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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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Take heed therefore, that ye defile not your selves with whoredoms & such incests, as the Gentiles have done, whom I have driven out of those regions which I have now given unto you, for for because those nations have ben polluted with so grievous wicked acts I have therefore so destroyed them, & will do it like unto you, except ye shall diligently avoid those things, which I command you as touching these evils. I think no man will doubt but that the Canaanites which received not the law by Moses, neither were Citizens of the public wealth of the Israelites, could not by that law be condemned, because they obeyed not the laws of the Hebrews. They were subject only to the law, which is called moral. Wherefore seeing God for that cause reproveth them, because they were defiled with such filthy lusts & incests, & affirmeth that for the same cause he deprived them both of their land and life: it is manifest that these laws must be joined not to civil precepts but to moral, which all men are bound to observe.
Take hede therfore, that ye defile not your selues with whordomes & such incestes, as the Gentiles haue done, whom I haue driuen out of those regions which I haue now geuen vnto you, for for bicause those nations haue ben polluted with so grieuous wicked actes I haue therfore so destroied them, & will do yt like vnto you, except ye shal diligently auoid those thinges, which I cōmaund you as touching these euils. I thinke no man wil doubt but that the Chananites whych receaued not the law by Moyses, neither wer Citizens of the publike wealth of the Israelites, could not by that law be condemned, bicause they obeyed not the lawes of the Hebrues. They wer subiect only to the law, which is called morall. Wherfore seing God for that cause reproueth them, bicause they wer defiled with such fylthy lustes & incestes, & affirmeth that for the same cause he depriued them both of their lande and lyfe: it is manifest that these lawes must bee ioyned not to ciuil preceptes but to morall, which al men are bound to obserue.
Nevertheless this seemeth at the first sight to be against this sentence,1 because Abraham (a man otherwise most holy) is thought to have married his Brothers daughter namely Sarah. Amram also had Jochabed his aunt to wife, of whom he begat Moses, Aaron, & Mary. And it seemeth that so godly & holy men would not have done this, if the moral law (as we have said) had been against it.