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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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1Mizpa Gilead, is an other City, differing from that Mizpa which lay in the tribe of Judah. The spirit of the Lord, which is said to have come upon Jephthah, was the spirit of strength. For there are sundry gifts of the spirit, as of Wisdom, of Understanding of Counsel, &c. Among which, also is reckoned the spirit of strength. Wherefore the Lord gave unto Jephthah this spirit, that is, all warlike might, as well of the mind as of the body, that he might valiantly execute that war. But we know that those gifts, which in schools are called gratuita that is free gifts,2 do not justify: for they happen as well to the evil as to the good. But the spirit of god is three manner of ways in men. First, in that he is god: for so he is infinite, & is every where. Secondly he is in men by free gifts, namely of miracles,3 wisdom, strength, &c. And these two ways he is as well in the evil as in the good. But the third way he is men by sanctification, and renovation. And this dwelling of the spirit of God is to be wished for of all the godly. God had before ordained Jephthah to he head over all the people of Israel: but it was unknown unto the people. And the Gileadites when they made Jephthah their captain, thought nothing of a Judge which should govern all Israel. Here God showeth his judgement, when he inspired him with the gift of strength, that all men might understand that God had chosen him to be captain. Neither yet do I thus say, that Jephthah had the spirit of strength, as though he had not also the spirit of sanctification, for as much as he might have both. But being moved with this spirit of strength, he went out with a great courage, and finished the thing valiantly.4 But before he went to handstrokes, he vowed a vow unto god, as the History declareth. It was the manner of Captains, that when they should ⟨p. 191⟩make any great war, they vowed something to God, so that they got the victory. In Levi we read oftentimes, that the Roman Captains vowed rich spoils, prays, temples, and such like, either unto Jupiter, or unto Apollo, or to other Gods. So the people of god (as it is written in the book of Numbers:) when king Adar invaded them, they vowed to make his land Cherem. Now also Jephthah voweth: but his vow is confused, and defineth no certain thing.