A68840:1634
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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Azza was one of the head cities of the Philistines. For that country was divided into provinces and Lordships: of which in every one of them there was some one excellent and notable city. Our interpreters have translated Azza into Gaza: for it is written by this letter Ain, which our men turn by g: And so the Amorites they call Gomorhites. But why went Samson down hither? because now having obtained so many victories, he contemned his enemies: and peradventure he sought occasion to invade them. But in this city he fell: for he had there to do with a harlot. This word Zonah signifieth in Hebrew a harlot, of which thing we have spoken in an other place. Some think that Samson did nothing here offend, but only turned into a woman that kept a victualling house. For by that word is also signified a woman that keepeth a victualling house, because she prepareth meat and other necessary things for guests. So some think that Rahab in the book of Joshua, which received the spies, was not an harlot, but only one that kept a victualling house. But I think that Rahab was an harlot. For so is she called in the Epistle to the Hebrews, which had done her injury now being dead,1 if it called her, being a chaste woman, an harlot. The Romaine laws called such women as kept victualling houses stabulariae, as it is had in the title de furtis stabulariorum. Ambrose saith that Helena the mother of Constantine the great was a stabularia after this sort, & he calleth her a good stabularia
Azza was one of the head cities of ye Philistians. For that coūtry was deuided into prouinces and Lordshippes: of which in euery one of them there was some one excellent and notable city. Our interpretors haue translated Azza into Gaza: for it is written by this letter Ain, whiche our men turne by g: And so the Ammorhites they call Gomorhites. But why went Samson downe hither? bycause now hauing obteined so manye victories, he contemned his enemies: and peraduenture he sought occasion to inuade them. But in this citye he fell: for he had there to doe with a harlot. This woorde Zonah signifieth in Hebrewe a harlot, of whiche thinge wee haue spoken in an other place. Some thinke that Samson did nothing here offend, but onely turned into a woman that kept a vitling house. For by that word is also signified a woman yt kepeth a vitling house, bycause she prepareth meate and other necessarye thinges for gestes. So some thinke that Rahab in the booke of Iosua, whiche receaued the spies, was not an harlot, but onely one that kept a vitling house. But I thinke that Rahab was an harlot. For so is she called in the Epistle to the Hebrewes, which had doone her iniury now being deade,