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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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So happened it in the conquering of Constantinople, 1where the Turks when they had gotten the city, carried about in derision the image of Christ, clothed with the apparel of the Turks, throughout all the host, and throughout all the ways of the City. And not many years ago, when the Emperor Charles the fifth lost a great navy, and many soldiers at Argery, I remember I heard some soldiers say, that Christ our saviour was now become a Mahomitan or Moore,2 neither considered they that they them selves were become far worse then the Mahomites. So the name of God is mocked for our since. Wherefore holy men were wont not without a cause thus to pray, and to implore mercy, that the name of God should not be evil spoken of among the Gentiles. So dealt Moses with God, when he was angry with the people, for making the golden Calf. The Prophets also said: Be merciful unto us Lord for thine own sake, and for thine names sake, least the nations say, where is their God? Let us in the mean time, when we hear or read these things, thus think with our selves: Seeing God hath for sin so grievously afflicted Samson, so great a man, sanctified from his mothers womb, and appointed to deliver Israel: what shall become of us if we sin? So Paul to the Corinthians in his first Epistle, setteth forth unto us the examples of the Israelites to consider, whom God sundry ways chastised. And to the Romans he saith: If he hath not spared the natural branches, take heed that he spare not thee. Mark the goodness and severity of God: his severity on those which have fallen, and his goodness in thee, if thou abide in goodness: otherwise thou also shalt be cut of. Wherefore by these cogitations we may take fruit by the punishment of other.
So happened it in the conqueryng of Constantinople, 1where the Turkes when they had gotten the city, caried about in derision the image of Christ, clothed with the apparel of the Turkes, throughout al the host, and throughout all the wayes of the City. And not many yeares ago, when the Emperour Charles the fift lost a great nauy, and many souldiours at Argery, I remember I hearde some soldiours say, that Christ our sauiour was now become a Mahomitan or Moore,2