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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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Modern spelling is a reading aid: the words are the author’s, only the spelling is modernized. Original shows the page as printed, with the transcription marks.
This word Lampades they have translated firebrands, which are easily set on fire. Samson bound the tails of the Foxes two and two together, with a strong knot, and in the middest he bound a firebrand. When the Foxes could not agree together in their course (for the one drew this way, and the other that way, so that they could not hide themselves in their holes, but the flame by stirring and moving was more and more kindled) they ran into the standing come. And at that time was the wheat harvest, and the wheat partly reaped, and partly grew still. Wherefore the Foxes running through the corn, did them very great hurt. For they lost both their straw and their corn, with their vineyards and Olives.1 The consideration of Samsons policy was this: He chose a Fox to this enterprise, rather then any other beast, because it is a crafty and subtle beast, and goeth by crooked and bye passages. But Samson goeth the right way to work: otherwise he mought easelier have bound Dogs together, but he rather used Foxes, for the cause before alleged, as David Kimhi affirmeth. Neither would he to every Fox alone bind a firebrand: partly because they would have drawn the firebrands along the ground, and so might easily have put them out, and partly because they would soon have gotten them into their holes. But when two and two were by the tails joined together, & the one drew one way, & the other an other way, by that motion was the fire the more kindled,2 and when they ran into the corn, they did very great hurt. Origene upon Cantica Canticorum, in his .iiii. Homely, as he is every where full of Allegories, referreth all this thing also to an Allegory, although he plainly confesseth, that it is hard to apply an Allegory unto this History. But I, as I have often in other places, so do I also in this place omit Allegories.
This woord Lampades they haue translated firebrandes, which are easelye set on fire. Samson bounde the tayles of the Foxes two and twoo together, wyth a strong knot, and in the middest he bound a fyrebrande. When the Foxes coulde not agree together in their course (for the one drew this way, and the other that way, so that they could not hide themselues in their holes, but the flame by stirring and moouing was more and more kindled) they ran into the standing com. And at that time was the wheate haruest, and the wheate partlye reaped, and partly grewe still. Wherefore the Foxes running thorowe the corne, dyd them very great hurt. For they lost both their straw and their corne, with their vineyardes and Oliues.