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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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We must also mark the wisdom of Jephthah, how first he would prove all things, before he would take weapons against his brethren. First he maketh his Apology, wherein he saith that he did not rashly move war, but because there was a very grievous contention between him and the Ammonites, and that he was much oppressed by them, and therefore he could not abstain from weapons. Farther, he denieth that he called them not. I cried unto you (saith he) but when ye saved me not, I took in hand war my self, to mine own great danger. Wherefore he addeth, that God delivered the Ammonites into his hands, which might have been a token that God disallowed not his act. Which kind of argument is in this place of force, for as much as he attempted no unjust thing: otherwise there can be no firm reason derived of it, because God sometimes favoureth the enterprises of the ungodly, by reason of his counsels, which are always just, but sometimes hidden from us. Jeroboam the son of Nabat was by a sedition created king over the ten Tribes, and obtained that which with naughty conscience he desired. Nabuchad-Nezar also fought tyrannously and ambitiously against the Hebrews, and obtained the victory, when yet no man can allow those doings as godly, because of the success of them.
We must also marke the wysdome of Iiphtah, how first he woulde proue all thinges, before he woulde take weapons against his brethren. First he maketh hys Apologie, wherein he sayth that he did not rashlye moue warre, but bycause there was a very grieuous contencion betwene him and the Ammonites, and that he was muche oppressed by them, and therefore he could not abstayne from weapons. Farther, he denyeth that he called them not. I cryed vnto you (sayth he) but when ye saued me not, I tooke in hande warre my selfe, to mine own great daunger. Wherefore he addeth, that God delyuered the Ammonites into hys handes, which myght haue bene a token that God disalowed not his act. Which kynde of argument is in this place of force, for as much as he attempted no vniust thing: otherwyse there can bee no firme reason deriued of it, bycause God sometimes fauoureth the enterprises of the vngodly, by reason of his counsels, which are alwayes iust, but sometimes hidden from vs. Ieroboam the sonne of Nabat was by a sedicion created king ouer the ten Tribes, and obtayned that which with naughty conscience he desired. Nabuchad-Nezar also fought tirannously and ambiciouslye agaynst the Hebrues, and obtayned the victorye, when yet no man can allowe those doinges as godly, bicause of the successe of them.