more noble victorye than that whiche the Poetes haue fayned that their gods obtayned of the Ciclops Titans,