A68840:1641
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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By the outrageous love of Samson unto women, we easily understand, that the desire of lust is never satisfied, so long as we obey it. Samson had played the whoremonger before, & yet not being content with that, he toke unto him a harlot again. Wherefore no man ought to cocker his sins, as though he might afterward leave them at will. Seneca hath rightly admonished Lucillus: 1That we must not add to lusts, but rather pluck away from them: otherwise they will grow unto unmeasurablenes. We see in this history as in a glass the perverseness of mans nature, when God winketh, and defereth the punishment, we are made worse, and the more forward he goeth in forgiving, so much the more & more do we go forward in sinning. Wherefore Paul to the Romans writeth truly and profitably: doest thou not know that the goodness of God calleth thee to repentance? but thou according to thy hardness and unrepentant hart, heapest unto thyself wrath in the day of wrath. God seemed to spare Samson, but he was never a whit the better.
By the outrageous loue of Samson vnto women, we easely vnderstand, that the desire of lust is neuer satisfied, so long as we obey it. Samson had played the whoremonger before, & yet not being content with that, he toke vnto him a harlot agayne. Wherfore no man ought to cocker his sinnes, as thoughe he myght afterwarde leaue them at will. Seneca hath ryghtly admonished Lucillus: 1That we must not adde to lustes, but rather plucke away from them: otherwise they will grow vnto vnmeasurablenes. We see in this history as in a glasse the peruersnes of mannes nature, when God wynketh, and defereth the punishment, we are made woorse, and the more forwarde he goeth in forgeuyng, so muche the more & more do we go forwarde in sinnyng. Wherfore Paul to the Romaines writeth truly and profitably: doest thou not know that the goodnes of God calleth thee to repentaunce? but thou accordyng to thy hardnes and vnrepentaunt hart, heapest vnto thyselfe wrath in the day of wrath. God seemed to spare Samson, but he was neuer a whit the better.
- 1Seneca.Senec•.