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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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Whom Paul to the Romans hath grievously reprehended, saying: which men, though they know the righteousness of God,1 not only do such things, but also have pleasure in them that do them. And these matrimonies by their own nature are so well known to be unlawful, that they drive an exceeding great horror into them which do hear that such things have been done: yea and they them selves which have committed the same, when their lust assuaged, seemed to abhor those whom they have polluted.2 The Poets make mention of Cynara and Myrrha his daughter, how after the father understood that he had accompanied with his daughter, yea, even unawares so hated her, that he persecuted her all that ever he might. Ammon began so to hate his sister Tamar whom he had defiled,3 that he commanded her to be violently thrust out of his sight. Thou shalt also never almost find if thou look in histories, that incestuous marriages or carnal copulations came to good end. Ptolemy king of Egypt took to wife by fraud and guile his sister Eurydice, 4which the Historiographers and especially Justine have manifestly set forth to have had ill success. Anthonius Caracalla who married his stepmother, and Nero which committed filthy fornication with his mother, came not only to a most unhappy end, but according to their deserts they were wonderfully hated of the people, and were openly called Monsters of humane ⟨p. 21⟩nature. Wherefore we grant both, that these commandments which do prohibit those sins pertain to the law of nature, and were for just cause renewed by God in his moral laws.
Whom Paule to the Romaines hath greuously reprehended, saying: which men, though they knowe the righheousnes of God,1 not onely doo suche thinges, but also haue pleasure in them that do them. And these matrimonies by their own nature are so well knowen to be vnlawfull, that they dryue an exceading great horrour into them whych do heare that such thinges haue bene done: yea and they them selues which haue commytted the same, when their lust asswaged, semed to abhorre those whom they haue polluted.