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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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1But in the new Testament whoredom or fornication is apertly & manifestly prohibited. To the Hebrews it is thus written: Adulterers & fornicators the Lord will judge: the Lord is not said to judge & to avenge, except it be for grievous sins. And to the Ephesians, not only covetous men & idolaters, but also fornicators are excluded from the kingdom of God. To the Corinthians also, where Paul writeth of Excommunication, I do not speak (saith he) of all fornicators: but if any be called a brother, and is a fornicator, with such ye shall not so much as eat meat. But he entreateth much more manifestly of all this matter in the same Epistle the .6. chapter, and that of purpose: for many (as it is said) were of an evil opinion, as touching this kind of wickedness. First, he saith, meat is ordained for the belly and the belly for meat, but God shall destroy both this and that, now the body is not for fornication, but for the Lord. For all meat of his own nature is pure: but for the offence of our neighbour, we ought sometimes to abstain. But some man might say: Meat is necessary to live by. It is, sayeth Paul, in this life, but in the blessed resurrection, GOD shall destroy both the meat and the belly. Wherefore thou must not so much esteem them, that for their cause thou shouldest offend thy brother. It is not universally commanded to abstain from all meat, but from that only whereby thy weak brother is offended. But as touching fornications (sayeth he) which ye contemn, the reason is far otherwise. Your body is not given for fornication, but for the Lord. And this is not to be passed over, that Paul with great prudence sayeth not, not for procreation, but not for fornication. For the body is given also for procreation's sake. Men are went oftentimes to excuse their faults and to lay them upon nature. The nature of the body (sayeth he) is to be given unto the Lord. Wherefore of it is to be taken the rule of life, and not of evil examples.
1But in the new Testament whooredome or fornication is apertly & manifestly prohibited. To the Hebrues it is thus written: Adoulterers & fornicators the Lord wil iudge: ye Lord is not said to iudge & to auenge, except it be for grieuous sinnes. And to ye Ephesiās, not onely couetous men & idolaters, but also fornicators are excluded from ye kyngdome of God. To the Corinthiās also, where Paul writeth of Excommunication, I doo not speake (sayth he) of all fornicators: but if any be called a brother, and is a fornicator, with such ye shall not so muche as eate meate. But he entreateth muche more manifestly of all this matter in the same Epistle the .6. chapter, and yt of purpose: for many (as it is sayde) were of an euill opiniō, as touching this kynd of wickednes. First, he sayth, meate is ordeyned for the belly and the belly for meate, but God shal destroy both this and that, nowe the body is not for fornication, but for the Lord. For all meate of his own nature is pure: but for the offence of our neyghbour, we ought sometymes to absteyne. But some man myght say: Meate is necessary to lyue by. It is, sayeth Paul, in this lyfe, but in the blessed resurrection, GOD shall destroye both the meate and the belly. Wherefore thou muste not so muche esteme them, that for theyr cause thou shouldest offende thy brother. It is not vniuersally commaunded to absteyne from all meate, but from that onely wherby thy weake brother is offended. But as touchyng fornications (sayeth he) whiche ye contemne, the reason is farre otherwyse. Your body is not geuen for fornication, but for the Lorde. And this is not to bee passed ouer, that Paul with greate prudence sayeth not, not for procreation, but not for fornication. For the body is geuen also for procreations sake. Men are went oftentymes to excuse their faultes and to laye them vpon nature. The nature of the body (sayeth he) is to bee geuen vnto the Lord. Wherfore of it is to be taken the rule of life, and not of euil examples.