A68840:1793
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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The counsel or purpose of the Levite was to turn into Cities which the Hebrews inhabited, especially either unto Gibaa or unto Rama. These Cities were not far from Jerusalem. He entered into Gibaa, where no man bad him to his house. That City longed to the tribe of Benjamin. It may seem that he would rather have gone to Rama, but (as it is written) the sun went down upon him nigh unto Gibaa, wherefore he entered into a City of men uncourteous. For when the man being a stranger stood in the streets in the night time, no man received him into his house. But where as barbarous inhospitality reigneth, there also are more grievous wicked vices wont not to be wanting.1 But why no man received him into his house, the cause was, for that in a great number of evil Citizens, there were very few good men, & if there were any, the same were afraid to receive him into their house, least for his sake some evil should happen unto them. For they knew the wantonness and the filthy lusts of those men. And so whilst the stranger was despised, the law of God was in that City had in contempt. For it commanded, that gentleness should be showed unto strangers, yea and God called himself the tutor and revenger of strangers, neither could ⟨image 257⟩those Citizens seem any longer to be the people of God, seeing they had cast away his law.
The counsell or purpose of the Leuite was to turne into Cities which the Hebrues inhabited, especially either vnto Gibaa or vnto Rama. These Cityes were not farre from Ierusalem. He entred into Gibaa, where no man bad hym to hys house. That City longed to the tribe of Beniamin. It may seeme that he would rather haue gone to Rama, but (as it is written) the sunne went downe vpon him nyghe vnto Gibaa, wherfore he entred into a City of men vncurteous. For whē the man being a straunger stoode in the streetes in the night tyme, no man receaued him into his house. But where as barbarous inhospitality reigneth, there also are more grieuous wicked vices wont not to be wantyng.1 But why no mā receaued him into his house, the cause was, for that in a great number of euil Citezins, there were very few good men, & if there were any, the same wer afrayed to receaue him into their house, least for his sake some euill should happen vnto them. For they knewe the wantōnes and the filthy lustes of those men. And so whilest the straunger was despised, the law of God was in that City had in contempt. For it commaunded, that gentlenes should be shewed vnto straungers, yea and God called himselfe the tutor and reuenger of straungers, neither could