A68840:1513
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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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.
1Of these things, there are diuerse opinions of men Platos sect do say that the mindes, that is, the intelligences are so framed, that certayne of them haue celestiall bodies, some haue fyry bodies, some ayry, some watry, and some earthlye. And some they affirm to be darke Demonia, which do continually abide in darknes and mist. Of these thinges Marcilius Ficinius hath gathered many things in his.2 10. bookes de legibus, and in his argument of Epinomides. The Peripatetikes affirme that there are certaine intelligences which turne and moue the celestiall orbes, neyther make they mencion of any other. But the scholedeuines, do determine that those mindes & intelligences are altogether spiritual, and yt they haue no bodies. And this is the reason that leadeth thē thus to think, bycause these intelligences must nedes excell the soules of men, whose most perfect faculty consisteth in vnderstanding. Wherefore as they thinke, in this acte of vnderstanding it behoueth that these intelligences do much excede thē, and ye commeth to passe for that these heauenly mindes haue no nede of images, or of senses: and bicause the case so standeth, they shoulde haue bodies in vayne.