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,…

Afterward he addeth: He which coupleth himself unto an harlot, is made ⟨p. 230⟩one body. For they shall be two in one flesh. And: He which is joined with God is one spirit. This place is most full of consolation: for as much as it declareth that we are most nigh joined unto Christ, from whom we must needs be first plucked away, before we be made the members of an harlot. He which cleaveth unto an harlot is made one body: For they shall be two in one flesh. The Apostle seemeth at the first sight to abuse the words of Genesis. For he transferreth them to whoredom which are spoken of matrimony. For these words were spoken first of Adam and Eve: because the flesh of Eve was before in the flesh of Adam, from whom God took a rib, and made thereof a woman, which he again adjoined unto Adam, to be with him one flesh. But in very deed the Apostle abuseth not this sentence, for as much as whoredom is a certain corruption of matrimony: for one thing is common to them both, namely, the conjunction of the flesh. For bodies are communicated as well here as there. Wherefore Paul had a respect unto that which is common to them both, when as yet this difference is there between them, that in whoredom the conjunction is against the law of God, and therefore fornicators must be plucked a sonder, otherwise there is left no hope of salvation for them. But in matrimony, the conjunction is made by GOD, and therefore it is made an indissoluble knot. Wherefore seeing that the conjunction is in either all one and the self same, Paul hath rightly applied that sentence to whoredom: He which cleaveth unto God, is one spirit. These words serve much unto this present matter. For if we be with God in spirit, we must with earnest labour fly from those things which he hath prohibited. Wherefore aptly the Apostle hath added fly whoredom.

Afterwarde he addeth: He whiche coupleth hymselfe vnto an harlot, is made ⟨p. 230⟩one body. For they shalbe two in one fleshe. And: He whiche is ioyned with God is one spirite. This place is most full of consolation: for as much as it declareth that we are most nigh ioyned vnto Christ, from whom we must nedes be first plucked away, before we be made the members of an harlot. He whiche cleaueth vnto an harlot is made one body: For they shalbe two in one fleshe. The Apostle seemeth at the first sight to abuse the wordes of Genesis. For he transferreth thē to whooredome whiche are spoken of matrimony. For these wordes were spokē first of Adam and Eue: bycause the fleshe of Eue was before in the flesh of Adam, from whom God tooke a ribbe, and made therof a woman, which he agayne adioyned vnto Adam, to be with hym one flesh. But in very deede the Apostle abuseth not this sentence, for as much as whooredome is a certayne corruption of matrimony: for one thing is common to them both, namely, the coniunction of the fleshe. For bodyes are communicated as well here as there. Wherfore Paul had a respect vnto that whiche is common to them both, when as yet thys difference is there betwene them, that in whooredome the coniunction is agaynst the lawe of God, and therfore fornicators must be plucked a sonder, otherwise there is lefte no hope of saluation for them. But in matrimony, the coniunction is made by GOD, and therfore it is made an indissoluble knot. Wherefore seyng that the coniunction is in either all one and the selfe same, Paul hath ryghtly applyed that sentence to whooredome: He whiche cleaueth vnto God, is one spirite. These woordes serue muche vnto this present matter. For if we be with God in spirite, we muste with earnest labor flye from those thinges whiche he hath prohibited. Wherfore aptly the Apostle hath added flye whooredome.