A68840:1794
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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1And even as to contemn strangers is a most grievous vice: so is Hospitality a virtue most excellent. Wherefore in the Epistle to the Hebrews it is written: Forget not liberality and Hospitality. Although (not to dissemble) in Greek it be somewhat otherwise written [Greek or Hebrew].2 But [Greek or Hebrew] is the general word of Hospitality. Then it followeth: For with such sacrifices God is well pleased. Out of which place the Papists go about to defend merits, as though he which showeth himself liberal towards the poor, shall deserve something at Gods hand. But in the Greek is read [Greek or Hebrew], which signifieth not, shall be won by desert, but receiveth with a glad and cheerful mind: which is to be referred unto God, and not to those which show liberality unto the poor. The sense therefore is this, that god doth rejoice in such sacrifices, & doth accept them with a glad mind, yea and Christ himself also shall say in the last judgement: I was a stranger and ye lodged me, for he that receiveth a stranger, receiveth Christ in him. So Abraham & Lot when they thought that they had had strangers in their house, received the Son of God & angels. The Gibeonites being void of this virtue, contemned the Levite being a stranger walking in the street. But there was in that City a certain other stranger, which was borne in mount Ephraim, who being moved with mercy, received the Levite into his house. And so in Gabaa a stranger was better then the Citizens. This man peradventure was a husband man, and in the evening returned out of the field from his rustical work. The Levite telleth him that he hath provender for his Asses, and also that he wanted not bread and wine, that he might the easelier and willinglier be received. As though he should have said, we shall not be burdenous unto any man, for we have all things that are necessary for our living.
1And euen as to contemne straungers is a most grieuous vice: so is Hospitality a vertue most excellent. Wherfore in the Epistle to the Hebrues it is writtē: Forget not liberality and Hospitality. Although (not to dissemble) in Greeke it be somewhat otherwise written 〈non-Latin alphabet〉.2