A68840:1506
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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1Some do cavil of the first act of faith, whereby we begin first to assent unto god, and they doubt, whither it be acceptable unto god or no. Undoubtedly before it, he is an enemy, which now beginneth to believe. Then say they, if that first consent be acceptable unto God, then accepteth he the gift of an enemy. But if it be not acceptable, then it justifieth not. To this I answer two ways: First that men are not justified of the worthiness of the act of faith, but of the firm promise of god, which faith embraceth. Farther, when any man first assenteth, and believeth, then is he first made of an enemy a friend, and although before he was an enemy, yet so soon as he believeth, he is made a friend, and ceaseth to be an enemy.2 But that which we have before concluded, that he which offereth is more acceptable unto God, then the gift, the Ethnics also saw. For Plato in Alcibiade maketh mention, that the Athenienses upon a time made war against the Lacedaemonians, and when they were overcome, they sent messengers unto Jupiter Ammon, by whom they said that they marvelled for what cause, where as they had offered so great gifts unto the Gods, and their enemies on the contrary side sacrificed sparingly and slenderly, and yet had they the victory over them. Ammon answered, that the gods more esteemed the prayers of the Lacedaemonians, then the most fat sacrifices of the Athenienses. For when they burnt Oxen unto their Gods, in the mean time they thought nothing of their souls. So in Homer Jupiter speaketh, that the Gods are not moved with the smoke and smell of sacrifices, when as they hated Priamus and the Trojans. Wherefore the Ethnics understood, that which the Papists at this day see not, which think that their blind sacrificer, though he be never so unpure and ungodly, doth yet with his hands, offer up Christ unto god the father.
1Some do cauile of the fyrst acte of fayth, whereby we begynne fyrst to assente vnto god, and they doubt, whither it be acceptable vnto god or no. Vndoubtedly before it, he is an enemy, which now beginneth to beleue. Then say they, if that fyrst consente be acceptable vnto God, then accepteth he the gifte of an enemye. But if it be not acceptable, then it iustifieth not. To this I aunswer two wayes: Fyrst that men are not iustified of the worthinesse of the acte of fayth, but of the firme promise of god, which faith embraceth. Farther, when any man first assenteth, and beleueth, then is he first made of an enemy a friende, and although before he was an enemy, yet so sone as he beleueth, he is made a friend, and ceaseth to be an enemy.