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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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In that it is said, thou hast brought me low, In Hebrew it is expressed by this verb Caraa: as though it should have ben said, thou hast thrust me done or thou hast humbled me: of late I was puffed up with the victory which I obtained against mine enemies, but thou hast thrust me down, yea rather thou hast utterly destroyed me and brought me to nothing, for as much as my posterity is undone, mine enemies did grievously vex me: and now thou my daughter also ⟨p. 192⟩art one of them which trouble and afflict me.
In that it is sayd, thou hast brought me lowe, In Hebrew it is expressed by this verbe Caraa: as thoughe it should haue ben sayd, thou hast thrust me done or thou hast humbled me: of late I was puffed vp with the victory whiche I obteyned agaynst myne enemyes, but thou hast thrust me downe, yea rather thou hast vtterly destroyed me and brought me to nothyng, for as muche as my posterity is vndone, myne enemyes did grieuously vexe me: and now thou my daughter also ⟨p. 192⟩art one of them whiche trouble and afflicte me.
I have opened my mouth. This is a circumscription or description of the vow. He tare his garments, after the manner of the Hebrews, when they saw that they were overwhelmed with any grievous calamity unlooked for,1 they tare their garments, signifying that they were now subject unto the anger of God, and not worthy to be covered with garments. I have opened my mouth (saith he.) The law of God in the book of Numbers, the .30. chapter entreating of Vows, useth such a form of speaking, whereby might be understand,2 that the vow was conceived, not only in mind and purpose, but also outwardly expressed by words. Wherefore they were called calves of the lips, which a man had promised to God, not only in mind, but also in voice. And I can not go back (sayeth he.) It is marvellous why he should say so. For in the last chapter of Leviticus are many things written of the redeeming of vows, which I will thus gather into a few. If any had vowed a man, it was lawful to redeem him with a price, and there was an estimation set. And therefore it was called the vow of estimation. For they vowed either themselves, or their servants, or their children, and it was lawful for every man to vow them which he had in his power. From twenty years upward to sixty, they paid for the male fifty sicles, for the female .30. From five years upward to twenty, for the male they paid twenty sicles, and for the female ten. If a man had vowed a house unto GOD, and would redeem it, the house was esteemed, and the redeemer added the fifth part besides the price. If a man had vowed a field, the estimation was taken of the seed thereof, an Homer of Barley was esteemed at fifty sicles of Silver. And how much nearer the year of Jubilee was, so much the more was there abated of the price. A clean beast being once vowed ought utterly to be sacrificed, neither mought it be redeemed: but if it had ben unclean, it might have ben redeemed.