A68840:1732
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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They came to the house of Micah. By a by way as it is thought, & not the right way as their journey lay. For it is very likely, that there was in the place an Inn, whereunto men out of every quarter resorted unto the idol. So we see it happeneth in the Papacy, for in places where superstitious Pilgrimages are had, there are many Inns builded, as at Humbert, and at Maria Lauretana.
They came to the house of Micha. By a by way as it is thought, & not ye right way as their iorney lay. For it is very likely, that there was in ye place an Inne, wherunto men out of euery quarter resorted vnto the idole. So we see it happeneth in the Papacy, for in places where superstitious Pilgrimages are had, there are many Innes builded, as at Humbert, and at Maria Lauretana.
The spies laboured with the young man the Levite after they knew his ministry, to ask an oracle for them. And he answereth them in the name of Jehovah, when they asked him by this word Elohim. Those men were wise & witty.1 For when they heard the young man speak, they perceived he was a Levite. And although all the Israelites spake Hebrew, yet were there sundry forms of speech among those tribes. Wherefore we have before heard, that the Ephraites were known by the pronunciation of this word Siboleth. They might therefore peradventure note that the young man spake in the speech of the tribe of Judah, forasmuch as he was of Bethlehem, & peradventure they heard him entreating of things divine: wherefore when they perceived that he was a Levite, which executed holy services there, straightway they enquired of him an answer of the success of their journey. They nothing regarded how rightly he did it, but straightway said: Ask of god. So at this day soldiers when they go on warfare, they come to their Mass Priests, & desire them to say a Mass for them either of George, or of Sebastian, neither have they any regard whether the Mass be good or evil. This is to deal with god after our blind reason, At the first burnt it may seem that the spies did not evil. For it is a point of piety to ask counsel of god, when we shall do any thing. But we ought to take heed, that what soever is taken in hand, the same be joined with right reason & sound judgement of the mind. For our actions must flow from the heart, which as it is affected,