A68840:1704
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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Why these two words graven and molten are so joined together,1 the interpreters do doubt. Some of the Hebrews and some of our writers do think that there were two images, of the which the one was graven, and the other molten. But this seemeth not to be so, because these words are oftentimes joined together in the holy scripture: neither is it necessary, as often as we find them, so to understand many images. Other think that that image was first molten and then graven, or wrought. The opinion of other is, that we should read graven and molten disjunctively, that is, an image which was either graven or molten. But I very well allow the opinion of David Kimhi, 2who writeth that it was the manner to grave images first out of marble stone, or some other matter, and afterward to cover them with silver or copper plates or pieces. And so in one and the self same image was either: For it was both graven, & the plates also were molten & extenuated to lay over it. For this hebrew word Nasach signifieth to cover. We must understand by this word house of god, a private temple, wherein she would worship the idol. How much the pieces of silver were, or of what kind, value and weight it is not expressed. The Rabbins do think that they were silver sickles. And a sickle (as Josephus saith) contained .4. drams of Athens. And a dram of Athens (as Budeus gathereth in his book de Asse) conteyned three shillings of Towers. A shilling of Towers is the half part of half a batse.3 wherefore a dram was as much in value as a shilling of Argentine, that is, three half batses. By which means a Sickle contained six baises. That is .4. ⟨image 245⟩shillings.4 But there was two manner of sickles, one was usual and profane, & the other was of the sanctuary. The holy sickle was double so much as the profane. Wherefore Ezekiel in his 45. chapter saith, that a profane sickle contained .20. half pence, but the sickle of the sanctuary .40.
Why these two wordes grauen and molten are so ioined to gether,