A68840:1577
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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¶Of Plays.
¶Of Playes.
And because we are fallen into mention of play, I think it good somewhat to speak thereof.
ANd bycause we are fallen into mention of playe, I thinke it good somwhat to speake therof.
1Some of the fathers seem to abhor from all kind of plays. Ambrose in his 1. book de officiis, chapter .23. Plays (saith he,) and pastimes seem sweet and and pleasant, when as yet they are contrary to the rule of a Christian. For it is not found in the holy Scriptures,2 how they ought to be used. Chrysostom upon Matthew the .6. Homily, sayeth that GOD invented not play, but the devil. For the people sat to eat and drink, and rose up to play, in the honour of a most filthy idol. For when they had worshipped the calf and incurred idolatry, they seemed to have obtained this reward of the devil, namely to play. Peradventure Chrysostom alludeth to that which Plato wrote in Phedro, that Theut the demon of the Egyptians found out Numbers, Geometry, Astrology, 3letters, and dice. But Augustine in hys .2. book de Musica, sayeth that it is a part of a wise man to revoke the mind from earnest matters: and that is chiefly done by play. Wherefore it seemeth to be lawful. But how so great