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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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Augustine addeth moreover, that although the fathers sometimes sinned, yet if nothing letteth, but that god may use their sins, to signify those things which might instruct the people. For god is so good, that ever of sins he picketh out laudable commodities, and maketh them allegorically to declare what ⟨image 202⟩seemeth profitable unto him. As in that Judas played the whoremonger with his daughter in law, it signified that god would couple unto himself the church, which before was an harlot: so also may it be, that by this act of Jephthah he signified, that god so loved mankind that he would give his only begotten son unto the death for it: for he did not in vain, and without any cause suffer such a thing to be don by the fathers. Although they grievously sinned, yet god could use their actions to the instruction of his people. They were amazed at the sacrifices of beasts, neither did they as it was mete, lift up the eyes of their minds unto christ. Wherefore god would by this means stir up the sluggish, that they should be induced by the humane sacrifice of Jephthah's daughter to think upon Christ. For he should give his life, and be made a sacrifice for mankind.
Augustine addeth moreouer, that although the fathers sometimes sinned, yet if nothinge letteth, but that god maye vse theyr sinnes, to signifye those thinges whych myght instructe the people. For god is so good, that euer of sinnes he picketh out laudable commodities, and maketh them alligorically to declare what ⟨image 202⟩semeth profitable vnto hym. As in that Iudas played the whoremonger with his doughter in law, it signified that god would couple vnto himself ye church, which before was an harlot: so also maye it be, that by this acte of Iiphtah he signified, that god so loued mankinde that he would geue his onely begotten sonne vnto the death for it: for he did not in vaine, and without any cause suffer such a thing to be don by the fathers. Although they greuously sinned, yet god could vse their actions to the instruction of his people. They were amased at the sacrifices of beasts, neither did they as it was mete, lift vp ye eies of their minds vnto christ. Wherfore god would by this meanes stirre vp the sluggish, that they should be enduced by the humayne sacrifice of Iiphtahs daughter to thinke vpon Christ. For he should geue his lyfe, and be made a sacrifice for mankinde.