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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 Jephthah concludeth after this manner: I have not offended thee. Because thou art the occasion of the war, and have showed thee my reasons: now resteth to put the matter in Gods hand, he will judge best. This was the message of Jephthah.
Wherfore Iiphtah concludeth after this maner: I haue not offended thee. Bicause thou art the occasion of the warre, and haue shewed thee my reasons: now resteth to put the matter in Gods hand, he wyll iudge best. Thys was the message of Iiphtah.
1This Oration, as far as it appeareth, pertaineth unto the judicial kind, and entreateth of possession, and the reasons are laid forth. But now let us mark that Jephthah before he moveth battle, sendeth messengers before. That is a custom very laudable: For Titus Livius writeth in his first book, that it was the manner of Rome, that before war was proclaimed against their enemies, messengers were sent to complain of the injuries, and to require again the things taken away. And if by their message they nothing profited, they returned unto the Senate: who understanding the matter, proclaimed war by the public assent. For wise men judged it not best, rashly and suddenly to fall to wars. So Jephthah, though he were a warlike and valiant man, yet would he govern the matter wisely and moderately: For he was not so light brained as many now adays are, who first prepare them selves to battle, and make a bragging, before any man know that there is any war proclaimed. God thus ordained in the .27. chap. of Deut. when thou shalt come to any City, thou shalt first offer peace. So Jephthah assayeth first to compose the matter by words, before he goeth to hand strokes. The king of Ammon allegeth a cause in deed, but it is but a feigned cause: for first it was not the land of Ammon, but of Moab, and the Amorites drave them out, as the second chap. of Deut. testifieth. For Israel had none of their lands. For God had before said that he would give nothing unto the Israelites, of that which pertained either to the Edomites, or to the Ammonites, or to the Moabites: and when they offered no wrong unto any man, Sihon the king of the Amorites pursued them with an host, and assayed to destroy them: but God gave the victory, wherein both Sihon was slain, and his kingdom came to the Israelites. Wherefore it can not seem that they did wrong unto the Ammonites: for that land at that time longed to the Amorites, which they before had taken away from the Moabites.