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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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For when god perceiveth that we more esteem those things, which ought to be of less estimation with us, he withdraweth them away, lest they should more and more pluck us away from him. Which thing happened many times to the Israelites, from whom God sometimes toke away riches, liberty, and the promised land, to call them again to him self, whom they less esteemed than their riches, possessions, and also Idols. Wherefore those things being marked and observed which I have rehearsed, I doubt not but that it is lawful for godly men after the sincere & earnest desire of God to do good for reward and gift.
For when god perceaueth yt we more esteme those thinges, whiche ought to be of lesse estimation with vs, he withdraweth them away, lest they should more and more plucke vs away from him. Whiche thing happened many tymes to the Israelites, frō whom God sometymes toke away riches, libertie, and the promised lande, to call them agayne to him selfe, whom they lesse estemed than their riches, possessions, and also Idols. Wherfore those thinges being marked and obserued whiche I haue rehearsed, I doubt not but that it is lawfull for godly men after the sincere & earnest desire of God to do good for rewarde and gift.
Neither am I ignorant that Bernard writeth in his little book of loving of God, that charity by it self can not be empty, although it behold no reward.1 &c. By which words he putteth us in mind of two things: both that the works of charity in them selves have so much delectation, pleasure and commodity, as may be sufficient for them which live well, although of that their well doing they should have no other reward given them of God. And that we in loving ⟨image 31⟩of God should look for no other reward, but this, that he according to his goodness will not suffer, but faithfully to render those things which are to be rendered unto us. And therefore no man ought chiefly to be moved with the desire of the reward.2