A68840:1505
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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That which is alleged out of John: God heareth not sinners, Augustine saith that that was not the saying of Christ,1 but of the blind man which was no• yet fully illustrate. Wherefore he affirmeth that sentence not to be true in universal. For (as they define) the prayers of perverse ministers are sometimes hard, because they are of the church. But as touching the oblation of Christ, I do not think that the papists will grant, that the whole church offereth it, when as they will ⟨image 214⟩have that to be peculiar to the massemongers. And though they should grant that, yet is not the whole Church greater or more acceptable unto god, then Christ: because he is not acceptable unto god for the churches sake, but the church is acceptable unto god for Christs sake. But to return to the saying of John, that God heareth not sinners, adding a profitable distinction, we may thus expound it.2 There are some sinners which fall of weakness, or sin of ignorance, which yet afterward acknowledge themselves, are sorry, and repent faithfully. But there are other, which sin without conscience, want faith, neither are they led with any repentance. The first sort, because they have faith, are heard, the other, forasmuch as they want faith, do in vain pour out their prayers.3 But if a man will object the Publican, who being a sinner, prayed unto god and departed justified. I answer, that that publican was in such sort a sinner, that yet when he prayed, he was not without faith, yea rather he prayed with faith, otherwise god would not have heard his prayers. And undoubtedly James doth right well admonish us, when he saith: Pray, having faith. In sum, that sentence is firm and perfect wherein it is said: whatsoever is offered unto God for a sacrifice, the same is acceptable unto him, if faith and justification of him that offereth, go before.
That whiche is alledged out of Iohn: God heareth not sinners, Augustine sayth that that was not the saying of Christ,1