A68840:1512
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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The next thing, is that I somewhat entreat of the visions of Angels. For as we have now heard an Angel appeared unto Manoah, and oftentimes ⟨image 215⟩in other places (as the scriptures declare) angels have been seen of men, But it may be demanded, how they appeared, whither with any body, or else only in fantasy? And if it were with a body, whither it were with their own body, or with a strange body? & if they toke a body, whither they were for a time or for ever?
THe nexte thinge, is that I somewhat intreate of the visions of Aungels. For as we haue now heard an Aungel appeared vnto Manoah, and oftentimes ⟨image 215⟩in other places (as the scriptures declare) aungels haue bene sene of men, But it may be demaunded, howe they appeared, whither with any bodye, or els onely in phantasye? And if it were with a bodye, whither it were with theyr owne body, or with a straunge body? & if they toke a body, whither they were for a time or for euer?
1Of these things, there are diverse opinions of men Plato's sect do say that the minds, that is, the intelligences are so framed, that certain of them have celestial bodies, some have fiery bodies, some airy, some watery, and some earthly. And some they affirm to be dark Demonia, which do continually abide in darkness and mist. Of these things Marcilius Ficinius hath gathered many things in his.2 10. books de legibus, and in his argument of Epinomides. The Peripatetics affirm that there are certain intelligences which turn and move the celestial orbs, neither make they mention of any other. But the scholedevines, do determine that those minds & intelligences are altogether spiritual, and that they have no bodies. And this is the reason that leadeth them thus to think, because these intelligences must needs excel the souls of men, whose most perfect faculty consisteth in understanding. Wherefore as they think, in this act of understanding it behoveth that these intelligences do much exceed them, and ye cometh to pass for that these heavenly minds have no need of images, or of senses: and because the case so standeth, they should have bodies in vain.