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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 seeing GOD did so diligently provide for the redeeming of vows, how doth Jephthah say, that his vow can not be revoked? This may be answered two ways. First it might be, that Jephthah as he was a man of war, so was he ignorant of this manner of redeeming of vows.1 An other way it may be answered, that he promised not the vow of estimation, but Cherem, that is a curse. And this kind of vow never returned to his owner, neither could it be converted to a profane use.2 A field after this manner dedicated, was always appointed for the tabernacle: yea and asses and horses served the Lord, neither could they be redeemed. So if a man had vowed to be a Nazarite all his life time, he was never redeemed: although that were not in use. And unto this kind of vow pertained, if a man had made himself §1Cherem, because he never returned into liberty. With such a vow was the City of Jericho bound, neither was it lawful for the Jews to touch any of the things that were without life, pertaining to the City which were under this vow. Therefore Achan sinned most grievously, which took to himself some part thereof. But there was an other kind of Cherem, which was not vowed but vowed to the death unto the Lord, and what soever was after this §2manner vowed unto the Lord, the same ought without redemption to be slain: so were the Amalekites vowed, and Saul most bitterly reprehended, because he had spared Agag their king, and saved some of their oxen on live. Wherefore it may be that Jephthah vowed, that whatsoever thing met him first out of his house when he returned, should be slain. But he was very much deceived: for this kind of vow had not place, but in wicked men, and such as were declared to be the enemies of God: therefore he was not bound by this law of vows to slay his daughter. Wherefore in that he sayeth, I can not call back, if we understand it generally of vows, it is not true, because it was lawful to redeem them, but if we have a respect unto Cherem, the person vowed ought to be slain, ⟨image 199⟩if the vow had ben of force: which thing could not have place in this maiden, because she was not declared to be the enemy of God.