A68840:1801
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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Bring out the man that we may know him. By these words is described a thing most filthy & an horrible act. There was never heard of the like boldness & filthy lust as was this of the Gibeonites: therefore they are called the children of Belial, that is, without an yoke, because they had shaken of good manners, the law of God and of nature, neither would they abide to bear any yoke. Hereby also appeareth their exceeding cruelty, for they did not only despise a stranger, but also would reproachfully have done him great injury.
Bring out the man that we may know him. By these words is described a thing most filthy & an horrible act. There was neuer heard of the like boldnes & filthy lust as was this of the Gabaonites: therfore they are called the children of Belial, that is, without an yoke, bycause they had shaken of good manners, the lawe of God and of nature, neither would they abyde to beare any yoke. Hereby also appeareth theyr exceding cruelty, for they did not onely despise a straunger, but also would reprochefully haue doone him great iniury.
But the good old man the host of the Levite, had not only received him into his house, but also afterward defended him with the danger & injury of his house. He goeth forth unto them, exhorteth them not to commit any such thing. First because the thing was filthy & horrible: farther, because the man had entered into his house, & he counted it his part, by right of hospitality to defend him from all injury. Lastly, when he perceived that their lust was importunate & unbridled, he offered unto them his own daughter & the wife of the Levite, rather than they should do him so great a reproach. Howbeit they as contemners both of god & men nothing care for these things.1 The right of hospitality was of no force with them, which the old man objected unto them. Undoubtedly faith is to be kept with an enemy, and much more with a guest or stranger. Wherefore in the digestes de nautis & cauponis in the law .1. there is a double action allowed against the host, if any thing be taken away out of the lodging from the guest, how much more if there be violence done against his body? Among the elders the religion of strangers was great, because it seemed a thing acceptable unto god to defend & save harmless the stranger.