A68840:1435
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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But thou wilt say: when men that bestow benefits,1 do sometimes light upon ingrate persons, what ought they to do? Shall they straight way withdraw their benefits from them? Undoubtedly they deserve this: but we must not so do straightway, because men, by reason nature is corrupt, are slow, neither are they without difficulty moved to do their duty. Therefore we must go forward in well doing: for he which is not moved to be thankful with the first henefite, shall peradventure be stirred up with the second, third, forth, or fifth. But if he all together stick in his ingratitude, we may justly withdraw from him our benefits, not moved thereunto by hatred or desire of revengement, but that he may be corrected, and that he do not continually reproach the benefits, which are the gifts of God. This thing doth God also, who by Hoseas the Prophet saith unto ⟨image 205⟩the unthankful Hebrews: I will give unto you a heaven of brass, and an earth of iron. I will take away from you my wool and my flax. &c. because ye have made them Baals things.
But thou wilt say: when men that bestow benefites,1 doo somtimes light vpon ingrate persons, what ought they to doo? Shal they straight way withdraw their benefites from them? Vndoubtedlye they deserue this: but we must not so doo straightway, bicause men, by reason nature is corrupt, are slow, neither are they without difficulty moued to doo their duty. Therfore we must go forward in wel doing: for he which is not moued to be thankefull with the first henefite, shal peraduenture be styrred vp with the second, third, forth, or fift. But if he al together stycke in his ingratitude, we may iustly withdraw from him our benefites, not moued therunto by hatred or desyre of reuengement, but that he may be corrected, and that he doo not continually reproche the benefites, which ar the giftes of God. This thing doth God also, who by Hoseas the Prophet sayth vnto ⟨image 205⟩the vnthankful Hebrues: I wyl geue vnto you a heauen of brasse, and an earth of yron. I wil take awaye from you my wooll and my flaxe. &c. bicause ye haue made them Baals thinges.