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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 the book of Numbers the 6. chapter, god calleth the hairs of the head a crown, or as other translate, it a separation. But contrarily the Papists call their shaving of the head a crown: so do they pervert all things as they list themselves. But what should a man speak of them? They care not what they do. They will have lights and censing in the temples. If thou ask them why? Because say they God used them in the old testament. But in the old law priests had wives: these will have none. They suffered the hairs of their head or beard to grow: but these men shave both their head and beard. Although at this day there is a great contention among them about a long beard, because the council of Carthage in the .44.1 chap. is sundry ways alleged. For in exemplars it is written Comam non nutriant nec barbā that is, They shall not suffer their hear to grow, nor their beard, but in others it is red: Nec barbam tondeant, that is: They shall not clip their beards: whether of these two sentences will these men follow? For they will not suffer to have a long beard, least any part (as they say) of the sacrifice should stick in it. O holy men: they fell it their sacrifice for three half pens,2 & then least it should stick in the beard, they diligently provide. Is not this to strain at a gnat, & to swallow down a Camel? Howbeit some of them, least they should seem to do not very wisely nor with any reason: The cutting of (say they) of the hairs, signifieth that a priest must cut of all superfluous things. This is the religion of these men, to have the signs, when as they have not the things signified. But I rather refer that shaving of our papists to softness or wantonness.3 For Suetonius in the life of Otho saith that he was wont oftentimes to shave his beard, and to behold his face in a glass, whither it were trim enough. I will not speak of other which did not shave the hairs, but pluck them ⟨p. 202⟩out, to have the softer skin.
In the booke of Numbers the 6. chapter, god calleth the heares of the heade a crowne, or as other translate, it a seperatiion. But contrarilye the Papistes call theyr shauing of the head a crowne: so do they peruerte all thinges as they liste themselues. But what shoulde a man speake of them? They care not what they doo. They will haue lights and censing in the temples. If thou aske them why? Because say they God vsed them in the olde testamente. But in the olde lawe priests had wyues: these wil haue none. They suffred the heares of their head or beard to grow: but these men shaue both theyr head and beard. Although at this day there is a great contention among thē about a long beard, bicause the counsell of Carthage in the .44.