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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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❧To the noble and most worthy men the Lords, chief governors of the School of Argentine, my good Lords, for their godliness and wisdom much to be reverenced, D. Peter Martyr. Vermilius Florentine, Professor of the holy Scriptures in the School of Tigure, wisheth health and felicity from God, through Jesus Christ our Saviour.
❧To the noble and most vvoorthy men the Lordes, chiefe gouernours of the Schoole of Argentine, my good Lordes, for their godlynes and wisdome much to be reuerenced, D. Peter Martir. Vermilius Florentine, Professor of the holye Scriptures in the Schoole of Tigure, wisheth health and felicitye from God, through Iesus Christ our Sauiour.
When it pleased God (most worthy and honourable men) of his mere goodness, and not for any my virtues or merits, to call me to the obedience of his Son our Lord Jesus Christ, to exercise my self in setting forth his Gospel, in such manner as hath pleased him, I thought it my duty, as much as lay in me, to execute my vocation and assigned burden, not only in teaching, but also in mind, life, and manners. For thus I reasoned with my self: If unto all men, being justified only by the mercy of the true God, through Jesus Christ our Saviour, not undoubtedly by works, but freely receiving forgiveness of since, there remaineth no other thing in the course of this short life, then that having obtained the holy Ghost, and nature being somewhat relieved from his proper corruption, they should by pure life, and holy actions lively express God himself their regenerator, and Christ their redeemer: the same thing without doubt is much more required of men of my profession, whom the ecclesiastical spirit hath appointed to administer lively doctrine unto other men, that whilst they teach uprightly, by their evil deeds they deface not the weight, and all the authority of their doctrine, which thing if they do, they shall in the darkness of this world most brightly give light unto other, and cause them to lift up the eyes of their minds unto God the chief fountain, head, and beginning of all good things, and to honour him with praises and most upright religion. Wherefore I gather, and that truly (as I am most fully persuaded) that I my self, and the rest of the Ministers of the doctrine of the Son of God, ought above all other to live most justly. But when I considered that the office of this virtue Justice (which shineth among mortal men like the bright star Lucifer) consisteth wholly in this, to render to every man that which is his, I desired verily to perform the same not maimed, nor diminished, nor shortened, but consisting of all his parts, so much as humane weakness would suffer me. And among other excellent parts or kinds thereof, a thankful mind, and mindful of a benefit received, is not to be numbered among the least, whose property is not only to acknowledge benefits received, but also earnestly to be desirous to give thanks for them.