A68840:1762
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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These people of Lais lived securely,1 although they were joined in no league or fellowship with their next neighbours. They were also infected with Negligence, which is nothing else, then a privation of that endeavour which we ought to apply for the governing of things. By it the will is weakened, and the cheerfulness of the body is diminished. This kind of security hath always a danger joined with it. For those things are not driven away which may be hurtful. For how can that be done, when as they are secure or careless, thinking rightly neither of their own strengths, nor yet of the mercy of God, yea they are utterly unknown unto them selves? For if they knew them selves, they would not live so securely.2 Augustine upon the four score and nineteen Psalm writeth: Where as is most security, there is most danger. And he addeth, that a Ship when it is brought into the Haven, thou thinkest it is in safety. But by the same way that the Ship entereth in, the wind also entereth in, and oftentimes tosseth it, and breaketh it upon a rock. Where then can there be security? Adam fell in Paradise, Judas in the fellowship of Christ, Cain in the household of Noah, many in the Law, and many also in the Gospel. Where then shall we live securely? Undoubtedly no where. Therefore Ecclesiasticus doth right well admonish us: Son stand in the fear of the Lord, and prepare thy soul to temptation. The Israelites saw the Egyptians drowned in the red sea. Was it then meet for them to live in security? No surely. Yea within a while after they were tempted in the wilderness. Christ was baptised of John: was he therefore made secure? No. For he was straightway tempted of the Devil. Wherefore we ought then to be most of all careful, when we are received into the favour of God, for then the Devil doth most of all watch for our destruction, and seeketh to make us to fall. And therefore there is no place for security.
These people of Lais lyued securelye,1 althoughe they were ioyned in no league or fellowshyp with their next neighbours. They were also infected wyth Negligence, which is nothing els, then a priuacion of that endeuour whych we ought to apply for the gouerning of thinges. By it the wyll is weakened, and the chearefulnes of the body is diminished. This kinde of security hath alwaies a daunger ioyned wyth it. For those thinges are not driuen away whych maye be hurtfull. For how can that be done, when as they are secure or careles, thinking rightly neyther of theyr owne strengthes, nor yet of the mercy of God, yea they are vtterly vnknowen vnto them selues? For if they knewe them selues, they woulde not lyue so securely.